Commune Studio curates a series of hands-on workshops and excursions inspired by seasonal shifts and guided by Cleveland’s creative community—creating time to make, explore different mediums, and connect with one another through shared creative practice.

Our inaugural seven week Spring series, Sow to Seed, includes five hands-on interconnected workshops and weekly open studios exploring different mediums.

Workshops will take place weekly on Thursdays from 6pm-9pm at The Creative Hangars in Ohio City.


Space is limited to 12 participants.

What is included:

  • 5 Artist workshops every Thursday 6pm-9pm

  • Kits from sessions to take home to continue creating

  • Private tour of the Morgan Conservatory and Svona Studio

  • Studio access on Sundays from 12-4pm during duration of series

  • Unlimited access to art materials during open studio — acrylic paint, watercolor paint, charcoal, papers, brushes, etc.

  • Intentional and consistent community to create alongside

  • Private group chat for support and inspiration shares

  • Opening orientation and closing art show festivities

  • Surprises along the way

Reserve Your Spot ––– $695

SPRING SERIES CALENDAR

4.23

Orientation

4.23 Orientation

HANDBUILDING EVERYDAY OBJECTS WITH CLAY

April 30
6:00-9:00 PM
at Svona Studio

Centered on letting go of expectations, and reconnecting with your hands. Participants are guided to explore clay through touch and intuition, embracing the process over the outcome while creating one-of-a-kind pieces

with Shelly Svonavec of Svona Studio

FLOWER PRESSING

May 7
6:00-9:00 PM
at Commune Studio

A pressed flower workshop focused on patience and preservation. Participants select, press, and arrange botanicals, learning how to care for delicate materials and transform fleeting blooms into something lasting.

with Danielle DeBoe Harper

FRAGRANCE ANATOMY & CANDLE POURING

May 14
6:00-9:00 PM
at Commune Studio

A sensory candle-making workshop focused on slowing down and engaging the senses. Participants blend fragrances and hand-pour candles into a vessel they’ve created, emphasizing presence, touch, and process over perfection.

with Kate Sjogren & Caroline Becker of co.create

Morgan Conservatory Excursion

5.23

Morgan Conservatory Excursion 5.23

PAPER
MAKING

May 21
6:00-9:00 PM
at Commune Studio

Explore the fundamentals of paper making, transforming recycled fibers into unique, tactile sheets. We’ll explore the full process—from pulping and pulling sheets to pressing and drying—while experimenting with texture, color, and inclusions. Use your stack of paper to set your next intentions or dreams.

with Colleen Redmond

LINOCUT PRINTMAKING

May 28
6:00-9:00 PM
at Commune Studio

A tablescape workshop focused on creating thoughtful, eye-catching settings that invite connection. Participants explore color, texture, and composition to design tables that not only draw the eye, but bring everyone seated together through shared atmosphere and intention.

with Marika Shioiri-Clark

6.4

Closing Party

6.4

Art Show

6.4 Closing Party 6.4 Art Show

The intangibles

  • Disconnect to reconnect

    There’s nothing quite like creating something with your own hands. It can be restful and energizing all at the same time.

  • Fuel your creativity

    At Commune we want to play and experiment to discover something new. Perfection is not the point. Get weird with it.

  • Appreciate the process

    We use this time to slow down and take a closer look at everyday objects. Join us as we break things down to build them back up.

  • Find your community

    A great excuse to reconnect with a friend or make a new one. Come as your are. We’ll take care of the rest. ♥︎

We’ve intentionally curated a series so each workshop connects to the next, cultivating a creative ecosystem where nothing stands alone and everything supports one another.

You’ll craft a ceramic vessel in one session, then return in a later workshop to pour your own candle into the piece you made.

The seeded paper you create can be planted to grow flowers — flowers you can later press and mount onto handmade paper, bringing your work beautifully full circle.

Your linocut carving won’t just live on its own; you can use it to stamp and decorate your clay pieces or embellish your handmade paper.

Each workshop builds on the last, encouraging a thoughtful, sustainable, and circular approach to making.

One other core reason we offer our workshops as a series instead of a standalone is our community. We want to have shared experiences where relationships can build over time and carry on outside of the studio ♥︎