As I have spent much of my time each week at Creation Studio (CS) over the last month and a half, I have become more and more curious about painting and drawing. I have been a photographer and knitter for my entire adult life (a knitter since I was a kid), but I’ve always thought of myself as too uncoordinated and sloppy to ever draw or paint. Our artists inspire me to try.

We opened our doors to our enrolled artists this week! It is very exciting and a bit surreal to have people in the space making art.

Judith Scott is the inspiration behind our fiber art program at Creation Studio. We will offer fiber art classes twice a week, and students will be guided through specific projects as well as given the space to make whatever they feel called to create.

My brother Chase is the inspiration behind many things I have done in my 30 years of life, but perhaps the most exciting thing he has inspired thus far is Creation Studio. The community of people with IDD (intellectual and developmental disabilities) has always been important to me as my life has been intertwined with theirs since I can remember.