Sat, Sept. 20, 2025 • 10:30 am-1 pm Fairmount Ave. United Methodist Church

Julie Boada, Anishinaabe from Fond du Lac, introduces the art of beading. Begin your own pair of beautiful beaded earrings for yourself, or as a treasured gift for someone close to you. Note that you may not finish your project within the workshop time. Deadline: Sept. 13, 2025

For teens and adults.

Tuition: $49 + $5 materials fee.

Free: Fall Poetry Series: All Things Being Equal

Our popular poetry series continues! Come celebrate autumn at our cozy ArtScraps store with an evening of art, poetry, and light refreshments. Curated by Patrick Cabello Hansel, author of The Devouring Land, Quitting Time, and Breathing in Minneapolis. Patrick has twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and was part of the Mentor Series for the Loft Literary Center. 

All readings at 7:00 PM

In person at ArtStart’s ArtScraps 

All readings are free, but registration is required.

Patrick Cabello Hansel’s poetry collections are The Devouring Land (Main Street Rag Publishing) Quitting Time (Atmosphere Press) and Breathing in Minneapolis (Finishing Line Press). He has published in over 85 journals, including Crannog, Ilanot Review, Hawai’i Pacific Review, and RiverSedge. Nominated three times for the Pushcart Prize, he has won awards from the Loft Literary Center and MN State Arts Board. His novellas Searching and Returning were serialized in 33 issues of The Alley News. He is the founding editor of The Phoenix of Phillips, a literary journal by and for the most diverse community in Minneapolis. artecabellohansel.com

4-part Poetry Series

Mondays from 6-8 pm

Oracle Poetry

In this vibrant, soul-nourishing workshop, participants will explore storytelling through intuitive writing inspired by oracle cards. Each sessionbegins with a card pull, a spark for the poem already brewing inside you.Using a metaphor map, you’ll learn to elevate your word choice, trustyour inner voice, and write with deeper clarity and creative flow. Whetheryou’re new to poetry or just in need of fresh inspiration, this class is forwriters who crave intuition, community, and creativity without limits. Tuition: $49

Register for 2 or more in this series and receive a $10 gift certificate to ArtScraps.

Sept. 22nd, 2025

Fairmount Avenue United Methodist Church 1523 Fairmount Ave, St Paul, MN 55105

Register for 2 or more classes in this series and receive a $10 gift certificate to ArtScraps!

Work with artist Gustavo Boada to learn the technique of dry needle felting as you create your favorite symbol of Fall-an owl, bat, pumpkin, cat, moon fairy and more! Use felting tools and colorful roving to create your own wooly wonder.  

Fairmount Ave. United Methodist Church

Saturday, October 18 10:30 am-12:30 pm 

Deadline to register: Oct 11

Adults and Teens

Tuition: $49 + $5 materials fee

Free: Fall Poetry Series: Healing and Restoration

Our popular poetry series continues! Come celebrate autumn at our cozy ArtScraps store with an evening of art, poetry, and light refreshments. Curated by Patrick Cabello Hansel, author of The Devouring Land, Quitting Time, and Breathing in Minneapolis. Patrick has twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and was part of the Mentor Series for the Loft Literary Center. 

All readings at 7:00 PM

In person at ArtStart’s ArtScraps 

All readings are free, but registration is required.

Patrick Cabello Hansel’s poetry collections are The Devouring Land (Main Street Rag Publishing) Quitting Time (Atmosphere Press) and Breathing in Minneapolis (Finishing Line Press). He has published in over 85 journals, including Crannog, Ilanot Review, Hawai’i Pacific Review, and RiverSedge. Nominated three times for the Pushcart Prize, he has won awards from the Loft Literary Center and MN State Arts Board. His novellas Searching and Returning were serialized in 33 issues of The Alley News. He is the founding editor of The Phoenix of Phillips, a literary journal by and for the most diverse community in Minneapolis. artecabellohansel.com

Join artist Linda Jensen to learn beginning watercolor skills and paint beautiful trees of the season! Explore essential watercolor skills of wet and dry brushwork, masking and using a resist along with the application of simple drawing tricks to make your paintings look amazing. Practice your understanding of color mixing and play with ways to use water to intensify or mute your colors.

Fairmount Avenue United Methodist Church 1523 Fairmount Ave, St Paul, MN 55105

Saturday, November 8th, 10:30 am -12:30 pm

Deadline to register: Nov 1

Tuition: $54

Free: Fall Poetry Series: Gratitude

Our popular poetry series continues! Come celebrate autumn at our cozy ArtScraps store with an evening of art, poetry, and light refreshments. Curated by Patrick Cabello Hansel, author of The Devouring Land, Quitting Time, and Breathing in Minneapolis. Patrick has twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and was part of the Mentor Series for the Loft Literary Center. 

All readings at 7:00 PM

In person at ArtStart’s ArtScraps 

All readings are free, but registration is required.

Patrick Cabello Hansel’s poetry collections are The Devouring Land (Main Street Rag Publishing) Quitting Time (Atmosphere Press) and Breathing in Minneapolis (Finishing Line Press). He has published in over 85 journals, including Crannog, Ilanot Review, Hawai’i Pacific Review, and RiverSedge. Nominated three times for the Pushcart Prize, he has won awards from the Loft Literary Center and MN State Arts Board. His novellas Searching and Returning were serialized in 33 issues of The Alley News. He is the founding editor of The Phoenix of Phillips, a literary journal by and for the most diverse community in Minneapolis. artecabellohansel.com

Hand-made greeting cards are often the most cherished. Explore your creative muse as you work with visual artist and poet Marie Olofsdotter to create a variety of greeting cards. Inspired by the season and nature, cards incorporate folding techniques, the pop-up process and collaging techniques. Then add another element that makes your card uniquely yours- your voice captured in lines of poetry generated with Marie. All materials provided. 

ArtStart’s ArtScraps 1459 St Clair Avenue, St Paul, MN 55105

Saturday, December 6th, 10:30 am-12:30 pm

Tuition: $49