Signature Workshops & Classes
Learn the craft. Discover your own way of making.
Artist-led experiences in mixed media, sculpture, writing, photography, and visual storytelling. Join in person, learn live online when sessions open, or follow future self-paced offerings as they grow.
Choose your way to learn.
Signature Workshops
Creative one-session experiences designed to help students explore materials, process, and imagination. Location is determined and announced with each offering.
The Art of Zen
Sculpted meditation artwork
A three-hour mixed-media workshop exploring dimensional resin clay, pigment powder, texture, and personal symbolism on a 6 × 6-inch wood panel. All materials are provided.
Ask about the workshop ↗Signature Classes
Longer-form guided experiences for students who want to spend more time with process, technique, and the development of a finished piece. Each class will receive its own specific location, schedule, and details.
The Art of Zen
Sculpting Stillness Through Mixed Media & Storytelling
A four-session class in which students design, sculpt, pigment, and complete an original 8 × 8-inch wood-panel artwork while learning dimensional mixed-media techniques.
Ask about the class ↗Live Online Learning
Planned live instruction, studio sessions, and creative community experiences that can be joined remotely as offerings are developed.
Self-Paced Classes
Future downloadable classes and premade learning experiences for students who want to explore on their own schedule from home.
The details that support a good creative experience.
Each class or workshop is treated as its own event. That means location, dates, class size, tuition, and accessibility details are determined and published with each specific offering. This page serves as a growing home for your signature teaching experiences.
Location
Location is determined individually for each class or workshop. Venue, address, and parking details will be shared when each offering is confirmed.
Dates & Registration
Each listing will have its own schedule, price, group size, and registration information once it is ready to open.
Materials
All materials are included for the Art of Zen in-person offerings. Future offerings will note exactly what is included or what students should bring.
Skill Level
Beginner-friendly instruction is important to the teaching approach, and each listing will clearly note whether prior experience is helpful or not required.
Accessibility
Students are encouraged to reach out with questions about accessibility, seating, pace, or participation needs before enrolling in any session.
Policies
Each specific offering will list its cancellation, refund, and attendance policies before registration, along with any finished-work pickup or transport details.
A creative experience your guests can remember.
The Art of Zen and future signature offerings may be adapted for private gatherings, retreats, community groups, or special creative events.
Private experiences are developed based on the venue, group size, schedule, and the materials appropriate for that event. Resin-clay artwork also requires planning for curing and safe transport.
Ask about a private event ↗From my studio practice to yours.
I’m April Martin, the artist, writer, illustrator, and photographer behind Purple Inkwell Studios. The Inkwell Academy grows directly from my own creative practice and the way I think about making.
My teaching approach is not about copying a perfect example. It’s about sharing process, guiding technique, encouraging curiosity, and helping students make something that still feels like their own.
A few frequently asked questions.
Where do classes take place?
Each class or workshop will have its own confirmed location. This page does not imply one permanent teaching address.
Do I need prior experience?
The Art of Zen is designed to welcome beginners. Future offerings will clearly state their experience level or any recommended background.
Are supplies included?
Yes, supplies are included for the Art of Zen in-person class and workshop. Other offerings will list exactly what is included.
Are online and self-paced classes available now?
Not yet. Those areas are being held in place so the page can grow naturally as offerings are added.
How will I hear about upcoming offerings?
The newsletter sign-up section on this page is the best place to gather updates for future classes and workshops.
Make something worth keeping.
Start with a workshop, join a class, or sign up to hear about what is coming next.