Art & Alchemy
Each month we pair a hands-on project with reflection on the questions it holds. We explore themes like hope as practice, resourcefulness as resilience, curation as power, and what deserves our devotion when the world feels unstable.
You'll leave each circle with something you've made and insights you didn't know you needed.
No experience or artistic talent required. Just bring curiosity, basic craft supplies, and a hunger for something fun and real.
Art & Alchemy is a monthly VIRTUAL gathering where we make tangible things - weavings, flags, wreaths, tiny altars - while tending to what's happening in our hearts.
Here’s how it unfolds…
One Sunday a month, we meet for 90 minutes, online.
We’re a circle (not a class) and we hold our space with care rather than critique.
Arrival (10 min)
We land, breathe, set intention. Come as you are!
Inspiration + Supply Peek (10 min)
We open with an artist, a tradition, a lineage behind our theme. See examples, review supplies, get oriented.
Making & Conversation (55 min)
Then we make together. Cards. Collages. Knotted bracelets. Miniature dioramas. Your hands move, conversation flows. We reflect on what's alive in our lives, what we're navigating, learning. Light guidance with room to wander.
Witnessing + Sharing (15 min)
Share your work at the end or just witness. Both are welcome. We name what surprised us and appreciate each other’s insights and creations without judgment.
Closing (5 min)
We close with gratitude, hopes, and reminders that creativity follows us wherever we go!
Making is a form of connection, meditation and release.
Why We Gather
Across cultures and time, people have gathered in circles to make things together - quilts, medicine, food, clothing. These gatherings have never been just about the task; they’ve also been practices of connection, support, and soft power - ways of sense-making the world and weaving ourselves into it.
Art & Alchemy carries this lineage forward.
In a world that conditions us toward isolation, urgency, and consumption, gathering to create is an act of resistance.
Each month, we make small, beautiful things. But the real point isn't what we create; it's that we create the conditions for presence, play, and connection in a world that makes these things hard to protect.
This Space Is For You If You…
You crave dedicated time to make and reflect but struggle to protect it
You want companionship while you create without classroom pressure
You're drawn to themes that help navigate what feels complex
You're looking for a grounding ritual when the world feels unstable
You want permission to work with what you have and color outside the lines
Join One of Our Monthly Circles
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Mar 2026: Flags of Hope
Sun, 3/29
Is hope something we feel or something we create? Come explore and make paper and fabric buntings with us!
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Apr 2026: Flowers From Everything
Sun, 4/19
If trash can become treasure, what else have we been undervaluing? Let’s explore as we welcome in spring and make flowers from everything around us - tissue paper, coffee filters, plastic bags, fabric scraps, foil, napkins, even vegetable scraps.
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May 2026: What Deserves the Wall
Sun, 5/17
What if you are the curator of your own life and you get to decide what's worthy? Come join us and make beautiful handmade frames for the truly meaningful in our lives.
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Feb 2026: Constellation Keepers
Sun, 2/22
When was the last time you made something that glows? Join us as we make lanterns and talk about what it means to be a light in the darkness. -
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Jan 2026: Blueprints for Becoming
Sun, 1/11
What if your new year began, not with a list of resolutions, but with a book you made with your own hands? Come make books of all shapes and sizes with us. -
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Dec 2025: Notecards for the Unnoticed
Sun, 12/7
What if we paused to acknowledge the thousand small kindnesses that make life work? Come make beautiful handmade cards that offer gratitude to those who make our lives better. -
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Nov 2025: Junk Drawer Art
Sun, 11/9
What if we had everything we needed to make beautiful things? Come make art from the boxes, bags and other scraps you’ve got lying around the house.
The Practical Stuff
$20 per session
Includes:
Live 90-minute gathering
Guided project with simple supply list
Each session stands alone - join anytime
All of our Art & Alchemy sessions invite you to use materials you already have - scraps, forgotten supplies, and everyday objects waiting to be seen with new eyes. We're pushing back against the idea that creativity requires buying kits or following instructions toward identical results. Notice what’s around you and put it to new use in our space.
Hi, we’re Alice & Megan…
Your circle hosts and fellow makers.
Making is our meditation. It’s how we find our way back to presence when the world gets loud. How we soften the grip of our inner critics, stretch our imaginations and stay connected to wonder. How we turn Sunday afternoons into something sacred.
We believe creativity is an antidote to overwhelm and a life-force that lives in each of us even if it’s gone quiet.
We’re here to hold a space where you can gently and joyfully honor and reconnect with your inner creative.
Bring your too-muchness and not-enoughness. Your hands, heart and that half-baked idea that floated through your mind last Tuesday. We welcome it all.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Nope. You just need to be curious. That’s all. We’ll meet you there.
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We send a simple supply list when you register—markers, scissors, glue sticks, cardstock. Everything under $10, often things you already have. Your kitchen table becomes your studio.
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Each stands alone. You're never late or lost.
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More soul composting. Creative seeding. Grief alchemy. Joy medicine. Play as prayer. Glitter, glue, and grace rolled into one. Magic in the making.
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Our founder, Alice, alongside of other members of The Unlearning Studio, guest artists and creatives.
