Powertex Workshops: Online and In-Person
Have you ever watched a scrap of old t-shirt turn rock-hard in your hands, holding exactly the fold you gave it? That moment is why I teach.
Whether you are brand new to Powertex or have been working with it for years, there is a seat for you. Learn at home on your own schedule, or come work beside me at our warehouse in Sanford, Maine.
Learn Online In-Person in Maine
Learn Online, at Your Own Pace
Our online classes live at Learning the Art Life™, my online art school. Every lesson is prerecorded, so you work when your studio time allows, pause when life calls, and rewind as often as you need.
You are not on your own in there. Each class has a discussion space where you can share your work and leave comments on every lesson, and you can message me directly in the classroom any time you get stuck. Ask me anything. I mean it.
Hidden Layers
Mixed Media Abstract Canvas · $129
Turn a flat canvas into one so textured you want to reach out and touch it. You will mix your own texture pastes with Easy 3Dflex, embed dimensional elements, build crackles and fine lines, and learn where texture earns its place. Six lessons, your own colors, your favorite canvas size.
Powertex Bottle Scarves
A Quick, Elegant Hostess Gift · $45
Dip fabric in Universal Medium, drape it around a bottle of wine or gourmet olive oil, add embellishments, then dry brush with pigments, acrylics, or metallics. A few easy steps and a little drying time, and the scarf lives on long after the bottle is empty. Make a batch for the holidays.
Powertex is my heart, but it isn't the only medium we teach. Learning the Art Life™ also offers classes in watercolor, fiber art, and faith journaling from instructors I love creating with. Browse all our classes.
Make Art With Me in Maine
Some things don't come through a screen. Wet fabric folding between your fingers. The smell of a working studio. The artist beside you laughing when her piece holds its shape on the first try.
I have taught Powertex at art stores, studios, and retreats across the country. Now I am bringing those workshops home to the Powertex Products USA warehouse in Sanford, Maine, where you can try the full range of products at the table, ask every question, and take home something you made with your own hands.
What we will make
- Fabric and Powertex clay sculptures that turn everyday materials into lasting art
- Mixed media canvases layered with texture you can feel
- Holiday decor to keep, or to give to someone you love
How you can join
- Half-day workshops for one technique and a finished piece
- Full-day workshops for bigger projects that need time to build and layer
- Evening classes for studio time after work
Finished pieces, proud artists. This is what a day at our tables looks like.
Nothing is on the calendar yet, but it is coming. Local, or happy to make the drive? Add your name to the list below and you will hear about new dates first, before they go out anywhere else. Space at the tables is limited.
Become a Certified Powertex Instructor
Ready to share Powertex with your own students? Our certification course is a multi-day, in-person course at the Sanford warehouse, where we work through five levels together:
- Fabric Sculpture Mastery with Universal Medium
- Powertex Clays Exploration
- Painting with Powertex on mixed media canvas
- Advanced Techniques with Rusty Powder, Bisters, Powerpoint, sprays, and Powersmooth
- Masterclass, a final project you can finish at home, followed by a video critique with me
Workshop fees and supplies are included, along with a professional headshot for your teaching materials. Once you're certified, you save 20% on every order at Powertex Products USA. Registration starts at $1,200. One-on-one training is also available by appointment, with very limited space.
The next course hasn't been scheduled yet. Start with a short intake form so I can get to know your work and your teaching plans, and I'll reply within 3 to 5 business days. Or join the list below and choose Certification courses to hear the moment dates are set.
See Course Details and Apply Join the Certification List
Curious who has already been through it? Meet our Certified Instructors.
Bring a Workshop to Your Shop, Studio, or Guild
I still travel to teach. If you run an art supply store, a studio, or an art group and would love a hands-on Powertex day for your community, let's talk. Send me a note with your location and the kind of workshop you have in mind, and I will get back to you with details.
Or write to info@powertexproductsusa.com
Get on the List
Tell me what you would love to hear about, and I will email you as soon as dates are set.