Heartwork Studios
a process-based art studio in the heart of downtown Ripon, WI owned and operated by artists Carissa Sorensen & Laura Pahlas
Welcome!
Heartwork Studios is both home to our own creative work as artists and also a community space where we offer workshops, classes, and events that celebrate process over product and the fact that creativity is innate and sacred.
It is our goal to create and foster a safe, welcoming community space that inspires all who enter to make meaningful connections with one another and with themselves through a process we call Heartwork, which we define as…
The playful creative practice that quiets the mind, connects us to our own inner wisdom, and guides us towards healing, transformation, and a more authentic way of life.
Upcoming
Join us for two special outdoor sessions of our Painting for Joy workshop at Town Square Community Center in Green Lake, WI on their beautiful Millpond Terrace.
We will be under tents with beautiful views of the Mill Pond and waterfall.
Painting for Joy is a process-based class that allows participants to fully immerse themselves in the joy of painting without the pressure of creating a polished product…but the beauty of this class is that everyone ends up creating a collection of beautiful little paintings in the process no matter what! No art experience is needed…we promise! We’ll guide and support you along the way!
Click the links below to register. $50 per person. All ages welcome, but children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration through Town Square Community Center is required.
Painted With Joy Collection
Introducing our
When we discovered what we now teach as our “Painting for Joy method,” we very quickly knew it was something we needed to share. We started offering monthly Painting for Joy sessions and also continued the practice for ourselves as we were both needing a new and different way to break out of our usual painting routines. In the process, we created many, many small little paintings that just felt so joyful to look at. Some even felt like little worlds. We decided to finish them up and adhere them to sweet little boards. Together, we have lovingly named them our “Painted With Joy Collection.”
Carissa’s latest collection “Skybound” is a series of mixed media collage paintings inspired by birds and the symbolic messages they carry for humankind.
Our Latest Work
This spring, Laura released two new collections of experimental small works on paper. Both her series Radical Joy and Where the Wild Waits are available to view and purchase on her website.
