Drop in Crafts

A little horticulture therapy is good for the soul and mother earth. Paint a wood block that will hold glass vials for starter plants. Choose a cutting from our community stash to start your journey with flora. If you have plants you’d like to share with others, please drop by with the plant or cuttings.

Drop in August 26-September 14

$12-$16 in studio/$15-19 to go

Browse through our crate of old vinyl and use paint or special markers to turn a record into a piece of wall art. Write out song lyrics, create a mandala, make it abstract – the possibilities are endless!

Drop in September 3-30

$8 in studio/$10 to go

Also known as a Sacred Heart or flaming heart, it represents love, healing, and gratitude, and is one of the most common symbols in Mexican religious art. Employing folk art traditions of mixing religious iconography (Spanish origins) with the traditional Mesoamerica flare for bold color, the hearts are often depicted with flames, rays of light, thorns, a dagger, or a cross, and each representation holds a slightly different meaning.

They come in various materials, but we will create a tin version and invite you to decorate it with patterns in brightly colored paint, gems, glitter, and other adornments. More information about the history of this and other folk art crafts is available at The Workspace.

Co-sponsored by Multicultural Student Affairs

Drop in September 16-30 (First half of Hispanic Latino/a/e Heritage Month)

$7 in studio/$10 to go

Alebrije are sculptures that combine elements from animals such as cats, fish, bird’s feet, and bat’s wings into fantastical beings. They were first created by Pedro Linares Lopez, a Mexican artist who dreamed of these creatures in the 1930s while falling in and out of consciousness during a serious illness. After recovery, Lopez brought his visions to life through brightly painted paper mache sculptures. Now, many alebrijes are carved from copal wood by indigenous families in the villages of Oaxaca, Mexico, and we were able to source an assortment of small sculptures for our painting craft.

More information about the history of this and other folk art crafts is available at The Workspace.

Co-sponsored by Multicultural Student Affairs

Drop in October 1-15 (Second half of Hispanic-Latino/a/e Heritage Month)

$6 in studio/$8 to go

National Coming Out Day is an annual LGBTQIA+ awareness day observed on October 11, and we want to celebrate all week! Choose a word or two – like Pride, Love, or Equality – and use our letter stamps to hammer out your text onto a metal disk. We will attach it to a cord bracelet or keychain. Everyone is welcome at The Workspace. 

Co-sponsored by The Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success at Iowa State.

Drop in October 7-12 , Monday – Friday from 2-9pm and Saturday 10am-4pm

Keychain - $5

Bracelet - $10

Arm yourself with scissors and a glue gun and make a stuffed felt plushie. We have patterns for a bat, ghost, jack-o-lantern, Frankenstein and skull. These no-sew plushies are adorable and easy to make.

Drop-in October 1-31

$8 in studio/not available to go