This is your invitation to learn to draw florals with Alli and watercolor paint with Sarah - all in one special day! Join us at the airy and beautiful StudioLife workshop space to draw and paint several botanical studies using the professional and practical art supplies Sarah and Alli use daily.
Come as you are:
Are you a Beginner? Discover a creative way to feel confident drawing and painting.
Are you experienced? Come find a new way to push your boundaries and express your unique voice.
Have you strayed away from art? Come find the path back, and make time for new and dedicated rhythms 
Discover what it feels like to uncover that lovely artistic flow! All are welcome here. 
This is such a special opportunity to learn from two of the top professionals in the creative world, and combine the most essential skills in your artistic toolbox to jumpstart, innovate and enliven your own creative process. Alli will be traveling from Dallas, Texas to join Sarah at StudioLife in Seattle. These two creatives have been friends and co-educators since 2019 - and are absolutely thrilled to bring you this collaborative event! They are looking forward to inviting their Seattle audience, as well as anyone else who would like to travel and join as well! Please reach out to StudioLife for any suggested Seattle accommodations. (Seattle getaway weekend?!)
Come enjoy this creative feast, take a mindful afternoon to pause the everyday and soak in the mindful beauty of drawing and painting, flowers, light bites, delicious beverages and wonderful company! 
The Art 
After this class with Alli and Sarah, you will be skilled and knowledgeable, with the new ability to see and recreate the drawing and watercolor process, layer by layer. 
During our time together, you will learn the techniques Alli uses for shaping botanical compositions. Then, build on your creative knowledge as you learn the foundations Sarah uses for watercolor, and see how she uniquely teaches the techniques of this art as a transferable and mindful skill. Alli and Sarah teach you step-by-step, and once you know how to shape petals and paint flowing washes, that knowledge can be used to create some fabulous projects together. The possibilities are endless with these beautiful art forms! 
With this class registration, you will receive all of the materials you need to continue to draw and paint at home: professional pens, brushes, paints, and paper. Alli and Sarah cannot wait for you to join them; to fall in love with the flowing freedom of art, and the beauty of watching ink, paint and water dance along your pages.
The Space - StudioLife
StudioLife was started by Kristi and Brooke, with the idea of creating intentional space for creativity. The airy and beautiful spot in Seattle's University District has been the location for life-giving workshops and events since 2018 (including a couple years of virtual-only creative classes during the pandemic). 
StudioLife will be providing light bites and beverages for our time together to keep our creativity fueled and flowing. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided as well. <meta charset="utf-8">Please reach out with dietary needs or allergies. 
About Sarah: 
Sarah Simon is the artist, educator and author TheMintGardener. Finding inspiration in the ever-blooming variety of textures and colors in her Seattle-based urban farm, Sarah creates and teaches lush Watercolors inspired by the diverse variety of herbs, flowers, and trees grown in her garden. With a continually blooming following of botanical and art lovers alike, Sarah has taught thousands of people the joy of creating. Her teaching has received worldwide attention with her online and in-person painting courses and art retreats, her internationally best-selling books and her monthly live zoom teaching sessions with the Flower Painting Club. Day to day, you can find Sarah painting and sharing creativity on her Instagram, @themintgardener as well as hosting exciting in-person and online events for a wonderful community of painting-lovers worldwide at <a href="http://themintgardener.com" data-mce-href="http://themintgardener.com" data-mce-fragment="1">themintgardener.com</a>. 
About Alli: 
Alli Koch is a Dallas-based artist, specializing in black and white illustrations, most notably her large-scale floral murals which you can find painted throughout the state of Texas and beyond. Using her skillset and years of experience, Alli has turned her creativity and passion into a full-time, self-made career that has gained her national notoriety in the art world. Alli is a published author of 10 books and counting, including, “How to Draw Modern Florals” and “Bloom”. While she has been able to work with some incredible companies and created things that have been nationally recognized, her favorite part of the job is still building confidence in herself and others through creating art and connecting with others! 
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Cancellation Policy: Due to the highly creative and collaborative coordination that events like this require ahead of time, the Hosts cannot offer refunds.  
The ticket purchase once made is non-refundable, but should the participant be unable to make the planned event, the participant can gift their ticket to a friend if they cannot make it! The participant can make arrangements, and notify the Host. 
However, we understand that 'life happens,' and any cancellation request received due to an extenuating circumstance may be reviewed by the Hosts who in turn will recommend the appropriate action. Extenuating circumstances can be (but not limited to) death in the family, documented positive COVID-19 test etc.
‍If the event is cancelled by Hosts, all participants will be extended a full refund of their payments.

Draw & Paint with AlliK and Sarah, TheMintGardener