DATE:
11/22

TIME:
4:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Class Description:

In this class, we'll be learning about Nerikomi, a traditional Japanese technique of layering different colored clay bodies to create agate or marbled surfaces. This technique can be seen in candy making, laminating pastry dough, some beadwork in polymer clay, knifemaking techniques and many other spaces. In this class each guest can use provided bisque molds or free build to make a set of dishes or bowls for your home. We will be using Brown, white and Blue Clay during our time together. This class is open to all levels of clay, and is super approachable for beginners.

Teacher Info:

Mackenzie Pikaart is a ceramic artist based in Philadelphia. Her work is rooted in memory, emotion, and the quiet rhythms of daily life. She creates functional pieces that reflect moments of introspection, using form, color, and texture to explore the space between solitude and connection. Inspired by architecture, poetry, music, and rainy days, her ceramics invite reflection and care. Designed for daily use, each piece becomes part of personal rituals and shared experiences. Mackenzie holds a BFA in Crafts/Ceramics from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where she lives and works. In addition to her studio practice, she is a ceramics educator, consultant, and wholesaler.

Instagram - @mvpstudio.me

FALL 2: NOVEMBER 3 - DECEMBER 21

WEDNESDAYS

Time:
6PM - 8PM

Open Studio Week:
12/15 - 12/21

Class Description:

Did you find a hole in your favorite jeans and aren’t sure how to cover it? Is your thrift store button up missing something?

In Embroidery: No Experience Necessary, you will have a whole new skill set to help keep your clothes in your closet or give them a whole new pop of personalized color.

In this six-week course, we’re going to explore how to mend, upcycle, and create original works of art with hand-embroidery.

Never used a needle and thread? Don’t fret! We’re going to begin by mastering the very basics. From there, we’re going to pick out individual projects of your choosing, and create a game plan on how to complete them.

Watch yourself soar, from learning how to thread a needle, to becoming an embroidery artist!

Teacher Info:

Zoe Grubbs is a sewist, embroider and residing in South Philadelphia. Dedicated to sustainable creative practices, she creates apparel and accessories from secondhand textiles and upcycles already existing garments using embroidery or sewing.

Instagram - @lostintheflosss
Website - www.lostintheflosss.com

FALL 2: NOVEMBER 3 - DECEMBER 21

TUESDAYS
11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9

Time:
6PM - 8PM

Open Studio Week:
12/15 - 12/21

Class Description:

Celebrate the cozy magic of autumn and winter in this 6-week painting class inspired by the Danish concept of hygge. Choose your own subject such as inviting scenes of steaming mugs, flickering candles, or spooky piles of leaves - everything that makes the colder months a joy after the summer heat. Students are free to select their own subjects, just bring a photo, even on your phone! All levels welcome—come cozy up with your paints as the sun cools down.

NOTE: THERE IS A $25 MATERIALS FEE FOR THIS CLASS. PLEASE SELECT THE ADD-ON BELOW.

Teacher Info:

Jo Gamel lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she attended Moore College of Art & Design. Gamel has exhibited her work internationally at institutions such as the Louvre (Paris, during Paris+ Art Basel), Chelsea Old Town Hall (London, during London Art Week), the European Museum of Modern Art (Barcelona), and Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens. Gamel has received several honors, including the Women in Art Excellence Award from Artio Gallery in London, the Excellence in Painting Award from Moore, and her work has been featured in Create Magazine. She loves to see students discover that they can do anything. She hopes her students always find find and enrichment in her courses.

Instagram - @jogamel

FALL 2: NOVEMBER 3 - DECEMBER 21

TUESDAYS

Time:
6PM - 8PM

Open Studio Week:
12/15 - 12/21

Class Description:

This is a beginner-friendly class, though some sewing machine experience will help. In this class, students will:

- Learn to interpret sewing patterns
- Learn alteration and pattern drafting techniques: gathering, flare, or fitting adjustments
- Learn about different fabrics and how they affect final products
- Learn to change sewing machine feet and needles
- Learn to put in a zipper (as needed)
- Leave with a unique me-made garment of your design!
- Make friends and community of like-minded crafters

Teacher Info:

Emily Hermann is a fiber artist, writer, teacher, and sustainability professional. She explores themes of devotion, truth, love, and creative re-use of materials through her art. Self-taught through YouTube videos, Emily began her sewing journey with thrift-flips, upcycling, and self-drafting garments in 2021. While she dabbles in other art forms (i.e., knitting, print-making, ceramics, embroidery, poetry writing, and drawing), sewing remains her favorite form of creative expression. She’s been teaching sewing classes at the Arts League since Spring 2024.

Instagram - @hemswithem

FALL 2: NOVEMBER 3 - DECEMBER 21

THURSDAYS
11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 12/4, 12/11, 12/18

Open Studio Week:
12/15 - 12/21

Class Description:

Often overlooked for its quiet unassuming nature, still life painting is a versatile and very accessible way to become familiar with many fundamental concepts and approaches applicable to making all kinds of art. The genre of still life can be used to explore materials, learn composition, develop allegory and most importantly works to turn looking at often mundane or obvious subjects into an engaging and exciting process. This class will introduce some basic principles of drawing and painting from observation with a backdrop of conversation about the logic and philosophy that comes with trying to represent what we are seeing. This class is open to all skill levels, techniques will be emphasized but ultimately most of what we do will be unique to the curiosities each of us brings and there is no “right” or “wrong” approach and that is what we will celebrate more than anything.

Teacher Info:

Henry Murphy, born, 1995 New York, NY, is an oil painter, living and working in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Henry earned both a BFA and a painting certificate from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts where he was awarded a Von Hess Memorial Travel Scholarship. Painting from direct observation,as well as principles pulled from the classical landscape painting tradition, folk art and an idealized notion of pre-photographic thinking. The act of observational Painting, done as a combination of painting and drawing on site, serves as a jumping off point for contemplations of nature, and the consideration of places and their histories. This effort to paint from life is crucial to the content and choices in Henry's work and a way of interacting with the local world. When Henry’s paintings diverge from the observational mode they are, again, a means of interacting through seeing.

Instagram - @commitinsurancefraud

FALL 2: NOVEMBER 3 - DECEMBER 21

WEDNESDAYS
11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10

Time:
6 PM - 8 PM

Open Studio Week:
12/15 - 12/21

Class Description:

This class is meant to be an introduction to the many ways a person can go about registering what we are seeing in the world. Working from observation in the classroom as well as outside in the neighborhood of the arts league we will feel our way through the process of seeing and describing to make drawings and discover new ways of mark making. Open to anyone capable of a small amount of experimentation and who are willing to occasionally be outdoors for class.

Teacher Info:

Henry Murphy is an artist and educator living in and working in the west Philadelphia area, as a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art he is trained in classical modes of drawing and painting as well as exhibiting his own work in contemporary art spaces across the city and the greater region

Instagram - @commitinsurancefraud

FALL 2: NOVEMBER 3 - DECEMBER 21

MONDAYS
11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8

Time:
6-8 PM

Open Studio Week:
12/15 - 12/21

Class Description:

In this course we will learn all basic elements of tapestry weaving. Each student will receive a loom and learn to prepare the loom to weave. We will then use this setup to all weave a sampler which will teach the basics of tapestry weaving. Once we have all gained this confidence and experience students will then begin to work with designs of their choosing. Students will have the option to work with as simple or complex designs as they choose with plenty of oversight and assistance from their instructor. This class is intended to be a fun and approachable introduction to a complex craft form. We will look at many books of tapestry from around the world so students can connect further with the history and beauty of the medium. Every student will leave with their own tapestry as well as a loom and the knowledge to continue weaving.

NOTE: THERE IS A $25 MATERIALS FEE FOR THIS CLASS. PLEASE SELECT THE ADD-ON BELOW.

Teacher Info:

Tali Burry-Schnepp is a weaver, printmaker and painter practicing in West Philadelphia. She has a BFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts where she studied traditional painting and printmaking techniques that inform her interest in historic art making processes. Tali is dedicated to exploring fine art and craft mediums as a means of bringing the beauty of the human hand back into our everyday lives. Her work often revolves around themes of nature and often uses materials directly sourced from the natural world.

Instagram - @_throwingmud

FALL 2: NOVEMBER 3 - DECEMBER 21

SUNDAYS
11/9, 11/6, 11/23, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14

Time: 2 PM - 4 PM

Open Studio Week:
12/15 - 12/21

Class Description:

In this hands-on class we will explore traditional carving techniques using hand tools. Students will learn how to transform a block of wood into a completed sculpture- from the initial sketch to finishing methods. Topics to be discussed include wood as a medium, safe tool handling, care, and sharpening, and woodcarving tradition and technique from around the world.

NOTE: THERE IS A $25 MATERIALS FEE FOR FIRST-TIME PARTICIPANTS. IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME TAKING THIS CLASS, PLEASE SELECT THE MATERIALS FEE ADD-ON BELOW. MATERIALS MUST BE PURCHASED AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST CLASS.

Teacher Info:

John Ryan is sculptor, puppeteer and illustrator currently based in Philadelphia. He has toured with the nationally recognized Catskill Puppet Theater for many years and is a founding member of Thought Alarm Theater. John has taught classes through Hartwick College, The Upper Catskill Community Center of the Arts and various other organizations

Social Media - @john_ryan_studios

FALL 2: NOVEMBER 3 - DECEMBER 21

WEDNESDAYS
11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17

Time:
6PM - 8PM

Open Studio Week:
12/15 - 12/21

Class Description:

This course combines drawing from the live model with brief, easy-to-understand lectures on anatomy. Each session will include a combination of long and short poses. Attention will be given to proportion, the structure of bones and muscles, capturing a likeness, and emphatic gesture drawings. Students will develop a deep understanding of how the body works while they practice drawing with assertion and feeling.

NOTE: THERE IS A $50 LIVE MODEL FEE FOR THIS CLASS. PLEASE SELECT THE ADD-ON BELOW.

Teacher Info:

My practice draws heavily on the experience of observing the people, interiors, and landscapes that I find around me. The task of transfiguring my perceptions of the world into oil is deeply rewarding to me, and I see myself as a painter-translator, rendering the ineffable qualities of my life around me into paint and pencil. When I work from life, I am concerned not just with my motif, but with the way all of the paint fits together as a puzzle. It almost takes on a life of its own, the paint as a mud on the surface. It is this balancing act, between faithfully rendering the motif and considering the paint beyond just the image, which motivates my continued working from observation. It is practicing pure presence with my subject.

Website - https://imkimbrough22.wixsite.com/website
Instagram - @broticelli

FALL 2: NOVEMBER 3 - DECEMBER 21

MONDAYS

6PM - 8PM

Open Studio Week:
12/15 - 12/21

Class Description:

Oil paint is a flexible and forgiving medium with an intimidating reputation. This good-natured boot camp will focus on speed and dynamism, developing students’ comfort level and joy when working with oils. Classes will work from a still life, spending one or two sessions on each painting. In addition to color, value and accuracy, students will learn enough easy-to-follow safety practices so that they may set up a home studio affordably.

NOTE: THERE IS A $25 MATERIALS FEE FOR THIS CLASS. PLEASE SELECT THE ADD-ON BELOW.

Teacher Info:

Jack Tobin-Gross is a multimedia illustrator and materials nerd. He studied at several DIY collectives as well as the Art Students League, Spring Studio and MICA, and holds a BFA from Alfred University. Originally from NYC, he lives and works in Philadelphia as an educator and general artist for hire.

FALL 2: NOVEMBER 3 - DECEMBER 21

SUNDAYS
11/9, 11/6, 11/23, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14

Time: 4 PM - 7 PM

Class Description:

Build a foundation in all aspects of pottery, developing skills and techniques for making functional pieces you can use and enjoy. Demos and hands-on instruction in throwing, trimming and glazing will allow students of all levels to develop and refine their work. Students will develop their ability to see, explore ideas and create with curiosity. This is primarily a class for those developing wheel throwing skills but several projects will incorporate hand building techniques. Come and discover the possibilities with clay!

Required Supplies:

• Clay: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio on arrival. No outside clay is allowed.

• Tools: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio. We also have a limited supply of shared tools.

Weekly open studio hours:

• Fridays 6 - 9 PM

• Saturdays 1 - 4 PM

• Sundays 1 - 4 PM

• Mondays 3 - 6 PM

Teacher Info:

James Lee is a Korean American ceramicist based in Philadelphia. Inspired by his heritage and a childhood surrounded by celadon vases and moon jars, he blends traditional Korean pottery forms with modern design to create work that connects history and innovation.

Website - www.pearfaceclay.com
Instagram - @pearfaceclay

FALL 2: NOVEMBER 3 - DECEMBER 21

SUNDAYS
11/9, 11/6, 11/23, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14

Time: 10 AM - 1 PM

Class Description:

Build a foundation in all aspects of pottery, developing skills and techniques for making functional pieces you can use and enjoy. Demos and hands-on instruction in throwing, trimming and glazing will allow students of all levels to develop and refine their work. Students will develop their ability to see, explore ideas and create with curiosity. This is primarily a class for those developing wheel throwing skills but several projects will incorporate hand building techniques. Come and discover the possibilities with clay!

Required Supplies:

• Clay: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio on arrival. No outside clay is allowed.

• Tools: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio. We also have a limited supply of shared tools.

Weekly open studio hours:

• Fridays 6 - 9 PM

• Saturdays 1 - 4 PM

• Sundays 1 - 4 PM

• Mondays 3 - 6 PM

Teacher Info:

Josh Landow is a wheel-throwing focused ceramic artist with 30 years of experience. His work tends to be very precise and angular in nature. He's been involved with The Arts League as a studio monitor and teacher since 2016.

FALL 2: NOVEMBER 3 - DECEMBER 21

WEDNESDAYS
11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10

Time: 6 PM - 9 PM

Class Description:

Build a foundation in all aspects of pottery, developing skills and techniques for making functional pieces you can use and enjoy. Demos and hands-on instruction in throwing, trimming and glazing will allow students of all levels to develop and refine their work. Students will develop their ability to see, explore ideas and create with curiosity. This is primarily a class for those developing wheel throwing skills but several projects will incorporate hand building techniques. Come and discover the possibilities with clay!

Required Supplies:

• Clay: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio on arrival. No outside clay is allowed.

• Tools: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio. We also have a limited supply of shared tools.

Weekly open studio hours:

• Fridays 6 - 9 PM

• Saturdays 1 - 4 PM

• Sundays 1 - 4 PM

• Mondays 3 - 6 PM

Teacher Info:

Clare Farrow is a ceramic artist based in Philadelphia. Her work, featured in international exhibits, centers wheel-thrown and wood-fired pottery, where she explores the dynamic interplay between meticulously crafted forms and the spontaneous, unpredictable surfaces created by the kiln’s atmosphere. Clare finds joy in teaching and offers classes for both teens and adults at studios across the city.

Instagram - @claremarieclay

FALL 2: NOVEMBER 3 - DECEMBER 21

TUESDAYS
11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9

Time:
6PM - 9PM

Open Studio Week:
12/15 - 12/21

Class Description:

Build a foundation in all aspects of pottery, developing skills and techniques for making functional pieces you can use and enjoy. Demos and hands-on instruction in throwing, trimming and glazing will allow students of all levels to develop and refine their work. Students will develop their ability to see, explore ideas and create with curiosity. This is primarily a class for those developing wheel throwing skills but several projects will incorporate hand building techniques. Come and discover the possibilities with clay!

Required Supplies:

• Clay: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio on arrival. No outside clay is allowed.

• Tools: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio. We also have a limited supply of shared tools.

Weekly open studio hours:

• Mondays 3 - 6 PM

• Thursdays 3 - 6 PM

• Fridays 6 - 9 PM

• Saturdays 1 - 4 PM

• Sundays 1 - 4 PM

Teacher Info:

James Lee is a Korean American ceramicist based in Philadelphia. Inspired by his heritage and a childhood surrounded by celadon vases and moon jars, he blends traditional Korean pottery forms with modern design to create work that connects history and innovation.

Website - www.pearfaceclay.com
Instagram - @pearfaceclay

FALL 2: NOVEMBER 3 - DECEMBER 21

MONDAYS
11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8

Time:
6PM - 9PM

Open Studio Week:
12/15 - 12/21

Class Description:

Build a foundation in all aspects of pottery, developing skills and techniques for making functional pieces you can use and enjoy. Demos and hands-on instruction in throwing, trimming and glazing will allow students of all levels to develop and refine their work. Students will develop their ability to see, explore ideas and create with curiosity. This is primarily a class for those developing wheel throwing skills but several projects will incorporate hand building techniques. Come and discover the possibilities with clay!

Required Supplies:

• Clay: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio on arrival. No outside clay is allowed.

• Tools: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio. We also have a limited supply of shared tools.

Weekly open studio hours:

• Fridays 6 - 9 PM

• Saturdays 1 - 4 PM

• Sundays 1 - 4 PM

• Mondays 3 - 6 PM

Teacher Info:

Clare Farrow is a ceramic artist based in Philadelphia. Her work, featured in international exhibits, centers wheel-thrown and wood-fired pottery, where she explores the dynamic interplay between meticulously crafted forms and the spontaneous, unpredictable surfaces created by the kiln’s atmosphere. Clare finds joy in teaching and offers classes for both teens and adults at studios across the city.

Instagram - @claremarieclay

FALL 2: NOVEMBER 3 - DECEMBER 21

THURSDAYS
11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 12/4, 12/11, 12/18

Time: 6 PM - 9 PM

Open Studio Week:
12/15 - 12/21

Class Description:

Build a foundation in all aspects of pottery, developing skills and techniques for making functional pieces you can use and enjoy. Demos and hands-on instruction in throwing, trimming and glazing will allow students of all levels to develop and refine their work. Students will develop their ability to see, explore ideas and create with curiosity. This is primarily a class for those developing wheel throwing skills but several projects will incorporate hand building techniques. Come and discover the possibilities with clay!

Required Supplies:

• Clay: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio on arrival. No outside clay is allowed.

• Tools: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio. We also have a limited supply of shared tools.

Weekly open studio hours:

• Fridays 6 - 9 PM

• Saturdays 1 - 4 PM

• Sundays 1 - 4 PM

• Mondays 3 - 6 PM

Teacher Info:

Eileen Stanfield - “I’ve been a serious functional ceramic artist for a bit over a decade. I currently hold space as an associate artist at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, sell my wares on Instagram, Etsy, and at various artisan events around the area, and am lucky to lead adults in ceramics classes at Sparc Services. I am 80% dedicated wheel thrower and 20% hand builder and love clean lines and a beautiful earthy color palette!”

FALL 2: NOVEMBER 3 - DECEMBER 21

SATURDAYS
11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 12/3

Time: 10 AM - 1 PM

Class Description:

Build a foundation in all aspects of pottery, developing skills and techniques for making functional pieces you can use and enjoy. Demos and hands-on instruction in throwing, trimming and glazing will allow students of all levels to develop and refine their work. Students will develop their ability to see, explore ideas and create with curiosity. This is primarily a class for those developing wheel throwing skills but several projects will incorporate hand building techniques. Come and discover the possibilities with clay!

Required Supplies:

• Clay: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio on arrival. No outside clay is allowed.

• Tools: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio. We also have a limited supply of shared tools.

Weekly open studio hours:

• Fridays 6 - 9 PM

• Saturdays 1 - 4 PM

• Sundays 1 - 4 PM

• Mondays 3 - 6 PM

Teacher Info:

Isabel Llosa is a Philadelphia based artist whose work is inspired by the natural world, with a particular focus on human-nature interactions and shapeshifting animals as a motif for emotional growth. Isabel explores the connection between ceramics, painting, and poetry and practices these art forms in conversation as a site for processing climate grief, physical and emotional trauma.

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

SUNDAYS
2/8, 2/15, 2/22, 3/1

Time: 4 PM - 6 PM

Class Description:

Stained Glass Basics covers each individual step of glass making, exploring the individual steps of patterning, scoring, breaking, grinding, foiling, soldering, attaching a hanger, and cleaning. All materials are included, like glass sheets, tools, chemicals, foil, and PPE gear. Students will leave with a finished stained glass piece of about 5” x 5”, as well as a unique workbook and resources for students to utilize should they be interested in continuing the art.

Teacher Info:

Cade O’Keeffe (he/they) is a multimedia stained glass artist and teacher. He specializes in freeform pattern-making, cut-outs, and incorporating lots of colors and textures in his pieces (bone, chains, beading, etc.). Cade has spent hundreds of hours practicing and teaching stained glass to artisans and beginners alike.

Social Media - @okayokeeffe

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

SUNDAYS
1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15

Time: 12 PM - 2 PM

Class Description:

We will focus on plier techniques, chain identification , jumpring anatomy, files, and other assemblage methods that don’t require heat.

Each week will focus on a specific technique.

WEEK 1
Hour 1
- jumpring anatomy
- manipulation of pliers
- jumpring exercises
Hour 2
- chain identification
- examination of jewelry brought in and identifying usable elements
- identifying costume jewelry vs fine

WEEK 2:
Hour 1
- chainmaile weaving
- connection points and anchors
Hour 2
- identify and isolate pieces to use in final
- research and brainstorm around isolated pieces

WEEK 3:
Hour 1
- piercing metal using a hammer and punch
- rivets and introduction of wire
- showing the behavior of different metals
Hour 2
Start working on final project

WEEK 4:
Hour 1
- wire cutter & when to snip
- files and finishing
Hour 2
- Project showcase! Everyone shows off what they’ve been working on!

Teacher Info:

multimedia designer and material artist, I am on a perpetual quest to work with every medium. My process bends heavily toward tactile experimentation.

Instagram - @palindrome.princess

DATE:
2/15/26

TIME:
4 PM to 6 PM

Class Description:

Inspired by the controversial nature of participation trophies, this workshop will use crafting and conversation to explore the political, emotional, and social nature of awarding. We’ll look at what is given: certificates, trophies, ribbons, and for what: superlatives, sporting events, military decoration, prom queen, employee of the month, best in show, perfect attendance, and more. Participants will not only investigate how awarding can build, maintain, or disrupt social norms, they will also utilize their imaginations to craft new–and maybe even peculiar–awards for a better world. Participants will:

Brainstorm text for their own prize ribbons
Fashion the center of their ribbons using fabric, felt, markers, and/or cardstock
Learn different methods of folding and adhering ribbon to give their prizes dimension

Each student will walk away with their own participation trophy for personal display or awarding. This workshop is open to all levels of artistic experience!

NOTE: THERE IS A $10 MATERIALS FEE FOR THIS CLASS. PLEASE SELECT THE ADD-ON BELOW.

Teacher Info:

Abigail Cornelia is an artist and museum professional living and working in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She uses text and images to create narrative artifacts communicating themes of personal history, femininity, and belonging. Art making allows Cornelia to investigate a feeling side of herself while also being a unique opportunity for levity.

Instagram - @memoryhaver
Website - abigailcornelia.com

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

Dates: 2/2, 2/9, 2/16

Time: 6 PM - 8 PM

Class Description:

Joy does not exist without pain. Life does not exist without death. Dark does not exist without light. We live in a time where holding nuance, contradiction, and multiple truths is increasingly challenging and vital to our collective imagination and survival. Are you interested in expanding beyond binaries, and either/or thinking in order to hold the complexity of feelings and experiences we are living through? Through papercutting, poetry, and collage we will utilize negative and positive space to explore the coexistence and interdependence of joy and grief, opposite extremes, and everything in-between.

Teacher Info:

Julia E. Katz is a West Philadelphia-based visual artist, facilitator, and mom. Her papercutting, collage, and printmaking work explore the liminal space between what is and what will be, telling stories and amplifying individual and universal experiences of connection, healing, grief, pleasure, and rest. Julia facilitates cohorts and communities of practice in civic, educational, and family spaces with librarians, artists, organizers, and fellow queer parents. This work, and her experience of community throughout the pandemic inform her art. She has exhibited most recently at The Painted Bride, Vox Populi Gallery, and the Da Vinci Art Alliance.

Instagram - @juliapaperworks

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

THURSDAYS
1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12

Time: 6 PM - 8 PM

Class Description:

Students will leave with a sense of confidence and resourcefulness in their ability to make art with nontraditional materials, and have a new outlook on the process of making a piece of art. Mixed media making is a joyful practice that can open many doors. Like any art form it can be a slow meditative process, or an enlivened dashing of energy. In this class, students will experience both. We will work with collage, painting, drawing, finding, searching, looking. Not only will we work within the conventional avenues of visual tradition, but we will also scavenge and decompose imagery from the gutters and underbrush with the goal of building up our own ecosystems of material from which to recycle and proliferate new ideas.

Teacher Info:

Jacob is an artist and teacher in Philadelphia. His work has been shown in galleries locally and internationally. Trained at Rhode Island School of Design where he received his BFA, his work is grounded in painting. He draws on observation of natural growth, ecological relationships, and memories; transmuting the literal into symbols, abstractions, and fables.

Instagram - @sketchbookdump

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

Dates: 2/1, 2/8, 2/15

Time: 12 PM - 2 PM

Class Description:

A community-centered workshop series that invites participants to explore collage as a tool for reflection, connection, and creative expression. Through guided journaling, and the collaging of candles, tarot cards, and other objects, participants will learn to approach art-making as an intuitive process. Moreover, this workshop will encourage participants to trust in their own instincts and imagination. Together, we will experiment with materials, share insights, and create pieces that reflect both personal intention and collective energy. By the end of the workshop, participants will have developed a deeper relationship to their creative intuition and a small collection of original collaged works.

Teacher Info:

Azsaneé Truss, PhD is a Thinking Artist who seeks to build worlds and imagine liberatory futures through her artistic and scholarly practices. She works in a variety of mediums including collage, sound, and film, often playing with Afrofuturist and Afrosurrealist aesthetics. Drawing inspiration from music, literature, and quotidian Black life, while also embracing fluid inspiration, Truss’s work is an exercise in conversing with the archives, speculation, re-memory, and personal exploration.

Instagram - @_trussissues

DATE:
1/24

TIME:
4:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Class Description:

Nerikomi is a traditional Japanese technique of layering different colored clay bodies to create agate or marbled surfaces. This technique can be seen in candy making, laminating pastry dough, some beadwork in polymer clay, knifemaking techniques and many other spaces. In this class each guest can use provided bisque molds or free build to make a set of dishes or bowls for your home. We will be using Brown, white and Blue Clay during our time together. This class is open to all levels of clay, and is super approachable for beginners.

Teacher Info:

Mackenzie Pikaart is a ceramic artist based in Philadelphia. Her work is rooted in memory, emotion, and the quiet rhythms of daily life. She creates functional pieces that reflect moments of introspection, using form, color, and texture to explore the space between solitude and connection. Inspired by architecture, poetry, music, and rainy days, her ceramics invite reflection and care. Designed for daily use, each piece becomes part of personal rituals and shared experiences. Mackenzie holds a BFA in Crafts/Ceramics from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where she lives and works. In addition to her studio practice, she is a ceramics educator, consultant, and wholesaler.

Instagram - @mvpstudio.me

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

SUNDAYS
1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/9, 2/15

Time:
2PM - 4PM

Open Studio Week:
2/16 - 2/22

Class Description:

Woodblock printing is an important and historic means of creating printed images. It is a fun and versatile medium done by carving relief images into wood. In this class we will draw images of our choosing onto our woodblocks and learn how to cut and print a single color woodblock print. Throughout the course there will be demonstrations of each step of the process before students set out to work freely on a woodcut of their choosing, getting a feel for the mark making possibilities of the material. Each week will build on the last as we move through each step together as a group. There will be an option to transfer your initial woodcut image to another block to create a tone block that will add complexity and new creative opportunities to the image. We will discuss woodblock prints from around the world as well as each other's work to inspire and inform our own.

NOTE: THERE IS A $25 MATERIALS FEE FOR THIS CLASS. PLEASE SELECT THE ADD-ON BELOW.

Teacher Info:

Tali Burry-Schnepp is a weaver, printmaker and painter practicing in West Philadelphia. She has a BFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts where she studied traditional painting and printmaking techniques that inform her interest in historic art making processes. Tali is dedicated to exploring fine art and craft mediums as a means of bringing the beauty of the human hand back into our everyday lives. Her work often revolves around themes of nature and often uses materials directly sourced from the natural world.

Instagram - @_throwingmud

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

MONDAYS
1/5,1/12 1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9

Time:
6-8 PM

Open Studio Week:
2/16 - 2/22

Class Description:

In this course we will learn all basic elements of tapestry weaving. Each student will receive a loom and learn to prepare the loom to weave. We will then use this setup to all weave a sampler which will teach the basics of tapestry weaving. Once we have all gained this confidence and experience students will then begin to work with designs of their choosing. Students will have the option to work with as simple or complex designs as they choose with plenty of oversight and assistance from their instructor. This class is intended to be a fun and approachable introduction to a complex craft form. We will look at many books of tapestry from around the world so students can connect further with the history and beauty of the medium. Every student will leave with their own tapestry as well as a loom and the knowledge to continue weaving.

NOTE: THERE IS A $25 MATERIALS FEE FOR THIS CLASS. PLEASE SELECT THE ADD-ON BELOW.

Teacher Info:

Tali Burry-Schnepp is a weaver, printmaker and painter practicing in West Philadelphia. She has a BFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts where she studied traditional painting and printmaking techniques that inform her interest in historic art making processes. Tali is dedicated to exploring fine art and craft mediums as a means of bringing the beauty of the human hand back into our everyday lives. Her work often revolves around themes of nature and often uses materials directly sourced from the natural world.

Instagram - @_throwingmud

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

WEDNESDAYS

Time:
6PM - 8PM

Open Studio Week:
2/16 - 2/22

Class Description:

Did you find a hole in your favorite jeans and aren’t sure how to cover it? Is your thrift store button up missing something?

In Embroidery: No Experience Necessary, you will have a whole new skill set to help keep your clothes in your closet or give them a whole new pop of personalized color.

In this six-week course, we’re going to explore how to mend, upcycle, and create original works of art with hand-embroidery.

Never used a needle and thread? Don’t fret! We’re going to begin by mastering the very basics. From there, we’re going to pick out individual projects of your choosing, and create a game plan on how to complete them.

Watch yourself soar, from learning how to thread a needle, to becoming an embroidery artist!

Teacher Info:

Zoe Grubbs is a sewist, embroider and residing in South Philadelphia. Dedicated to sustainable creative practices, she creates apparel and accessories from secondhand textiles and upcycles already existing garments using embroidery or sewing.

Instagram - @lostintheflosss
Website - www.lostintheflosss.com

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

TUESDAYS
1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10

Time:
6PM - 8PM

Open Studio Week:
2/16 - 2/22

Class Description:

Celebrate the cozy magic of autumn and winter in this 6-week painting class inspired by the Danish concept of hygge. Choose your own subject such as inviting scenes of steaming mugs, flickering candles, or spooky piles of leaves - everything that makes the colder months a joy after the summer heat. Students are free to select their own subjects, just bring a photo, even on your phone! All levels welcome—come cozy up with your paints as the sun cools down.

NOTE: THERE IS A $25 MATERIALS FEE FOR THIS CLASS. PLEASE SELECT THE ADD-ON BELOW.

Teacher Info:

Jo Gamel lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she attended Moore College of Art & Design. Gamel has exhibited her work internationally at institutions such as the Louvre (Paris, during Paris+ Art Basel), Chelsea Old Town Hall (London, during London Art Week), the European Museum of Modern Art (Barcelona), and Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens. Gamel has received several honors, including the Women in Art Excellence Award from Artio Gallery in London, the Excellence in Painting Award from Moore, and her work has been featured in Create Magazine. She loves to see students discover that they can do anything. She hopes her students always find find and enrichment in her courses.

Instagram - @jogamel

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

TUESDAYS
1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10

Time:
6PM - 8PM

Open Studio Week:
2/16 - 2/22

Class Description:

This is a beginner-friendly class, though some sewing machine experience will help. In this class, students will:

- Learn to interpret sewing patterns
- Learn alteration and pattern drafting techniques: gathering, flare, or fitting adjustments
- Learn about different fabrics and how they affect final products
- Learn to change sewing machine feet and needles
- Learn to put in a zipper (as needed)
- Leave with a unique me-made garment of your design!
- Make friends and community of like-minded crafters

Teacher Info:

Emily Hermann is a fiber artist, writer, teacher, and sustainability professional. She explores themes of devotion, truth, love, and creative re-use of materials through her art. Self-taught through YouTube videos, Emily began her sewing journey with thrift-flips, upcycling, and self-drafting garments in 2021. While she dabbles in other art forms (i.e., knitting, print-making, ceramics, embroidery, poetry writing, and drawing), sewing remains her favorite form of creative expression. She’s been teaching sewing classes at the Arts League since Spring 2024.

Instagram - @hemswithem

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

THURSDAYS
1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12

Time:
6PM - 8PM

Open Studio Week:
2/16 - 2/22

Class Description:

In this introductory class, students will:

- Learn to operate a sewing machine
- Learn different types of stitches
- Learn to put in a zipper
- Learn to change sewing machine feet and needles
- Learn about different fabrics and how they affect final products
- Leave with 2 me-made bags of your design!
- Make friends and community of like-minded crafters

Teacher Info:

Emily Hermann is a fiber artist, writer, teacher, and sustainability professional. She explores themes of devotion, truth, love, and creative re-use of materials through her art. Self-taught through YouTube videos, Emily began her sewing journey with thrift-flips, upcycling, and self-drafting garments in 2021. While she dabbles in other art forms (i.e., knitting, print-making, ceramics, embroidery, poetry writing, and drawing), sewing remains her favorite form of creative expression. She’s been teaching sewing classes at the Arts League since Spring 2024.

Instagram - @hemswithem

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

WEDNESDAYS
1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11

Time:
6 PM - 8 PM

Open Studio Week:
2/16 - 2/22

Class Description:

This class is meant to be an introduction to the many ways a person can go about registering what we are seeing in the world. Working from observation in the classroom as well as outside in the neighborhood of the arts league we will feel our way through the process of seeing and describing to make drawings and discover new ways of mark making. Open to anyone capable of a small amount of experimentation and who are willing to occasionally be outdoors for class.

Teacher Info:

Henry Murphy is an artist and educator living in and working in the west Philadelphia area, as a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art he is trained in classical modes of drawing and painting as well as exhibiting his own work in contemporary art spaces across the city and the greater region

Instagram - @commitinsurancefraud

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

SUNDAYS
1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/9, 2/15

Time: 2 PM - 4 PM

Open Studio Week:
2/16 - 2/22

Class Description:

In this hands-on class we will explore traditional carving techniques using hand tools. Students will learn how to transform a block of wood into a completed sculpture- from the initial sketch to finishing methods. Topics to be discussed include wood as a medium, safe tool handling, care, and sharpening, and woodcarving tradition and technique from around the world.

NOTE: THERE IS A $25 MATERIALS FEE FOR FIRST-TIME PARTICIPANTS. IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME TAKING THIS CLASS, PLEASE SELECT THE MATERIALS FEE ADD-ON BELOW. MATERIALS MUST BE PURCHASED AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST CLASS.

Teacher Info:

John Ryan is sculptor, puppeteer and illustrator currently based in Philadelphia. He has toured with the nationally recognized Catskill Puppet Theater for many years and is a founding member of Thought Alarm Theater. John has taught classes through Hartwick College, The Upper Catskill Community Center of the Arts and various other organizations

Social Media - @john_ryan_studios

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

WEDNESDAYS

Time:
6PM - 8PM

Open Studio Week:
2/16 - 2/22

Class Description:

This course combines drawing from the live model with brief, easy-to-understand lectures on anatomy. Each session will include a combination of long and short poses. Attention will be given to proportion, the structure of bones and muscles, capturing a likeness, and emphatic gesture drawings. Students will develop a deep understanding of how the body works while they practice drawing with assertion and feeling.

NOTE: THERE IS A $50 LIVE MODEL FEE FOR THIS CLASS. PLEASE SELECT THE ADD-ON BELOW.

Teacher Info:

Temple Douglass (b. 2000, Columbus, GA) is a Philadelphia based artist working primarily with the figure. Her charcoal drawings are explorations of isolation, melancholy, and introspection, featuring intimate and quiet imagery of people important to her. Temple received a BFA in Drawing and Painting from the University of Georgia in 2023 and is the AXA Art Prize 2nd Prize Winner for that year. Her work has been published in Black Art Magazine and Stillpoint Literary Magazine. Her recent exhibitions include The Female Gaze at Da Vinci Art Alliance, and With All My Heart at The People’s Gallery in Philadelphia.

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

MONDAYS

6PM - 8PM

Open Studio Week:
2/16 - 2/22

Class Description:

Oil paint is a flexible and forgiving medium with an intimidating reputation. This good-natured boot camp will focus on speed and dynamism, developing students’ comfort level and joy when working with oils. Classes will work from a still life, spending one or two sessions on each painting. In addition to color, value and accuracy, students will learn enough easy-to-follow safety practices so that they may set up a home studio affordably.

NOTE: THERE IS A $25 MATERIALS FEE FOR THIS CLASS. PLEASE SELECT THE ADD-ON BELOW.

Teacher Info:

Jack Tobin-Gross is a multimedia illustrator and materials nerd. He studied at several DIY collectives as well as the Art Students League, Spring Studio and MICA, and holds a BFA from Alfred University. Originally from NYC, he lives and works in Philadelphia as an educator and general artist for hire.

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

THURSDAYS
1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12

Time: 6 PM - 9 PM

Open Studio Week:
2/16 - 2/22

Class Description:

Build a foundation in all aspects of pottery, developing skills and techniques for making functional pieces you can use and enjoy. Demos and hands-on instruction in throwing, trimming and glazing will allow students of all levels to develop and refine their work. Students will develop their ability to see, explore ideas and create with curiosity. This is primarily a class for those developing wheel throwing skills but several projects will incorporate hand building techniques. Come and discover the possibilities with clay!

Required Supplies:

• Clay: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio on arrival. No outside clay is allowed.

• Tools: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio. We also have a limited supply of shared tools.

Weekly open studio hours:

• Fridays 6 - 9 PM

• Saturdays 1 - 4 PM

• Sundays 1 - 4 PM

• Mondays 3 - 6 PM

Teacher Info:

Eileen Stanfield - “I’ve been a serious functional ceramic artist for a bit over a decade. I currently hold space as an associate artist at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, sell my wares on Instagram, Etsy, and at various artisan events around the area, and am lucky to lead adults in ceramics classes at Sparc Services. I am 80% dedicated wheel thrower and 20% hand builder and love clean lines and a beautiful earthy color palette!”

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

SUNDAYS
1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/9, 2/15

Time: 4 PM - 7 PM

Class Description:

Build a foundation in all aspects of pottery, developing skills and techniques for making functional pieces you can use and enjoy. Demos and hands-on instruction in throwing, trimming and glazing will allow students of all levels to develop and refine their work. Students will develop their ability to see, explore ideas and create with curiosity. This is primarily a class for those developing wheel throwing skills but several projects will incorporate hand building techniques. Come and discover the possibilities with clay!

Required Supplies:

• Clay: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio on arrival. No outside clay is allowed.

• Tools: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio. We also have a limited supply of shared tools.

Weekly open studio hours:

• Fridays 6 - 9 PM

• Saturdays 1 - 4 PM

• Sundays 1 - 4 PM

• Mondays 3 - 6 PM

Teacher Info:

Angelique Scott is a Caribbean-American artist, educator, and activist whose work explores Afro-diasporic material culture through the use of clay, fiber (hair, satin, cotton), cowrie shells, indigo, and found objects. She creates both utilitarian and decorative pieces that adorn and hold space for connection, witnessing, reflection, and confrontation—offering an embodied way of understanding and remembering. Scott’s studio practice is rooted in self and community preservation, functioning as a form of protest against systemic violence—particularly capitalism, racism, and sexism. She received her BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and her MFA from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture. Scott maintains a vibrant studio arts practice investigating spirituality, wellness, and communal healing through craft.

Instagram - @ceramics.byangelique

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

SUNDAYS
1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/9, 2/15

Time: 10 AM - 1 PM

Class Description:

Build a foundation in all aspects of pottery, developing skills and techniques for making functional pieces you can use and enjoy. Demos and hands-on instruction in throwing, trimming and glazing will allow students of all levels to develop and refine their work. Students will develop their ability to see, explore ideas and create with curiosity. This is primarily a class for those developing wheel throwing skills but several projects will incorporate hand building techniques. Come and discover the possibilities with clay!

Required Supplies:

• Clay: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio on arrival. No outside clay is allowed.

• Tools: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio. We also have a limited supply of shared tools.

Weekly open studio hours:

• Fridays 6 - 9 PM

• Saturdays 1 - 4 PM

• Sundays 1 - 4 PM

• Mondays 3 - 6 PM

Teacher Info:

Josh Landow is a wheel-throwing focused ceramic artist with 30 years of experience. His work tends to be very precise and angular in nature. He's been involved with The Arts League as a studio monitor and teacher since 2016.

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

WEDNESDAYS
1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11

Time: 6 PM - 9 PM

Open Studio Week:
2/16 - 2/22

Class Description:

Build a foundation in all aspects of pottery, developing skills and techniques for making functional pieces you can use and enjoy. Demos and hands-on instruction in throwing, trimming and glazing will allow students of all levels to develop and refine their work. Students will develop their ability to see, explore ideas and create with curiosity. This is primarily a class for those developing wheel throwing skills but several projects will incorporate hand building techniques. Come and discover the possibilities with clay!

Required Supplies:

• Clay: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio on arrival. No outside clay is allowed.

• Tools: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio. We also have a limited supply of shared tools.

Weekly open studio hours:

• Fridays 6 - 9 PM

• Saturdays 1 - 4 PM

• Sundays 1 - 4 PM

• Mondays 3 - 6 PM

Teacher Info:

Clare Farrow is a ceramic artist based in Philadelphia. Her work, featured in international exhibits, centers wheel-thrown and wood-fired pottery, where she explores the dynamic interplay between meticulously crafted forms and the spontaneous, unpredictable surfaces created by the kiln’s atmosphere. Clare finds joy in teaching and offers classes for both teens and adults at studios across the city.

Instagram - @claremarieclay

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

TUESDAYS
1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10

Time:
6PM - 9PM

Open Studio Week:
2/16 - 2/22

Class Description:

Build a foundation in all aspects of pottery, developing skills and techniques for making functional pieces you can use and enjoy. Demos and hands-on instruction in throwing, trimming and glazing will allow students of all levels to develop and refine their work. Students will develop their ability to see, explore ideas and create with curiosity. This is primarily a class for those developing wheel throwing skills but several projects will incorporate hand building techniques. Come and discover the possibilities with clay!

Required Supplies:

• Clay: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio on arrival. No outside clay is allowed.

• Tools: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio. We also have a limited supply of shared tools.

Weekly open studio hours:

• Fridays 6 - 9 PM

• Saturdays 1 - 4 PM

• Sundays 1 - 4 PM

• Mondays 3 - 6 PM

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

MONDAYS
1/5,1/12 1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9

Time:
6PM - 9PM

Open Studio Week:
2/16 - 2/22

Class Description:

Build a foundation in all aspects of pottery, developing skills and techniques for making functional pieces you can use and enjoy. Demos and hands-on instruction in throwing, trimming and glazing will allow students of all levels to develop and refine their work. Students will develop their ability to see, explore ideas and create with curiosity. This is primarily a class for those developing wheel throwing skills but several projects will incorporate hand building techniques. Come and discover the possibilities with clay!

Required Supplies:

• Clay: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio on arrival. No outside clay is allowed.

• Tools: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio. We also have a limited supply of shared tools.

Weekly open studio hours:

• Fridays 6 - 9 PM

• Saturdays 1 - 4 PM

• Sundays 1 - 4 PM

• Mondays 3 - 6 PM

Teacher Info:

Isabel Llosa is a Philadelphia based artist whose work is inspired by the natural world, with a particular focus on human-nature interactions and shapeshifting animals as a motif for emotional growth. Isabel explores the connection between ceramics, painting, and poetry and practices these art forms in conversation as a site for processing climate grief, physical and emotional trauma.

WINTER: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22

SATURDAYS
1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14

Time: 10 AM - 1 PM

Class Description:

Build a foundation in all aspects of pottery, developing skills and techniques for making functional pieces you can use and enjoy. Demos and hands-on instruction in throwing, trimming and glazing will allow students of all levels to develop and refine their work. Students will develop their ability to see, explore ideas and create with curiosity. This is primarily a class for those developing wheel throwing skills but several projects will incorporate hand building techniques. Come and discover the possibilities with clay!

Required Supplies:

• Clay: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio on arrival. No outside clay is allowed.

• Tools: Available for purchase using the add-on below or in the studio. We also have a limited supply of shared tools.

Weekly open studio hours:

• Fridays 6 - 9 PM

• Saturdays 1 - 4 PM

• Sundays 1 - 4 PM

• Mondays 3 - 6 PM

Teacher Info:

Isabel Llosa is a Philadelphia based artist whose work is inspired by the natural world, with a particular focus on human-nature interactions and shapeshifting animals as a motif for emotional growth. Isabel explores the connection between ceramics, painting, and poetry and practices these art forms in conversation as a site for processing climate grief, physical and emotional trauma.