Join botanist/artist Kate Watters and poet Linda Maria Alvarado for a morning focused on flowers, friendship, and fancy phrases! Learn techniques for flower-pressing, writing nature-inspired verse, and how to combine the two. Each participant will create a poem using manual typewriters, and decorated with pressed flowers, resulting in a perfect Mother’s Day gift, or a personal keepsake. Materials are included, but please bring a notebook and pen for writing practice. 

Linda completed a certificate in creative writing from UCLA Extension in 2024, and her poems are published by the Museum of Northern Arizona’s Poetry Maps project, where she serves as a poet laureate . She has a BA in Fine Arts, MA in Anthropology, and her business, Paperclip Poetry, provides custom poems at events throughout Northern Arizona.

Kate Watters founded Wild Heart Farm in Rimrock, Arizona after nearly 20 years studying and restoring wild lands as a botanist. She grows food, flowers, medicine and biological diversity and teaches sustainable gardening and permaculture.  Her creative mission is to explore the details and diversity of people and places through writing, music, gardening, and art.

Minor children:

• If you are bringing a child, the minimum age for this course is 12. Children will receive a discount of $30.
• Please limit your registration to two children per adult.
• Please call with any questions on children attending: 928-226-4174.

Learn how simple hands-on tools can support focus, improve concentration, and relieve stress. In this interactive workshop, participants will create several fidget tools using inexpensive and widely available materials.

Participants will be introduced to five different low-cost fidget designs and learn how each type supports different sensory and focus needs. After guided demonstrations, participants will choose several fidgets to build using provided materials. Options include an origami infinity flip fidget, infinity dice cube, begleri rope, balloon stress ball, and nuts-and-bolts spinner.

Participants will leave with practical tools they can use immediately, along with ideas for making or sourcing additional fidgets at low cost. No prior crafting experience is required. All materials will be provided.

Age Range

• Ages 12+ must participate with parent
• Ages 16+ can participate without parent

Dr. Olivia A. Stull (aka Dr. Liv) holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Kansas. She has extensive experience designing hands-on workshops and educational programs that translate psychological research into accessible, real-world tools. Over the past two decades, Dr. Liv has worked with learners of all ages across a wide range of educational and community settings.

She is especially passionate about supporting neurodivergent individuals and helping people better understand how different brains focus, learn, and regulate attention. Her work emphasizes practical approaches that reduce frustration and help people develop tools that work with their natural strengths.

Whether you’re just beginning, feeling blocked, or ready to deepen your creative practice, this class offers a supportive space to reawaken your artistic voice and build lasting momentum.

In CCC’s art studio, you’ll experiment with a variety of art media while developing your own unique style. Through guided creative exercises, you’ll complete meaningful artistic pieces while strengthening both skill and confidence.

You’ll also learn practical techniques to:

• quiet the inner critic
• increase focus and creative flow
• use art as a tool for self-reflection and personal growth

Leave with not only finished creations, but a personalized creative process you can continue long after the class ends.

Dr. Michelle Gray of Authentic Path Coaching brings over 40 years of experience in expressive arts and coaching psychology. Her work integrates creativity, neuroscience, and depth psychology to support individuals in life and career transitions. She recently presented “Neuroplasticity and Shadow in Creative Depth” at the 2026 Phoenix Friends of Jung Annual Meeting and is a recipient of the 2024 ARTx Grant for Dreamscapes Unveiled.

This hands-on introductory photography class teaches participants how to take control of their cameras using manual settings. Students will learn how aperture (f-stop), shutter speed, and ISO work together to control exposure and image quality.

Rather than relying on automatic settings, participants will learn how to adjust their camera to match lighting conditions, subject movement, and creative goals such as background blur or sharp detail.

The class includes guided outdoor practice where participants will experiment with different camera settings and observe the results in real time. This course is ideal for beginners who want to move beyond auto mode and better understand how their camera works.

Participants must bring a digital camera with manual controls, such as a DSLR, mirrorless, or advanced compact camera. Smartphones and basic point-and-shoot cameras without manual controls are not suitable for this course. Additionally, participants should bring a fully charged battery and memory card.

Class meets on four Thursdays: July 9, 16, 23, 30, from 3 to 5 p.m.

Instructor: Before earning her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, Olivia A. Stull operated a photography studio in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she both worked as a professional photographer, as well as taught introductory digital photography courses. She has years of experience helping people learn to use their cameras with confidence and understand the technical foundations of photography.

Olivia has experience with a wide range of photographic formats, including large-format film, 35mm film, and digital systems, and has explored both traditional and experimental approaches, such as Lomography. Photography has been a lifelong passion and creative practice alongside her work in psychology and education.

Her teaching focuses on making manual camera settings understandable and practical so that participants can move beyond automatic mode and begin taking intentional photographs.

Join us for a hands-on printmaking class where you'll learn the art of linoleum block relief printing! In this beginner-friendly workshop you'll learn how to design, carve, transfer your image onto linoleum, tear paper, and print your own custom artwork using linoleum blocks, carving tools, and water soluble ink. You'll also learn how to sign your prints following traditional printmaking practices. Whether you’re interested in making prints for framing, cards, or even future stamp designs, this class offers a fun and creative introduction to a timeless printmaking method. You'll leave with finished prints, your hand-carved block for future use, and the skills to keep creating on your own. 

Instructor Skyler Dunfey is an artist and teacher with over a decade of experience. Her focus is on graphic design, printmaking, and jewelry making/metalsmithing.  As a Maine native who takes every opportunity to spend time outside, she is inspired by the natural surroundings. She brings nature's intricate patterns into her artwork to inspire others to see the complexities of nature in a new light. As an instructor with over 10 years of teaching experience, Skyler creates a welcoming and hands-on learning environment, helping students develop confidence and creativity.

At the Orme School she served as the Art Director, Assistant Dean of Students, and the Director of Experiential Learning.  She majored in studio art and with minors in education and psychology.  She sells her work through SkyJune Designs and also teaches jewelry-making classes to share her passion. 

Class meets Monday, July 27 through Thursday, July 30, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.