Creative Classes & Workshops

Art invites us to slow down, pay attention, and make space for discovery — whether you’re sitting at the pottery wheel, pulling layers of color from a gelli plate, or folding paper into an intimate accordion book each process asks the same thing: a willingness to explore, to learn by doing, and to take pleasure in the quiet moments where something new takes shape.

I offer a small collection of classes and workshops designed for beginners, returning makers, and anyone who wants time to create with their hands. Every session is relaxed, supportive, and grounded in the belief that learning should feel spacious rather than pressured. Small class sizes ensure individual attention and the freedom to find your own rhythm.

You’ll find the current classes available at Stella’s Art Gallery, along with upcoming dates and registration details, on the calendar. Find out more about the individual class offerings below.

Come as you are. Leave with new skills, a little more confidence, and something made entirely by you.

Browse upcoming classes below →

Close-up of hands shaping a clay pot on a pottery wheel in a pottery studio.

Open blank watercolor notebook with a polka dot cloth cover, placed on a textured surface with an art project and glue stick in the background.

A watercolor painting of a seascape with a whale jumping out of the water, placed on a wooden table surrounded by painting supplies.

Upcoming Classes & Events

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May 24

Sunday afternoon wheel throwing for beginners – with Cath Smith

Sunday afternoons 1pm - 3pm | 6-weeks | $225 per person

Learn the basics in a calm, supportive class designed for absolute beginners. Small groups, gentle pace, and very forgiving clay.

Jun 1

Monday afternoon wheel throwing for beginners – with Cath Smith

Monday afternoons 3.30pm - 5.30 pm | 6-weeks | $225 per person

Learn the basics in a calm, supportive class designed for absolute beginners. Small groups, gentle pace, and very forgiving clay.

Jun 14

Wheel Throwing for Returning Students with Cath

Jul 5

Sunday afternoon wheel throwing for beginners – with Cath Smith

Sunday afternoons 3pm - 5pm | 6-weeks | $225 per person

Learn the basics in a calm, supportive class designed for absolute beginners. Small groups, gentle pace, and very forgiving clay.

Jul 13

Wheel Throwing for Returning Students with Cath

Jul 18

Bookbinding with Cath - Coptic Binding

The second in a rotating series of traditional bookbinding techniques, this hands-on class introduces Japanese stab binding—a simple, beautiful method of sewing loose pages into a finished book.

Designed for adults and young makers ages 10 and up (with an accompanying adult), the class is welcoming to beginners and paced to enjoy the process as much as the result.

All materials are provided, and no prior experience is required.

Jul 20

Monday afternoon wheel throwing for beginners – with Cath Smith

Monday afternoons 3.30pm - 5.30pm | 6-weeks | $225 per person

Learn the basics in a calm, supportive class designed for absolute beginners. Small groups, gentle pace, and very forgiving clay.

Aug 16

Sunday afternoon wheel throwing for beginners – with Cath Smith

Sunday afternoons 1pm - 3pm | 6-weeks | $225 per person

Learn the basics in a calm, supportive class designed for absolute beginners. Small groups, gentle pace, and very forgiving clay.