Meet Fiona Davis!
New York Times Best Selling Author is joining Artful Reads this month!
New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis will be joining our February Artful Reads discussion!! She is the author of eight best-selling historical fiction novels translated into 20 languages, They are all set in iconic New York City buildings, including The Stolen Queen, The Magnolia Palace, and The Lions of Fifth Avenue, which was a Good Morning America book club pick and an Artful Reads pick we read a couple of years ago and loved!
In preparation for her virtual visit and based on her recommendation, we are reading two of Fiona's works. In January, we talked about The Magnolia Palace, and on February 11th at 4:30, we will be discussing her latest book, The Stolen Queen. We have teamed up with the Dunlap Public Library since 2020 to discuss "arty" reads of various genres. We meet virtually every month, the second Wednesday of the month. We would love to have you join us for our monthly discussions or just Fiona's visit!
You do not have to live in the Dunlap Library district to be a book club member: we actually have a couple of members who live on the East Coast! ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Please email mweyeneth@dunlaplibrary.org for a meeting invite. Please register at least one hour prior to the book club.
Meet an Owl and Make Owl Art
This year's most popular event:
You provide the space, and we bring the rest, including all project supplies, an artist instructor, and an owl with its human handler. (Yes, really an owl.)
Choose to make a polymer clay mosaic owl with award-winning artist Linda Webb or paint a metal art owl with plasma cutter artist Dan Frohberg! Prices starting at $22* per person based on artist, project and number of participants. More information below.
Monkey business !
Thanks to all who visited us at IGNITE! All ages enjoyed their chance to create a no-bake clay monkey with award winning artist, Linda Webb, and assemble a monkey basket to take their project home with Creative Soul!
We do events
at your location!
Classes for all ages
Kids' and adults' birthday parties
Showers and bachelorette parties
Call 309-232-8886 to reserve your date and time
Pricing/deadlines
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Artist-taught classes are usually $24-$35 per guest, depending on the artist, the number of guests, and the project. A few examples of options are: polymer clay magnets, bookmarks or pendants, and metal art painting. Not only does the artist teach the class, but theyalso share their art and background. Options depend on artist's availability.
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Creative Soul owner-taught classes are usually $19-$25 per guest, depending on the project desired. A few examples of options are: fabric beads, tissue dyed scarves, and watercolor doodles.
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Payment by cash or check is requested. Card and Venmo are accepted, but there is a 3 percent processing fee (this is the fee we pay to the card processor)
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Deposit of half two weeks before cover prep time and materials acquired ahead of the event.
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An estimate of guests is requested a couple of weeks prior, so we have enough materials.
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Final count is due by end of day, three days before the event, for set-up purposes.
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Final payment due day of the event.
Requirements
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At least 2 adults are present at an underage event of 8 or more guests; 1 adult for fewer than 8 guests.
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Scissors, paint, and permanent marker usage requires that guests may NOT leave their seats when holding those items.
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Please tell your guests that it is possible, depending on the project, paint, etc., could end up on their clothing. Wearing their favorite outfit could be risky.
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We want to keep our guests safe. If one of them has a severe allergy, we would like to know about it and if they have an epi-pen or medication with them.
Take home a monarch!
Unlike the ones released at our summer releases by the Central Illinois Monarch Butterfly Task Force you can take these unique polymer clay mosaic pieces home.
Each piece is individually created by award-winning artist Linda Webb
Monarch Art
Linda Webb, Creekside Studio