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.
Paint to Pastry
🎨 Paint to Pastry
A creative workshop blending artistic expression and edible joy
Join Kindling Studios and Pink Batter Cake Studio for a hands-on experience that transforms art into dessert! In this cozy, joy-filled workshop, you'll learn how to create a mini abstract painting using palette knife techniques, then translate your design into buttercream on a beautifully prepped cupcake.
✨ What’s Included:
– Guided mini painting session with Maria (Kindling Studios)
– Cupcake decorating tutorial with Lakisha (Pink Batter Cake Studio)
– 1 painted canvas to take home
– 1 deliciously decorated cupcake
– All art + decorating materials provided
– Light creative journaling + a take-home prompt
– Plenty of time to connect, create, and unwind
📅 Date: Sunday, August 31st, 2025
🕑 Time: 2:00–4:00 PM
📍 Location: Locals Food Hub & Pizza Pub
🎟 Cost: $55 early bird / $60 after Sunday August 11th
👥 Space is limited to 12 guests – grab your spot early!
Whether you're a seasoned creative or just looking for a new way to relax and reconnect, this event is for you. Come solo, bring a friend, and leave with something sweet for your wall and your plate.
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
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!
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
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.
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.