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Our Family Tree- gretchen
2024-09-08 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | Perry House, 5078 Perry Road, Grand Blanc, MI, 48439, United States
Spend a fall afternoon with your family gathering leaves at the historic Perry House in Grand Blanc. Each family member will use their leaves to create mono prints. Then the prints will be cut out and collaged to a shared picture of a tree. The result will be an artistic tree that is as unique as your family. The event is on Grandparents day. What a wonderful memory gift to share!
Gretchen will be teaching the class for Grand Blanc Parks and Recreation. Sunday September 8th from noon to 3pm
All materials are provided. All you need is a sense of adventure.
Cost is $45 for residents and $50 for non resident. Only one cost for the entire family. (no age restrictions)
Reservations are required. Space is limited to 8 families.
Reservations can be made at http://bit.ly/gbtarts

Watercolor Junco - Megan Swoyer
2024-09-23 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Detroit) | JJ Cardinal, 12830 S Saginaw St, Ste A, Grand Blanc, MI, 48439, United States
All supplies are provided all you need is a sense of adventure.
Cost is $45
Reservations are required. You can hold your place with a $10 nonrefundable payment. 810 679-8733
Class size is limited.
If the class is full please do not despair, asked to added to a wait list. With enough students and 2nd class will be offered

In This House -Acrylic, Collage & Hand lettering. - Gretchen
2024-10-06 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | Perry House, 5078 Perry Road, Grand Blanc, MI, 48439, United States
Join us at the Historic Perry House in Grand Blanc, Michigan for an afternoon of creativity. In this class you will create a 9×10 frameable painting of a simple house with words of ideals that you hold dear. This house will be unique to you. Gretchen will show you how to create an acrylic background for you simple house and how to add words with your own hand lettering style. No experience is required. You just need the willingness to take the creative adventure.
The teacher will be Gretchen Giles, owner of JJ Cardinals. You can see her artwork at, JJ Cardinals, Mainstream Boutique or check out her Instagram account @myim_art
The Class will be on October 6th from 12 to 3 pm. The cost is $40. All supplies will be provided
Grand Blanc Parks and Recreation are sponsoring the event. Reservations can be made through their website.
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/gbparks/activity/search/detail/667?onlineSiteId=0&locale=en-US&from_original_cui=true
Class size is limited to 8 individual so reservations are required.

Hand Lettering for the Holidays
2024-10-19 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | JJ Cardinal, 12830 S Saginaw St, Ste A, Grand Blanc, MI, 48439, United States
Spend a pleasant Saturday afternoon learning how to create you own unique fonts to use for the upcoming holidays. You can use your new skills for gift tags, place cards, envelopes and cards. This is not a calligraphy class no special skills are required. You will leave knowing how to slow down a bit and use material you already own to take your own hand writing to a different level using fonts that are unique to you.

Class is going to be held at JJ Cardinals on Saturday October 19 from 12 to 3pm. All materials are provided. All you need to bring is a sense of adventure.
Cost is $35. You will take home a writing journal and pen to continue your practice.
Class size is limited to 10 people. Reservations are required. You can hold your place with a $10 nonrefundable payment. 810 679-8733
If the class is full please do not despair, asked to added to a wait list. With enough students and 2nd class will be offered

Make a Gratitude Card for a Veteran
2024-10-22 14:00 - 17:00 UTC | JJ Cardinal, 12830 S Saginaw St, Ste A, Grand Blanc, MI, 48439, United States
Join us for an afternoon of gratitude at JJ Cardinals . We will be creating cards for veterans to show our appreciation for all that they do and sacrifice for our country.
This is a free event led by Maryann Seibert. Maryann will show us the latest and greatest fall card making techniques from “Stampin UP” . The cards will be collected and provided to Help Heal Veterans. Help Heal Vets is a national nonprofit group that provides art and craft kits to veterans. Inside of every kit there is a card from an individual that expresses their gratitude to the veteran. HHV distributes over 100 thousand kits per year.
The cards will be sent at the conclusion of JJ’s and HHV’s Veterans Weekend event Nov 9 & 10. (see our events listing for more information)

All materials will be provided. The event is open to everyone and all skill levels. We ask that you register so we can make sure we have enough material available.
If you are not able to attend but would like to provide a gratitude card we would be thrilled. You can drop off your card at anytime that is convenient for you.

Free Veterans Arts & Craft Event - Nov. 9 & 10 - Bird Feeder, Wallet, Pen, Pouch, or Journal
2024-11-09 - 2024-11-10 | JJ Cardinal, 12830 S Saginaw St, Ste A, Grand Blanc, MI, 48439, United States
On November 9th and 10th to celebrate Veterans Day, JJ Cardinal’s and Help Heal Veterans will be holding a Free Art & Craft Event for Veterans and their families. Participants will be given a kit of their choice of – a Bird Feeder, Wallet, Slim Line Pen, Leather Pouch or Journal. Just come in anytime during our normal business hours on Saturday or Sunday to pick a kit of your choice.

Space will be set for you and your family to build your projects with support staff available to help. Of course, you are free to take your kit home to work on at your leisure. We look forward to seeing you.

We have 100 kits to give away 20 of each project. For more information or to reserve a kit please give the store a call at 810 695-8733.

We are also collecting gratitude cards to be included in HHV kits. No envelope is required just some words of kindness. Drop off your cards at JJ’s by Nov 10. We appreciate the community’s support.

About Help Heal Veterans: Since 1971, Heal Vets has been providing therapeutic craft kits free of charge to veterans and active-duty military. Arts and crafts are a time-tested healing tool for PTSD, depression, anxiety, and can help relieve pain, improve mobility and fine motor skills. Over 400,000 kits are produced and distributed annually enabling 600,000 hours of therapy and helping over 300,000 veterans including 7,000 who are home-bound.

Veteran's Appreciation Event - Wallet build at JJ's
2024-11-10 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | JJ Cardinal, 12830 S Saginaw St, Ste A, Grand Blanc, MI, 48439, United States
Help Heal Veterans is supporting local veterans by sponsoring a weekend event with JJ Cardinal. The class is open to veterans and their families. Our 2nd event of the weekend is making a Wallet . All supplies and tools are provided and we will be there to help. All you need is a sense of adventure.
The Class is free but space is limited to 10 people so registration is required.
If class is full do not despair or if you prefer to create in your own space. Kits will be available for you to take home and build. Please Go to the corresponding class to register for your choice of a take home kit.

Mindful Mark Making - Create your own Language
2025-01-07 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | JJ Cardinal, 12830 S Saginaw St, Ste A, Grand Blanc, MI, 48439, United States
Join us Saturday afternoon, January 11 from 1 to 4 pm tom Gretchen Giles will spend a mindful afternoon with you showing you how to use charcoal and paper to explore the meaning in marks and symbols that are unique to you. Your own secret language in use in your art works. We will explore some common symbols (hearts, butterflies… and common marks (dots and dashes from morse code), to adding your own meaning to geometric shapes then how to create your own alphabet and numbering system.
Each person will receive their own booklet, Lyra water soluble graphite stick and fountain pen to use in class and take home to continue the exploration. All materials and supplies are provided. You just need to bring a sense of adventure.
Cost is 35$ All materials and supplies are provided. You just need to bring a sense of adventure. Class size is limited to 10 people. Reservations are required on line or Call 810 695-8733.

Mark Making - Finding your own Visual Language
2025-01-11 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | JJ Cardinal, 12830 S Saginaw St, Ste A, Grand Blanc, MI, 48439, United States
We all have marks and symbols we are drawn to. Spend a mindful mediative afternoon with us to start on your journey. You will use pens, marker, paint and other tools to be creative. You will also create you own simple stamp from one of your favorite marks. Before you leave we can show you uses for the papers you create; cards, journals, collage, framed art….

The cost is $35. All supplies are provided. All you need to bring is a sense of adventure and wonder.
Class size is limited to 10 people. Reservations are required.

Gel Plate Printing - Mono & Collage Prints - Gretchen
2025-01-25 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | JJ Cardinal, 12830 S Saginaw St, Ste A, Grand Blanc, MI, 48439, United States
Join us January 25 from 1 to 4 pm to create unique gel plate mono prints We will cover the basic process of mono printing on a gel plate. You will be working with acrylics and rice paper to create translucent sheets that work well with collage work, journaling, cards, art work and assemblage. These sheets can be used if you join us for our collage butterfly class on February 22 . Another bonus is during class you will learn how to develop some simple mask and stencils from magazines, mailers or file folders. No experience is required only a sense of adventure. The process can be messy so wear your play clothes.
All supplies are provided. Cost is $35. Space is limited to 8 people. Reservations are required For more information call the store at 810 695-8733.
I look forward to seeing you for an afternoon of creativity.

Collage Butterfly
2025-02-22 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | JJ Cardinal, 12830 S Saginaw St, Ste A, Grand Blanc, MI, 48439, United States
Join us on February 22 from 1 to 4 pm to learn the ins and outs of torn paper collage. In class you will create a frameable collage butterfly created from unique and special paper that you will add your own marks to. If you have attended any our 3 previous classes; mark making, gel printing and hand lettering you will be able to use your own stash to develop the butterfly. Not to worry if you were unable to attend. We will provide all of the materials requires to for a special piece that is truly your own design. No experience is required just a willingness to create. This can be a messy process so wear your play clothes. Cost is $35 space is limited to 8 people. Reservations are required. Call the store for more information. 810 695-8733.

Gouache and Ink Painting - Modernist Vases of Flowers with Rick Goff
2025-03-08 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | JJ Cardinal, 12830 S Saginaw St, Ste A, Grand Blanc, MI, 48439, United States
On March 8th we are excited to have Rick Goff coming to JJ Cardinals to lead a class on gouache painting. Rick is an Ann Arbor artist that is known for his bright hues and modernist style. Rick will cover the basics of working with gouache paints on a waterproof Indian ink background. Gouache is an opaque water-soluble paint that has bright chalky hues. Rick creates his works of art on watercolor paper to which he first applies a black Indian ink background. The results give a stained glass window appearance. A reference drawing will be provided, but you are free to create whatever makes you happy.
Rick’s works can be seen at the Ann Arbor’s Sunday Artisan Market, Instagram #artworkbyrickgoff or his website – artbyrickgoff.wixsite.com
You will leave with a frameable piece of work. All materials will be provided to create a special piece that is truly your own design. No experience is required just a sense of adventure and a willingness to create. This can be a messy process so wear your play clothes. The class will run from 1 to 4 pm. Cost is $45 space is limited to 8 people. Reservations are required. Call the store for more information. 810 695-8733. Since the artist is coming from out of town, the class must be paid for in advance. No refunds will be available for cancelation after the end of business March 5th.

Little Houses w/Crow - Simple Works - Linda Chamberlain
2025-03-22 13:00 UTC | JJ Cardinal, 12830 S Saginaw St, Ste A, Grand Blanc, MI, 48439, United States
On March 22nd we are excited to welcome returning artist Linda Chamberlain of Simple Works. Linda will show us her unique technique to create a simplistic highly textured composition. Linda is from Bay City and is know for her dark highly textured Scandinavian styled art work. Linda will walk us through the steps of creating a layered back ground and adding collage pieces to create a dimensional small community of white homes with a stylized raven flying above.
Linda’s work is on display at JJ Cardinals and is often seen at FIA art fairs and in many Northern Michigan galleries. You can follow her on Instagram #simple_works_art or on Facebook SimpleWorksArt.
You will leave with a frameable piece of work. All materials will be provided to create a special piece that is truly your own design. No experience is required just a sense of adventure and a willingness to create. This can be a messy process so wear your play clothes. The class will run from 1 to 4 pm. Cost is $45 space is limited to 10 people. Reservations are required. Call the store to for more information. 810 695-8733. Since the artist is coming from out of town, the class must be paid for in advance. No refunds will be available for cancelation after the end of business March 19th.
