Make & Take: Create your own one-of-a-kind memory box using paint markers, Sharpies, colored pencils and collage. There will be a selection of cigar boxes and paperboard boxes to choose from at the event. You can also bring photos & mementos from home to add or choose from a selection of items provided.

SUMMER ELISABETH is a teaching artist, songwriter, and lifelong nurturer of creativity. With experience ranging from classrooms to caregiving, art studios to international travel, her work is rooted in intuition, emotion, and joy. At Artlink, she finds inspiration in collaboration and community: “Busy hands and calm minds make me emotional—I know I’m in the right place.” Whether rewriting a song from a single sentence or chasing pink clouds for a week, Summer creates with fluidity and heart. 

Member Artist GINA KENNEY:
It’s my instincts.
It’s the way I feel.
And the way my feelings are.
I am a professional artist.
I want to be an artist. I don't care what anybody says. I cannot go wrong.
This is who I am, maybe I can get some respect.
I was born to do this. I am the way I feel the truth is sometimes I’m a good artist and sometimes I’m not. I’ve got my ups and downs. My instincts show up like that. Or my medicine starts up like this. Maybe you are a good artist, I can show you.