Who knew that snowflakes are their own small worlds of magic and art! This event is created for kids and is family friendly and interesting to everyone.

Join us for games, activities and demonstrations of snowflake art and science.

David's presentation 1 to 3pm (space is limited so come early). Studio open for drop-in casual interactions, games and snow making 3 to 5pm.

This event features David Turner, a local scientist and father that loves bringing science and art together. (see his bio below)

This event is FREE (donations welcome).

Email us with questions: info@sciencelovesart.org

About David Turner:

David Turner was raised on a farm in western Wyoming. David's family regularly sung and crafted together, when the chores were done. While he is the least artistic person in a large family with high expectations, the love of art resides deeply within his analytical self. Well into his adulthood, David learned that, before his birth, his father left behind the pursuit of a Chemistry degree to return to farming. His family moved to Laramie when David was age 9 so his mother could get a master's degree in adult education. It could be said that art, science, and teaching are in his blood. While raising his children, David graduated from the University of Wyoming with a bachelors of science in chemistry. He enjoyed sharing his love of science through guest teaching several times a year at his children's elementary school in Laramie. Now his kids are older and those teaching opportunities are lost. He is overjoyed at the opportunity to share the joy, and art, and love of science with children again.

Drop-in anytime between 1-5pm on May 2nd for a quick book binding tutorial. Spend the afternoon decorating your journal, inspirational quote book, or calendar with watercolors and art pens.

All materials included, BYOB! $10 per book, make as many as you wish!

No reservation required but space is limited so come early. Bring your friends!

Beeswax has antibacterial and anti-fungal properties making the wraps perfect for keeping your food fresh. They are reusable and allow your food to breathe unlike plastic wrap.

Drop in for our 'Open Studio: Beeswax Wraps' on Saturday, April 25th anytime between 1-5pm. You'll be provided with one 8x8" cotton square and learn our recipe to transform your fabric into a reusable beeswax wrap.

Drop in anytime between 1-5pm. No reservation required but space is limited so come early.

$10 per 8x8" square, make as many as you like! (cash and card accepted) BYOB

Thanks Wyoming EPSCoR Wyoming Arts Council City of Laramie - City Government for your grants, collaboration and support!

SATURDAY, MARCH 7th + 21st

Drop-in anytime between 1-5pm for a quick book binding tutorial and create your own amazing handmade book. (allow 1 hour) Studio closes at 5pm.

Our quick tutorial helps you create your journal, inspirational quote book or calendar. High quality watercolor paper, watercolors and art pens provided.

All materials included.

BYOB!

$10 per book

You will be inspired about more handmade projects you can make at home. Great gift ideas!

Beeswax has antibacterial and anti-fungal properties making the wraps perfect for keeping your food fresh. They are reusable and allow your food to breathe unlike plastic wrap.

Drop in for our 'Open Studio: Beeswax Wraps' on Saturday, March 28th anytime between 1-5pm. You'll be provided with one 8x8" cotton square and learn our recipe to transform your fabric into a reusable beeswax wrap.

Drop in anytime between 1-5pm. Space is limited, reserve yours here to make sure you have a spot!

$8 per 8x8" square, make as many as you like! (cash and card accepted) BYOB

Thanks Wyoming EPSCoR Wyoming Arts Council City of Laramie - City Government for your grants, collaboration and support!

Science Loves Art is on the go! Join us at Bonds Brewing Co. for crafts + drafts.

No reservation necessary: drop-in on Thursday, February 20th from 5-7pm to design your own key chain or pendant with glass and metal manipulation. All materials provided. Stay tuned for pendant/beer $ specials!

• No experience necessary $12 per pendant, make as many as you’d like.

• Glass will be fused at 4th Street Studios: pick up at your convenience a week later.

Whether you want to call it fluid art, liquid art, or acrylic pouring, there’s nothing more satisfying than creating abstract masterpieces by letting pigment run wild. This form of abstract art uses acrylics with a runny consistency to create psychedelic paintings with endless possibilities.

Join us for color popping fun with acrylic paint pouring! Try your hand at the “swipe” technique and learn how to uncover hidden colors and designs with balloon kisses and rolls.

In this art experience, no prior Paint Pour experience is necessary. You’ll practice on two 4x6” canvases and then create your masterpiece on an 8x10” raised canvas. All materials included.

(Art experience caps at 12 participants. (Reservation required: sign up here or drop by the studio at least 24 hours in advance. Cash or card accepted.) All proceeds go towards creating more SLA Kits for Wyoming Schools

Reserve your spot here.

Drop in between 1-5pm on Saturday afternoon and create to your hearts content. Use our multi-colored recycled glass to create sun catchers, jewelry, pendants, night lights, key chains or coasters.

$15 per 3x3” glass canvas. All materials included, just bring yourself and some knowledge of glass fusing. BYOB. No reservation necessary but space is limited! Reserve yours here to ensure you get a spot.

We will keep your items to be fused in our kiln. Pick up 7-10 days later at your convenience.

(Proceeds go towards creating more SLA Kits for Wyoming Schools.)

To reserve your spot sign up here.

No experience or reservation necessary: flex your creative muscles creating glass ornaments for family, friends or to decorate your home. (11am-1pm)

$15 for the first ornament and $10 for each following.

Make it a whole afternoon: BYOB and snacks!

Create custom ornaments to gift to friends and family or decorate your home!

No glass fusing experience necessary: relax, bring a snack and a beverage and create 3 ornaments with our brilliantly colored recycled glass.

Learn how to cut glass and about the applications of frit, stringers, and cones to accent your creations.

All materials included. BYOB!

Reserve your spot here.

Join us as we explore techniques to start making our own books and pamphlets working with paper, thread, and watercolor paints. In this art experience, we will create a mini book accomplished by only folding and cutting. This ‘book’ can include cut out frames and sneaky pockets.

The second book will be hand bound with a needle and thread. Watercolors will be provided to create unique projects that can be used for gifts, small notebooks, journals, or art projects.

*All materials included, workshop caps at 6 students.

BYOB!

Reserve your spot here.

Create custom ornaments to gift to friends and family or decorate your home!

No glass fusing experience necessary: relax, bring a snack and a beverage and create 3 ornaments with our brilliantly colored recycled glass.

Learn how to cut glass and about the applications of frit, stringers, and cones to accent your creations.

All materials included. BYOB!

Reserve your spot here.

Whether you want to call it fluid art, liquid art, or acrylic pouring, there’s nothing more satisfying than creating abstract masterpieces by letting pigment run wild. This form of abstract art uses acrylics with a runny consistency to create psychedelic paintings. There are endless creative possibilities thanks to different ways to combine acrylic paints and there’s something so satisfying about watching it spill across a surface.

In this class, we will explore the movement of acrylic paint mixed with oil and glue on magnets! Great for holiday gifts or to accent your home or office.

We will first practice on a 4 x 6” canvas and discuss color theory to achieve the hues you want.

Reserve your spot here.

Celebrate and support the small businesses of Laradise! Join us on Saturday, November 30th from 11am-5pm for art by local creators, jewelry by Rene Wiilliams and clothing by Visantine Collective. Gift an art experience or grab some Science Loves Art kits for your holiday party.

We’ll be hosting a drop-in Glass Ornament Art Experience as well: $15 for the first ornament and $10 for each following. No experience necessary.

Ask us about hosting private parties at the studio.

Learn about our upcoming Art Experiences (including book binding!)

BYOB and snacks!

Join us as we explore the craft of traditional watercolor paint-making using soils collected throughout the region!

The workshop will involve hand crafting 6 watercolor paints using Wyoming soils collected and refined by Karen. We will mull, mix and coat the fine earth fraction to unlock the colors of the soil. Each participant will take home a half pan of all 6 colors.

Bethann will the instruct the group in basic water color techniques as we attempt to use the new paints to create works of art.

*Led by soil scientist Karen Vaughan and Bethann Garramon Merkle.

*Workshop caps at 12 students. $35 per student, all materials included. BYOB! (Cash must be dropped off at least 24 hours in advance of class to reserve your spot.)

To reserve your spot sign up here.

Next up for acrylic paint pouring is “Bottoms Up!” You will explore the movement of your paint color choices over the base of a plastic pop/water bottle. The ‘flower’ shaped bottle base helps create paintings with very unique, abstract designs.

To help make this pour special you will have the option to design onto an old record album! Yes! Dancing to the oldies never looked so good! Or you might prefer to use a square canvas. Watch the demonstration then you decide. We will also be doing a short exercise in using string to create abstract shapes with paint pour. If this class sounds like one that you would like to attend, don't miss out because space will be limited.

Walk away with two 4X4” canvases, one 8X8” canvas, and one groovy vintage record! (great for gifts or to light up any room in your home.)

Lead by Patty Hansen. (BYOB!)

*Class caps at 12 students. $25 per student. All materials included. Cards and cash accepted. (Cash must be dropped off at least 24 hours in advance of class to reserve your spot.)

To reserve your spot sign up here.

No experience needed. Learn the basics of glass fusing including cutting and the uses of a variety of multi-colored materials: frit, stringers, and cones to name a few. Create an abstract scene or an intentional landscape, it’s up to you. The possibilities are endless with glass and they always turn out fantastic.

Our beginner class offers the potential to make jewelry, night lights, coasters, pendants, x-mas tree decorations and more.

You’ll leave your projects with us to be fused in our kiln and picked up at your convenience.

*class caps at 12 students. $35 per student. Cards and cash accepted. (Cash must be dropped off at least 24 hours in advance of class to reserve your spot.)

To reserve your spot sign up here.

Using alcohol inks can be a fun way to use colors and create backgrounds for stamping or cardmaking. You can also use alcohol inks in painting and to add color to different surfaces such as glass and metals. Alcohol inks are an acid-free, highly-pigmented, and fast drying medium to be used on non-porous surfaces. Mixing colors can create a vibrant marbled effect and the possibilities can only be limited by what you are willing to try.

Join us to experiment with this microbe inspired technique and leave class with 3 handmade cards and a piece of decorative glass. All materials included!

*Class caps at 12 students. $25 per student. Cards and cash accepted. (Cash must be dropped off at least 24 hours in advance of class to reserve your spot.)

To reserve your spot sign up here.

No experience needed. Learn the basics of glass fusing including cutting and the uses of a variety of multi-colored materials: frit, stringers, and cones to name a few. Create an abstract scene or an intentional landscape, it’s up to you. The possibilities are endless with glass and they always turn out fantastic.

Our beginner class offers the potential to make jewelry, night lights, coasters, pendants, x-mas tree decorations and more.

You’ll leave your projects with us to be fused in our kiln and picked up at your convenience.

*class caps at 12 students. $35 per student. Cards and cash accepted. (Cash must be dropped off at least 24 hours in advance of class to reserve your spot.)

To reserve your spot sign up here.

Learn the ancient Japanese technique of marbling. Our ‘wabi sabi’ approach to this effortless art will relax you, surprise you, and you’ll leave with 3 handmade cards!

Part 1 of the class will explain the basics of marbling with 2 colors.

Part 2 will explore incorporating ‘negative space’ in your marbling and adding a 3rd color.

Part 3 will cover the many ways to agitate your marbling, giving it movement and life.

*Class caps at 12 students. $25 per student cards and cash accepted. (Cash must be dropped off at least 24 hours in advance of class to reserve your spot.)

To reserve your spot sign up here.

Whether you want to call it fluid art, liquid art, or acrylic pouring, there’s nothing more satisfying than creating abstract masterpieces by letting pigment run wild. This form of abstract art uses acrylics with a runny consistency to create psychedelic paintings. There are endless creative possibilities thanks to different ways to combine acrylic paints and there’s something so satisfying about watching it spill across a surface.

In this class, we will explore the movement of acrylic paint mixed with oil and glue- creating our own recipes to assess the difference in movement and density based on our individual combinations. We will learn more controlled techniques of paint pour using string.

You will walk away with 3 abstract cards and (2) 4 X 4” canvas to display as you please.

*Class caps at 12 students. $25 per student. Cards and cash accepted. (Cash must be dropped off at least 24 hours in advance of class to reserve your spot.)

To reserve your spot sign up here.

Learn the ancient Japanese technique of marbling. Our ‘wabi sabi’ approach to this effortless art will relax you, surprise you, and you’ll leave with 3 handmade cards!

Part 1 of the class will explain the basics of marbling with 2 colors.

Part 2 will explore incorporating ‘negative space’ in your marbling and adding a 3rd color.

Part 3 will cover the many ways to agitate your marbling, giving it movement and life.

*Class caps at 12 students. $25 per student cards and cash accepted.

To reserve your spot sign up here.

Take a break from WHAT FEST—> Science Loves Art is hosting ‘Speed Art-ing’ at 4th Street Studios from 4-7pm. We’re offering Art demos every half hour in Paint Pouring, Alcohol Ink, and Paper Marbling. Each activity is $10 (all materials included) and takes only a half hour. Pick up your art at the end of the night or take it with you! Email us with any questions: artondemand@sciencelovesart.org

Friends, wine + art! Inquire about your own private Art Party :)