…making the ordinary extraordinary.
Our in-person and virtual instruction promotes creative and critical thinking, wellness, and heartfelt joy for people of all ages and abilities.
Art as play • Art as practice • Art as well-being
At Art Works! Studio, we are committed to helping people pursue their natural inclination to create. Our engagements are grounded in integrity, respect for diversity, individual learning styles, inclusive education, and the principles of neuroscience.
We offer programs that nurture, restore, and enhance the connection between the visual and language arts, promoting a healthy mind, body, and spirit. We aim to be that teacher who holds a safe space for the challenges and joys of creative discovery. Based in Walled Lake, Michigan, Art Works! The studio offers art classes, expressive arts workshops, and mindful creativity for all ages.
- Online and in-studio private and small group art classes and workshops
- Online and in-studio expressive art workshops and retreats
- Open studio expressive art sessions
- SoulCollage® Workshops
- Mindful art workshops for well-being
- Eco-expressive arts workshops
- Homeschool art classes
- pARTies
- Special event party planning
- Assisted and accommodated instruction: Alzheimer’s, Autism, Cognitive Impairments, Dementia, Developmental Delay, Learning Disability, Parkinson’s, Traumatic Brain Injury, and more.
At Art Works! Studio, we honor the diversity and complexity of identities, perspectives, circumstances, and experiences. We believe everyone has the potential to create and affect personal, community, and global transformation. And we believe it begins with ART. enjoy ARTing with folks in the neighborhood (and beyond with Zoom meetings)—stirring up creative empowerment.
Our gallery of student art work
About the founder, Sasha Roberts-Levi
(she/her/hers)
My approach to teaching traditional art begins with nurturing a deep love for the subject, while gradually introducing the technical and academic aspects. Being passionate about creating makes delving into the subject even more enjoyable. I am dedicated to sharing mindful art practices that promote self-awareness, self-compassion, and self-expression.
One of the most obvious benefits of expressive arts is the spark it ignites in the imagination. This awakening process allows us to experience something new; it’s like an “a-ha” moment, a new discovery. It can lead to new things, shed light on something that’s been stuck, open a new doorway to unspoken feelings, and illuminate the past. Expressive arts can provide a new language and nurture existing language when current circumstances and words cannot describe the unfolding process.
As an educator, I provide support to students with learning and language challenges as well as “gifted” students. My background as a traditional public school teacher and a charter school administrator allows me to see the bigger picture and meet the needs of all learners while honoring their diversity and the complexity of their identities, perspectives, circumstances, and experiences.