Get On Board
Craft a stunning charcuterie board for your next get-together at Stuart Ceramics. Several times a month, owner Debra Eby and art teacher Antoinette Franzese team up to show students how to mix, pour, heat, and flow resin onto wood boards. Eby says she wanted to give people something they could make and take home the next day. “Especially for people coming from out of town, they don’t have time to wait for something to dry,” she notes. “They make their board, and it’s ready for pick-up the next day.” Eby also teaches clay sculpting on a pottery wheel, and offers a walk-in painting studio where guests can choose from a variety of ready-to-paint ceramics. “We have a lot of different rooms and a party area for private parties. It’s cozy,” says Eby, who adds there’s an unexpected bonus: “We are also next to Terra Fermata, so people can sit out at our tiki hut in the back and listen to the live music from nextdoor.”
Make Fashion Your Passion
At Jupiter’s Brushstrokes and More, owner Jackie Gaines encourages kids to express themselves beyond an art canvas. Her after-school and homeschool classes teach kids to make art out of hats, bags, T-shirts, shoes, jewelry, and more. “I’m trying to get kids to think outside the box,” says Gaines, who also teaches classes in mosaics, finger painting, pencil drawing, and 3D pen creations. This month, Gaines says, they’ll host a Love My Movie Characters series that invites kids to create to wearables inspired by their favorite movies. They can also learn the art of crochet and weaving to make their own scarf, hat, or yarn jewelry for those few-and-far-between winter Florida days. Gaines, who is celebrating 20 years of teaching art at Brushstrokes and More, points to a picture of a smiling boy holding a wallet crafted from duct tape. “I just love being here,” she says.
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