…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 Classes & Expressive Arts Studio in Walled Lake, MI
Art Works! Studio is a creative space where art is both practice and possibility. Here, people of all ages and abilities gather to learn, explore materials, and make meaningful work in a calm and welcoming environment.
Whether you’re discovering a new skill, shaping something by hand, or simply seeking time to create alongside others, our studio weaves skill-building, creative process, and personal expression together.
Creative Experiences at Art Works! Studio
Art Classes (Ongoing Instruction)
- Private & small group classes
- Drawing, painting & mixed media
- Homeschool & learning pod classes
- Inclusive & accommodated instruction for neurodiverse youth & adults
Workshops & Seasonal Creative Experiences
- Eco-expressive arts workshops
- Themed interdisciplinary workshops (art + writing + nature)
- Broken China Mosaic
- Needle felting (seasonal themes)
- Mixed media & traditional craft workshops
- SoulCollage®
- Mindful art workshops
Open Studio & Creative Community
- Monthly Artist Trading Card Tea-n-Trade Events
- Open studio sessions
- Guided expressive practice
- Crafternoon: relaxed, social, DiY creative gatherings
- Creative Circles
Community & Special Programs
- pARTies
- Special events
- On-location workshops & staff training
Art as play. Art as practice. Art as well-being.
At Art Works! Studio, art is more than an activity — it is a practice of attention. We value the full journey of making: observing, experimenting, revising, and reflecting. Students engage deeply with skill-building and creative exploration together, using high-quality materials that support both precision and imagination. Strong foundations in drawing and painting create freedom, and thoughtful choice-making builds confidence and problem-solving. Beauty is not an afterthought here; it is part of how understanding takes shape.
Our instruction is student-centered, differentiated, and open-ended. We meet learners where they are and invite them forward — honoring children as serious thinkers, supporting neurodiverse students with built-in accommodations, and helping adults rediscover capacities they may have forgotten. We are not interested in rushed, cookie-cutter projects, but in wonder, curiosity, and the questions that emerge when someone pauses to ask, “What if?” Art becomes a way to connect self to material, to others, and to the wider world — because everyone is capable of making, growing, and being nurtured in that capacity.