Upcoming Workshops
I teach a number of painting, sewing and flax classes and workshops each season in Vermont. I also teach private workshops in my studio.
April:
Draw, Paint & Collage A Creative Sketchbook — White River Craft Center, Randolph, VT — Thursdays, April 2, 9, 16, 6-8 p.m.
September:
Wild Pages Art Retreat — The Smiley Manse, Springfield, VT — Sunday, September 13—Wednesday, September 16
Registration deadline: July 13
Draw, Paint & Collage A Creative Sketchbook, 2 of 3 classes
Jump Start your Spring with a Creative Sketchbook
Three evening sessions at the White River Craft Center in Randolph, Vermont
Come Create with Us!
Tap into your creative core using media, color,
pattern, chart-making, and visual storytelling to
fill a creative sketchbook
In this 3-part class (April 2, 9 and 16) you will tap more deeply into your own creative core through a variety of exercises and projects using various media. Use a sketchbook to explore color, pattern, chart-making, visual storytelling. Each week we will explore a number of ways to use the pages of a sketchbook to honor special events, remember a trip, work in patterns or explore a color palette. At the end of the class you will have started a sketchbook practice and have some tools to use in building a sketchbook habit.
We will using pencils, ink, and water-based media.
A sketchbook will be provided for each participant.
Fee:
$140
$25 supplies fee to instructor on first day of class
Register above or contact Program Manager, Susan Cornick susan@whiterivercraftcenter.org to arrange payment by check or cash
Provided for all students:
Sketchbook
all tools and materials
Wear:
Old clothes
Comfortable shoes
Water bottle
Art materials:
Bring any favorite drawing pens or markers, but not necessary
If you have items you wish to collage bring them along.
prerequisite
no experience necessary
Skills they learn
Approaches to filling the blank page
Exercises to start creative thinking
Many different techniques for drawing and painting in a sketchbook
Draw, Paint & Collage A Creative Sketchbook, 3 of 3 classes
Jump Start your Spring with a Creative Sketchbook
Three evening sessions at the White River Craft Center in Randolph, Vermont
Come Create with Us!
Tap into your creative core using media, color,
pattern, chart-making, and visual storytelling to
fill a creative sketchbook
In this 3-part class (April 2, 9 and 16) you will tap more deeply into your own creative core through a variety of exercises and projects using various media. Use a sketchbook to explore color, pattern, chart-making, visual storytelling. Each week we will explore a number of ways to use the pages of a sketchbook to honor special events, remember a trip, work in patterns or explore a color palette. At the end of the class you will have started a sketchbook practice and have some tools to use in building a sketchbook habit.
We will using pencils, ink, and water-based media.
A sketchbook will be provided for each participant.
Fee:
$140
$25 supplies fee to instructor on first day of class
Register above or contact Program Manager, Susan Cornick susan@whiterivercraftcenter.org to arrange payment by check or cash
Provided for all students:
Sketchbook
all tools and materials
Wear:
Old clothes
Comfortable shoes
Water bottle
Art materials:
Bring any favorite drawing pens or markers, but not necessary
If you have items you wish to collage bring them along.
prerequisite
no experience necessary
Skills they learn
Approaches to filling the blank page
Exercises to start creative thinking
Many different techniques for drawing and painting in a sketchbook
Wild Pages Art Retreat
Wild Pages with Sue Schlabach
DATES: September 13-16, 2026
LOCATION: The Smiley Manse, Springfield, Vermont
FEE: $1,300
SIGNUP DEADLINE: July 13
The signup deadline is to ensure the retreat moves forward.
Also, if you're in need of financial assistance, please contact The Smiley Manse.
Wild Pages is a four-day immersive art retreat where painting, memory, and handmade books come together. Through layered work in watercolor, gouache, ink, and simple printmaking, you’ll create a series of expressive pages inspired by place, home, and your own visual storytelling.
Guided prompts, demonstrations, and open studio time help you build depth and rhythm in your work before you bind your painted pages into a one-of-a-kind book with handmade flax covers. Come gather images, experiment boldly, and leave with a finished Wild Pages book that holds your marks, your stories, and your sense of place.
Draw, Paint & Collage A Creative Sketchbook, 1 of 3 classes
Jump Start your Spring with a Creative Sketchbook
Three evening sessions at the White River Craft Center in Randolph, Vermont
Come Create with Us!
Tap into your creative core using media, color,
pattern, chart-making, and visual storytelling to
fill a creative sketchbook
In this 3-part class (April 2, 9 and 16) you will tap more deeply into your own creative core through a variety of exercises and projects using various media. Use a sketchbook to explore color, pattern, chart-making, visual storytelling. Each week we will explore a number of ways to use the pages of a sketchbook to honor special events, remember a trip, work in patterns or explore a color palette. At the end of the class you will have started a sketchbook practice and have some tools to use in building a sketchbook habit.
We will using pencils, ink, and water-based media.
A sketchbook will be provided for each participant.
Fee:
$140
$25 supplies fee to instructor on first day of class
Register above or contact Program Manager, Susan Cornick susan@whiterivercraftcenter.org to arrange payment by check or cash
Provided for all students:
Sketchbook
all tools and materials
Wear:
Old clothes
Comfortable shoes
Water bottle
Art materials:
Bring any favorite drawing pens or markers, but not necessary
If you have items you wish to collage bring them along.
prerequisite
no experience necessary
Skills they learn
Approaches to filling the blank page
Exercises to start creative thinking
Many different techniques for drawing and painting in a sketchbook
