CURRENT WORKSHOPS

The Planner Society
at Portsmouth Public Library
is one of my favorite groups to be part of!
​Portsmouth Public Library
November 19th, 6:30-7:30pm

The lovely little Planner Society at the Portsmouth Public Library has invited me a number of times to hold creative workshops. 
This time, it's actually in person!  And I'm very excited to be part of it!
We'll be having fun with collage techniques and materials and sharing our love of color and images!
Join the Planner Society so you can keep up with all the workshops and events they hold for free!

DIY Wrapping Paper and Gift Tags Workshop
Sunday, November 23rd, 12-2:30pm
​at The Word Barn

Because it's a lovely time to get in the holiday spirit...
Learn how to create your own sustainable wrapping paper and gift tags, just in time for the holiday season!
Block Printing is one of the oldest styles of printmaking, used for thousands of years on paper and fabric alike. 
During this workshop you will design & carve your very own "block" for printing on Kraft paper and gift tags.
You'll learn how to transfer images, design your own, and gain an introduction to the different kinds of supplies and tools that can be used in this exciting process. 
Participants can expect to create & carve at least one unique block and leave with original prints on various paper sheets & gift tags and take their stamp home to use over and over!
No previous experience necessary. All materials provided
but, printing ink can get messy, so I highly suggest bringing an apron!
Space is very limited!

THE CONCERTINA BOOK
Online Workshop
Sunday, December 7th, 12pm-3pm EST

be sure to sign up early enough to receive your kit in the mail - kits will be mailed the week of 11/24
Perhaps this is the year you'd like to create a really marvelous, meaningful gift for a loved one...
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The Concertina Book is a fantastic way to display your keepsakes: have it standing up to show off your artwork or lay it down and let the pages tell a story in themselves.  In this workshop, we'll be creating a hard-backed accordion-style book. You'll learn how to construct the book and learn a variety of collage techniques for all the juicy ephemera that comes in your kit.

Please Note this workshop offering is ONLINE 
A kit will be mailed to you the week of 11/24
The zoom link to the workshop will be emailed to you the week of 12/1

We'll be working with vintage book pages, ephemera, paper, stamps, using paper and fabric, stencils and  templates and all sorts of construction concepts that can be included
in this small-but-mighty Concertina Book.
It's always a good idea to think about who this creation might be for... will it be for inspirational quotes and pages to keep your inspired for the new year? will it be a baby book? maybe for someone's birthday?
I highly recommend bringing some of your treasured, personal items to the table,
these can be flat or 3-d, family photos, letters, or copies of all,
to use for collaging into your book.
What begins as blank pages becomes an incredible creation and story telling art piece. 
And, this holiday season, may just be the most special gift you make for someone...
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​Please Note this workshop offering is ONLINE 
A kit will be mailed to you the week of 11/24
The zoom link to the workshop will be emailed to you the week of 12/1

It's never too late to create...
happenings at the Portsmouth Senior Activity Center

I lead a variety of workshops during the year at the Portsmouth Senior Activity Center. 
​If you or someone you know has yet to join the Senior Center, with all it's activities and good times, get on it!
You qualify as a "senior" if you're the ripe age of 50 and you can live anywhere in NH to join in!
These workshops are always a blast!  
Info at 603-610-4433


 some really sweet things people have shared
about their experiences in my workshops:

the skills that I have learned under Molly's teaching are ones that I am able to apply and incorporate into any of my creative endeavors and her enthusiasm, encouragement and willingness to share "trade secrets" are inspirational. After class my head is brimming with ideas for future projects. - Beth
Thank you for the fun, wonderful,
​magical classes!
You are my favorite art teacher ever! 
The classes were pure joy! -Connie
Molly gives great detailed instructions and fascinating suggestions for what you can do.
I got the sense that she is incredibly excited about doing this and it makes me want to do it to.
​It sparked a lot of ideas for me.    -Lee
Molly is an excellent teacher and she is extremely encouraging
​for those of us that are new artists. - Cindy
...A fun course with lots of incorporated techniques and examples. 
​Molly is a terrific teacher! -Deb
I also appreciated her impreciseness -
it made the process fun!    -Pamela
...the workshop was so inspiring. Molly does an amazing job of creating weekly projects. Her approach is so encouraging and I learned so many techniques. I thoroughly enjoyed the course and looked forward to each week to see what she in store for us. One more thing is that it is pretty cool to see that people from all over can participate together.  - Karen

THE TRAVELING POSTAL CLUB

HEY THERE! 
​The Traveling Postal Club pops-up at the
NEWFIELDS POST OFFICE
so, sign up for my newsletter
​or check back in this space for future dates to create mail art!

The Traveling Postal Club

The Traveling Postal Club  is a free -to-all, community, mail-art project/gathering that fellow artist, Anne Baumgartner & I started in 2017.  Past public projects include: "Dear Los Angeles", "Tell Me One Thing" and "Remember This Name"

The ongoing project "Tell Me One Thing" was born out of a wish for wisdom.  If we can't physically be together, we can still let each other know one thing:  an 'i love you' or an 'i baked bread!' or 'did you know dogs can talk?' something that connects you and one other person.  The community comes in when you share that 'one thing, one letter, one person' with the rest of us.  The joy, the wisdom, the one thing spreads out to all of us missing our families and friends...  we can all do our part to lift each other up with one little thing! 

You can see all about our other public/community mail art projects on IG.
If you love mail-art or letter writing and want to make a difference not only in somebody's mailbox, but in someone's day, 
join us in writing to people anywhere, anytime. 

HOW TO JOIN IN VIRTUALLY
Once you've created your mail-art, written your letter or postcard and have it ready to send, take a photo of the front and the back side
(cover-up the address) and tag us on Instagram @thetravelingpostalclub and/or use the hashtag #thetravelingpostalclub 
or send it to us in a direct message (DM)
and we'll share your creativity
​on The Traveling Postal Club Instagram feed for all to enjoy!