Upcoming Events with Kindling Studios
🌿 What to Expect
Slow down. Make something. Connect with yourself and your surroundings.
Whether we’re journaling under golden skies or gathering in creative community, every Kindling Studios event is designed to nourish your inner world with:
Gentle guidance - no experience needed
A welcoming, small-group environment
Creative materials provided (or available through our Kindling Kits)
Time to reflect, make, and breathe
Seasonal inspiration and soulful prompts
Special Retreats & Collaborations
Check back soon for full-day workshops and wellness studio partnerships.
Pages of Gratitude: A Reflective Journaling Gathering at Carmichael’s Bookstore
Gather with Kindling Studios for Pages of Gratitude: A Reflective Journaling Gathering at Carmichael’s Bookstore. This cozy, beginner-friendly workshop invites you to slow down and capture the season’s gratitude through simple journaling prompts and light art-making exercises. No experience is needed. Just bring yourself, and we’ll provide all materials.
Together, we’ll create a small journaling art piece to take home as a reminder of what you’re thankful for this season. The event is free and open to all. Kindling Studios products will also be available to browse and purchase.
📅 Tuesday, November 18th
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 Carmichael’s Bookstore – 2720 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville
Register here: https://www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/event/pages-gratitude-reflective-journaling-gathering-kindling-studios
Sip & Sketch: Holiday Magic
Hosted by Kindling Studios x Vines Wine Bar
Join me for a cozy evening of creativity, connection, and festive cheer at Louisville’s original wine bar and spirits shop. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or just looking for a soulful way to slow down, this guided art night invites you to unwind with a drink in hand and a brush in the other.
✨ What’s Included:
A 2-hour guided art experience with Kindling Studios
All supplies for watercolor, sketching, and creative prompts
Cozy holiday-themed ambiance + optional journaling reflections
Good vibes, twinkling lights, and the magic of making something by hand
🍷 Event Details:
📍 Vines Wine Bar & Spirits Shop
🗓 Sunday, December 7th, 2025
🕓 4:00 – 6:00 PM
🎟 $30 (art experience only)
🎟 $45 (includes one drink from the bar)
Limited spots available - advance registration encouraged.
Drinks will be available for purchase throughout the event. Non-alcoholic options welcome!
💌 About the Hosts:
Kindling Studios blends mindful art, seasonal rituals, and creative reflection into beautifully curated experiences.
Vines Wine Bar is a warm, welcoming gathering space in the Highlands, offering wine, bourbon, NA drinks, and a charming local vibe.
Grab your seat, sip something special, and let your creativity glow.
November Sketch & Soul
Locals Food Hub & Pizza Pub - Louisville
822 E Broadway, Louisville, KY 40204
Sunday, November 9th · 4-6 PM · Hosted by Kindling Studios
All materials are provided. Come as you are. Just bring your heart and your story.
Gratitude isn’t just a list of things to be thankful for - it’s a practice of noticing what holds you, even in the quiet or messy moments. This month’s experience invites participants to slow down, soften into presence, and express appreciation through art, journaling, and gentle reflection.
Kindling Studios at the Louisville Book Festival
Slow down and spark your creativity with Kindling Studios at the Louisville Book Festival. This free interactive station offers journaling prompts, mini zine-making, and reflection activities for all ages — no experience needed, just curiosity and a love for words.
Treasure the Season: A Nature Journaling Workshop
Join Kindling Studios for a creative morning of reflection, sketching, and sensory connection at the Gardens. This 90-minute guided journaling experience will invite guests to slow down and “treasure the season” through thoughtful prompts, simple art exercises, and time to explore the landscape with fresh eyes.
No artistic experience is needed — just bring your curiosity and a willingness to connect with nature, your inner voice, and the changing rhythms of fall.
🌿 All materials provided
🎟️ Ideal for adults and teens
🖋️ Participants take home a small creative keepsake
Register Here: https://waterfrontgardens.org/event/nature-journaling-workshop-with-kindling-studios/
Kindling Studios at the Be More Conference
Panelist Speaker
Maria has been invited to speak as a featured panelist at the Fall 2025 Be More Conference: We Rise, a high-impact event centered around women’s empowerment, leadership, and collective growth. This year’s conference features a fresh, all-panel format, offering dynamic conversations, diverse voices, and practical inspiration for women leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers.
Maria will bring her perspective as an artist, facilitator, and founder of Kindling Studios, sharing insights around creativity, purpose, resilience, and joyful leadership. She’s honored to join a powerful lineup of women committed to rising together.
Register for the conference: https://unstoppablepartners.dubb.com/v/0iCBxz
The Creative Exchange
The Creative Exchange is a one-day event celebrating creativity, sustainability, and community. Join us for a curated art supply consignment sale, a pop-up market of local art under $200, and a full day of mini workshops led by Louisville creatives.
Whether you're cleaning out your studio, on the hunt for affordable materials, or just looking to recharge your creative spark, this event was made for you.
☑️ RSVP to shop in timed windows
☑️ Sign up to consign your gently used supplies
☑️ Attend or lead a 30 minute creative session
☑️ Enjoy coffee, community, and creative energy all day long
Space is limited. Register early to claim your spot on The Creative Exchange tab!
Softening into the Shift with the Guided Place at Kozy Kandles
Join Kindling Studios and Guided Place on Sept 4th in New Albany for Softening into the Shift, a calming ritual circle with intuitive watercolor, guided journaling, and seasonal reflection. No art experience needed. Come as you are.
Register here: https://www.guidedplace.com/events/mariadavis
Kindling Studios at the Atria Senior Living Wellness Fair
Join Kindling Studios and other wellness vendors at Atria Senior Living’s Wellness Fair on August 27, 2025, in downtown Louisville. Enjoy wellness activities, free resources, and lunch during this uplifting afternoon focused on health and well-being.
Unruly Pages: Rip Up the Good Girl Rulebook That’s Keeping You Stuck
Kindling x The Good Girl Syndrome Coach
📅 Sunday, August 24th, 2025
🕒 11 AM ET / 4 PM UK
📍 Live on Zoom + Recorded Replay
What It Is
If you’ve ever felt trapped by perfectionism, people-pleasing, or “doing the right thing” instead of what’s right for you, this workshop is your permission slip to break free.
Join The Good Girl Syndrome Coach Laura Davison and Kindling Studios founder Maria Davis for a 75-minute live experience blending coaching insight with an expressive art workshop. Together, we’ll uncover the rules keeping you stuck, dismantle them piece by piece, and replace them with something real, self-led, and liberating.
What You’ll Experience
1. Welcome & Story Share
We’ll each share a personal “rule-breaking” moment including Laura’s leap to Argentina against all advice, and Maria’s first art therapy session that unlocked a new mental freedom.
2. Coaching Activation with Laura (20 min)
Learn to identify and release the Good Girl rules you’ve been living by. Through powerful coaching prompts, you’ll spot which rules are yours and which were handed to you. You’ll leave this section with one powerful new rule to guide you forward.
3. Creative Breakthrough with Maria (30 min)
We’ll shift from thinking to creating through collaging, scribbling, layering, and tearing to physically rewrite your rules.
Prompt 1: “The truth that’s dying to be seen”
Prompt 2: “What I claim when I stop performing”
End with a personal symbol of your freedom
4. Wrap-Up + AMA (10 min)
Bring your questions on coaching, mindful art making, and breaking Good Girl rules for a live mini coaching clinic.
What’s Included
75-min live virtual workshop
Digital Unruly Pages Kit (printable prompts + creative templates)
Access to the replay
Space to connect with like-minded rebels in real time
Why It’s for You
Have you been stuck in other people’s expectations or your own perfectionism? Do you feel ready to stop performing and start living? Do you want a creative, safe space to rewrite your rules? This is your moment!
Creative Wine Down at Nook & Nowhere
Join Kindling Studios for a Creative Wine Down at Nook & Nowhere on Friday, August 23rd. Enjoy a slow evening of journaling, intuitive art, and cozy reflection alongside $25 bottles of wine. Drop in anytime from 4:30–7:30 PM. All materials provided, no experience needed!
Kindling Studios at Logan Street Market
Join Kindling Studios at Logan Street Market for a hands-on pop-up featuring journaling kits, art prompts, and soulful creative tools. Explore mindful products, try a self-guided prompt at our Noticing Table, and spark your inner creativity. Perfect for gift seekers, creatives, and curious minds!
Kindling Studios at the Sellersburg Craft Market
Join Kindling Studios on Saturday, July 26th at the Sellersburg Craft Market inside Kingdom Life Church! We’ll be bringing our signature mix of journaling kits, matchbox affirmations, creative prompts, and soulful paper goods, all designed to spark reflection, joy, and mindful moments.
This indoor, family-friendly event features a wide range of talented local vendors, making it the perfect place to discover meaningful gifts, seasonal crafts, and small-batch wellness items.
✨ Free admission
Come say hello and shop intentionally!
Kindling Studios at Dew Not Disturb
Join us for an evening of gentle reconnection, body love, and cozy creativity. Dew Not Disturb is a relaxed, pajama-themed girls’ night curated to help you slow down and tune in. You’ll get to mix your own custom facial mask or body scrub, enjoy a skincare demo from Kana, and pause at the Kindling Studios Noticing Table, a self-guided journaling and affirmation station designed to help you tap into your “main character” energy.
✨ Come as you are
✨ Get playful with skincare and creativity
✨ Take home a few soulful reminders of what matters most
Proceeds support The Arts Alliance. Tickets include all materials, light snacks, and lots of cozy community vibes.
Reserve your spot: https://www.kanabrown.com/pop-ups/dew-not-disturb-a-greenish
Kindling Studios at the Wellness Vendor Fair
We’re excited to join the 2nd Annual Wellness Vendor Fair hosted by the Worksite Wellness Council of Louisville and LSHRM!
Stop by the Kindling Studios table to explore our creative wellness offerings, designed to support employee well-being, workplace culture, and personal growth. We'll be showcasing our signature journaling kits, mindful art tools, and inspiration for how creativity can spark connection and calm in any setting.
This free public event is geared toward HR and wellness professionals looking for resources to bring into their organizations, but all are welcome to attend. Come say hello and experience the power of creativity for well-being!
SOLD OUT Sketch & Soul - Expressive Energy
A vibrant, intuitive afternoon of art journaling focused on abstract marks, textures, and creative freedom. Let your energy guide your expression.
Kindling Studios at The SIP
✨ Join Kindling Studios at One of the Region’s Most Spirited Summer Events
We’re thrilled to bring Kindling Studios to The SIP - an award-winning summer tasting event celebrating local craft, flavor, and creativity. As you sample from New Albany’s best wineries, distilleries, and restaurants, be sure to stop by our booth!
We’ll have:
Creative kits and soul-soothing journaling tools
A mini artful “Noticing Table” for mindful reflection
Thoughtful gifts for summer moments
Come sip, shop, and spark a little creative joy. ✨
Treasure Pages
Treasure Pages is a hands-on journaling and collage experience that invites you to slow down, gather meaningful scraps, and create from the inside out.
Using found materials and guided prompts, we’ll layer textures, stories, and reflection into soulful pages — no experience needed, just a love for paper and presence.
Kindling Studios at the Network of Entrepreneurial Women Showcase
Discover Kindling Studios at the NEW Vendor Showcase - offering soulful workshops, creative kits, and guided journaling experiences that ignite reflection, connection, and artistic play. Explore how Kindling sparks creativity for all.
Sketch & Soul - Petals in Motion
A dreamy night of sketching spring blooms.
Explore the flow and feeling of florals in this mindful art session focused on loose botanical illustration using ink, watercolor, and creative play.
Kindling Studios at Kentucky Yoga Festival
Find Your Flow with Kindling Studios at Kentucky Yoga Festival
We’re bringing creativity to the mat! Visit our booth for reflective art journaling kits, mindful prompts, and a special workshop designed to nurture your inner spark. Let’s create something beautiful - together.
Sunset, Sketch & Soul
Join us for an evening of gentle reflection and creative expression under the setting sun.
Sunset Sketch & Soul is a guided outdoor experience where we slow down, watercolor, and journal in community - surrounded by golden light, fresh air, and intentional prompts.
No art skills needed - just curiosity and a willingness to be present.