SPRING 2025 CLASSES

Dreamscape: A Writing Series

TEACHING ARTIST: Gloria Joy KAzuko Muhammad
8 sessions >> Tuesdays, 7/22-9/9 from 2-4pm

ONLINE

What dreams do you have? In what ways are you seeking to expand in life? How do you want to feel in life, what emotions do you want to experience more of in your lifetime? What do you want to create for yourself, your family or your community? Often in day to day life, we can ignore or not take a moment to name how we want to live or experience this beautiful gift we have, called life.

In “Dream Space” - we will travel our inner worlds to cultivate our intentions for how we want to feel in life, what we'd like to experience, and what we want to create in life. We will use writing as a tool for self-expression for naming, describing, and calling in the beauty, abundance, and dreams we seek to come to life. In this interactive class, we will have time for writing, reading or listening (such as poetry, quotes or music), and sharing. Participants are recommended to have a paper and pencil available. If you have colored pencils/drawing materials available, feel compelled to incorporate visual art with your writing.

Paint Your Life

TEACHING ARTIST: Jackie Argyle
8 SESSIONS >> Tuesdays, 7/22-9/9 FROM 4-6PM PDT

Online

Figure drawing is a practice that enhances ALL art practices. This is why artists have worked from a live model for centuries. This class will combine learning what to consider in drawing the figure; explore different techniques of gesture drawing; and experience drawing from a live model (model will be clothed/costumed). We will use conté crayons, and the final drawings will incorporate watercolor washes.

This will be an advanced class. Previous experience drawing the figure such as self-portraits and figure drawing is recommended.

Please note the physical manipulation of materials may require hand dexterity and may not be suitable for all. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns by emailing program@pathwithart.org. We want to support you in your access needs.

Sonichoir: Electronic Music Production

TEACHING ARTIST: Shaina Shepherd
8 sessions>> Wednesdays, 7/23–9/10 from 2–4pm

ArtHome | 200 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109

This beginner-friendly electronic music production class invites you to turn your voice into an instrument and your ideas into soundscapes. Using BandLab and tools like MIDI keyboards, mics, and iRigs, you'll learn the basics of digital audio workstations while exploring vocal harmony, recording techniques, and creative writing through haikus and tone poems. Each session begins with ear training and group singing to strengthen your musical foundation and build ensemble connection. By the end of this small-group course, you’ll craft and share a series of original vocal-based tracks—culminating in a final concert of your uniquely produced sonic shorts.

Painting with Yarn: Making Textile Hangings

TEACHING ARTIST: Donna Touth'le Helterbridle-Baker
8 sessions >> Wednesdays, 7/23-9/10 from 2-4pm,

ArtHome | 200 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109

In this hands-on fiber arts class, you'll explore the painterly possibilities of yarn to create vibrant, textured wall hangings. Using simple techniques like wrapping, stitching, and knotting, you’ll “paint” with color and texture on fabric backings or looms—no experience needed. We’ll draw inspiration from abstract art, landscapes, and personal symbols to guide our designs. By the end of the course, each participant will complete a unique hanging textile ready to display and celebrate.

Please note the physical manipulation of materials may require hand dexterity and may not be suitable for all. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns by emailing program@pathwithart.org. We want to support you in your access needs.

Acting with Purpose

TEACHING ARTIST: Tim Gouran
8 sessions >> Wednesdays, 7/23-9/10 from 1-3pm

Black Box Theater at Theater Puget Sound | 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109

Are you an actor? YES YOU ARE!!! This class will be the combination of work and fun and how those two things go hand in hand while acting.

Release Your Spirits: Handbuilding Ceramics

TEACHING ARTIST: Hanako O'Leary
6 sessions >> Wednesdays, 7/23-8/27 from 1-4pm

Pottery Northwest | Lower Level, 220 3rd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104

This is a intro to ceramics class with an emphasis on mask making. Students will learn the basics of building with clay. They will be encouraged to make masks but also are free to work on their own projects.

Queer Becoming: A Place to Explore Creative Blossoming

TEACHING ARTIST: Natasha Terry
8 sessions >> Thursdays, 7/24-9/11 from 2-4pm

Online

Bring your art ideas and your favorite mediums to our online space celebrating queerness. Together we’ll create an affirming community to explore what brings us to life, how our innermost being wants to express through art, and build out our personal visions. This is a bring-your-own-project course that welcomes in-process art or starting fresh with the blank page. Creative process guidance will be available to assist you through all stages of your art making journey.

Creative Bookmaking: Crafting Hand-Bound Art Journals

TEACHING ARTIST: Mary Mac Dahlke
8 sessions >> Thursdays, 7/24–9/11 from 3–5pm PDT

Online

Discover the art of bookmaking in our hands-on class, where you'll learn to create beautiful art books using folding, gluing, and simple sewing techniques. From accordion books and tab-bound books to stitched journals, you’ll master the skills needed to craft your own unique, hand-bound creations. But that’s not all—we’ll also guide you on how to fill these books with your artwork, turning them into personalized masterpieces. Perfect for artists of all levels, this class offers the perfect blend of craftsmanship and creativity. Join us and bring your artistic visions to life in your own handmade books!

Please note the physical manipulation of materials may require hand dexterity and may not be suitable for all. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns by emailing program@pathwithart.org. We want to support you in your access needs.

Found Fashion: Urban Blooms — Nature-Inspired

TEACHING ARTIST: Ernesto Fernandez
6 sessions >> TUESDAYS, 7/18-9/19 from 1-4 pm PDT

ArtHome | 200 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109

In this bold and expressive Found Fashion class, we’ll take inspiration from the unexpected beauty of nature flourishing in the city—ivy spilling down brick walls, bursts of color in sidewalk cracks, and the quiet strength of plants pushing through concrete. Using found materials, we will create a voluminous costume for our community model that channels nature’s exuberance, cascading forms, and playful spirit. Participants will work on this collaborative costume making bows, birds, flowers, leaves, and other natural forms for the costume while also learning about elements of costume construction. In December, our model will rock the runway as part of the Art for All Ball and this costume will be an embodiment of strength blooming in unlikely places. Let your imagination grow wild as we celebrate movement, color, and transformation through fashion that reCHARGES both artist and viewer.

Participants who have high attendance in this class will be invited to the fall fundraiser, our Art for All Ball, on a free ticket.

Please note the physical manipulation of materials may require hand dexterity and may not be suitable for all. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns by emailing program@pathwithart.org. We want to support you in your access needs.

Found Fashion: Suit Yourself — Exploring Gender Norms

TEACHING ARTIST: Kathleen Trott
6 sessions >> TUESDAYS, 7/18-9/19 from 1-4 pm PDT

ArtHome | 200 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109

In this radical costuming class, we’ll deconstruct gender norms by transforming found clothing and everyday objects into expressive, one-of-a-kind costume for our community model that will walk the runway at Path with Art's fall fundraiser--the Art for All Ball. Through critical discussion and hands-on creation, we will explore questions like: Why are some garments gendered—and what happens when we undo that? This class will work on a collaborative costume for our model, with all of us contributing to the final look. We aim to honor our model's identity through imaginative, subversive fashion. Come ready to rip seams, challenge assumptions, and stitch together something entirely new.

Participants who have high attendance in this class will be invited to the fall fundraiser, our Art for All Ball, on a free ticket.

Please note the physical manipulation of materials may require hand dexterity and may not be suitable for all. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns by emailing program@pathwithart.org. We want to support you in your access needs.

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