Make For Joy

EMPOWERING CREATIVITY, PROVIDING ART EDUCATION Make For Joy Art Studio • www.makeforjoyart.com Stay in touch!

We provide enriching, meaningful creative experiences for children and teens through art education, incorporating a variety of professional art materials in each lesson, teaching relevant history and culture applicable to the art projects, and inspiring personal, unique art-making in a safe and welcoming environment. Watch for upcoming Make For Joy programs and events by following our social media

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-Allison Palmer, Owner & Art Instructor

06/23/2026

SUMMER ART CAMPS! ☀️ Register Now!

06/18/2026

PACIFIC NORTHWEST Art Camp! 🌲🏔️🌊 JOIN NEXT WEEK!!! June 22-25, 9:00am-12:00pm • Ages 7-12 • Explore & celebrate our beautiful corner of the world by making art projects inspired by scenic places from sea to summit, as well as native art, and some of the most influential artists who hail from the PNW, like current Oregon-based artist Erik Abel and BC-native painter Emily Carr (1871-1945).🌲 Register Now at the LINK IN BIO!

06/07/2026

Pete Cromer birds in paper art! 😎 , you’re our favorite!!!! Always a hit, so inspiring and such a FUN and visually stunning style you’ve created!! Our Art Club kids got really into it, and we love the resulting flock. 🦜🐦✂️

Still just thrilled that Pete Cromer merch can ship to the USA now!! 🤩

06/04/2026

Mosaic Animal Portraits, the final Painting project for “Studio Art Painting” class (Ages 10-14). 🦋 Students used gouache for these lovely pieces, mixing colored tints & shades and practicing fine brush skills for all the small sections! • We look forward to continuing our next Studio Art Classes in the fall for ages 10+! 🎨

05/29/2026

Berthe Morisot Rose Bouquet Still Life 🌹 (Painting & Drawing classes, ages 7-12) • Students learned about French painter, Berthe Morisot (1869-1954) and captured a bouquet of roses as a still life “painting” using oil pastels in many layers and overlaping colors. Students observed the many brushstrokes and colors of “Impressionism” style, and imitated that in the swirls and layers of their flower petals. They enjoyed creating the blurry effect in the vase, using light colored pastels like white and gray over the top of green stems. We discussed how impressionism is a very accepting art style, free from “perfection” and open to artist’s feelings and interpretation of a scene/subject. Just like the original French Impressionists, our students enjoyed the freedom to experiment and blend colors in their flower studies.
🌹 About The Artist:
Berthe Morisot was a member of a prestigious circle of artists in Paris known as the first “Impressionists” - and she was also the first woman to display her artwork professionally, alongside the other male painters. Morisot was encouraged & well-supported by her family and husband to work as an artist, and she painted under her maiden name. Morisot sought equality with her male counterparts, she did not always receive it; usually judged from the get-go as a “feminine painter.” She is known for her painting style of light brushstrokes, and created a beautiful & extensive range of pieces throughout her career, based on what she experienced everyday: “open air” scenes, still life subjects, and portraits of family members. Morisot was close friends with her husband Eugene Manet’s brother, Edouard Manet, another famous member of the Impressionists.
🌹 Impressionism: a style of painting developed in France during the mid-to-late 19th century; characterizations of the style include small, visible brushstrokes that offer the bare impression of form, unblended color and an emphasis on the accurate depiction of natural light. Small brush strokes, blended colors, light and shadows, looser forms.

04/14/2026

Spring Classes start this week!!!! TODAY! Not too late to join this new 8-week session! Short and sweet. 🎨 Head to our link in bio to sign up! “Painting & Drawing”, “Exploring Art,” and “Studio Art: Painting!”

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129 E Alder Street, Suite 101
Walla Walla, WA
99362

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