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Paper Whimsy for Winter: Small Handmade Treasures to Welcome the Light! taught by Tara Tieso
January 3 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
IN PERSON- Includes most materials
Winter is the perfect season for small, meaningful acts of creativity — especially those that can be displayed, gifted and treasured. In this cozy, in-person workshop, we’ll make three winter-themed paper pieces: a glowing Yupo* luminary to warm up a windowsill; an accordion book for memories, or new year observations; and a trio of charming bookmarks to keep, tuck into a gift, or give as a unique Valentine’s token.
Each project is simple, personalizable, and designed to give us that satisfying “I made this!” glow. Whether you keep them for yourself or share them with someone special, each piece brings a bit of brightness to the frosty days of winter.
We’ll work with color, texture, light, shape, and personal imagery — and leave with projects that feel both polished and heartfelt.
All levels welcome; curiosity and enthusiasm are the only prerequisites.
Classes have a limited space available and some fill quickly. Decisions about whether to cancel a class or add another session are typically made one week prior to the start of a class. If a class you are interested in is full we will have a waiting list and will contact you if a space opens up. If a class is cancelled due to low enrollment (fewer than 4 registrations) all registrations will be promptly refunded.
Ticket Instruction: You must choose a quantity to activate “get tickets”. To pay for a class registration with a Wet Paint gift card, please call 651-698-6431
Tara L. Tieso is an abstract artist residing in the historic Lowertown arts district of Saint Paul along the mighty Mississippi. She works in encaustic, an ancient beeswax and resin medium fused to its substrate with a torch, as well as pen and ink – and loves every kind of water-soluble media! Tara is Past Board President of nationally celebrated WARM, Women’s Art Resources Minnesota – where she worked with other women in the arts to steward the rich 40-year feminist legacy of Minnesota’s brilliant women artists. She currently serves as Board Chair of The Show Non-Profit, which supports artists with disabilities. Tara brings a love of community from her experience in social work and therapy, and as a teaching artist, she facilitates Wet Paint’s Book Club (free on zoom!), Creative Circles from her loft studio, and a myriad of Wet Paint classes that require no art experience of any kind, ever! A grateful recipient of the McKnight Foundation-funded Metropolitan Regional Arts Council’s Next Step Grant, and a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant; she is one of 30 ArtSage Minnesota Artists, and a winner of North Hennepin Community College Award of Excellence in Memory of Lance Kiland from the Minnesota State Fair Foundation. Her work hangs in private collections in the Twin Cities, greater Minnesota, and Philadelphia.
