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.
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. ✨
How to Produce an Impactful Calendar That Sells – Workshop with Stefany Prince
5–7 PM @ MaybeItsFate, 1425 Story Avenue, Louisville KY
Whether you're a photographer, poet, artist, or storyteller, this workshop will show you how to turn your creative voice into a meaningful, high-quality calendar you can sell, share, or gift with pride.
Led by Stefany Prince, a music creative, photographer, and mindset coach, this hands-on session will walk you through the foundational process of calendar creation. You’ll explore theme development, layout tools, printing tips, and timing considerations, with space for questions, discussion, and real-world insight.
Whether you’re launching a product line or crafting a personal gift, you’ll leave with practical knowledge and a roadmap to bring your calendar to life.
✨ What You’ll Gain:
A clear plan for producing a themed or personalized calendar
Simple marketing ideas to help you start selling
Confidence to create something high-quality, giftable, and meaningful
A chance to ask questions and get future class input. We may expand!
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.
Root & Release
Join us for Root & Release - a gentle Sunday evening gathering at 5PM designed to help you land in your body, soften your mind, and reconnect with your inner voice.
We’ll begin with slow, intuitive movement and breath to ground the nervous system, followed by guided journaling and creative reflection led by Maria of Kindling Studios. The experience will close with vibrational sound healing led by Katherine Martin of Heart Fields, inviting deep rest and integration.
This is a space for softness, embodiment, and expression - no prior movement or art experience needed. Come as you are, and leave feeling a little more connected.
What to Bring:
A journal or sketchbook
A yoga mat or blanket
Any favorite pen, marker, or personal grounding item
Space is limited.
Sketch & Soul - The Human Gesture
An energizing afternoon of sketching focused on capturing the human form through quick, expressive gestures. Loosen up, let go, and draw with feeling.
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.
Creative Coffee Hours: Watercolor & Goal Setting at The Root, Coworking Space
Creative Coffee Hours: Watercolor & Goal Setting
🗓 Monday, September 22nd | ⏰ 9:00–11:00 AM
📍 The Root, New Albany IN
Start your week with intention and creativity at our first Creative Coffee Hours session, a gentle, drop-in experience hosted by Kindling Studios at The Root.
This session invites you to ease into your morning with watercolor play and thoughtful reflection. You'll be guided through simple prompts to help you set one meaningful goal or intention to carry into the rest of 2025. No art experience needed. Just curiosity, conversation, and a quiet table with coffee nearby.
🎨 All materials are provided
📝 Includes a take-home reflection card or mini zine
☕ Perfect for creatives, entrepreneurs, and quiet seekers looking to pause, connect, or reset
Come as you are. Stay for the full session or pop in as part of your co-working flow.
Includes day pass to co-work at The Root until 5:00 PM
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
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 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.
🎟️ Summer Creativity Pass
Attend any 3 events of your choice this summer
+ receive a bonus gift