Joy in the Making Craft Workshops: A Pop-up Series for Grown-up Play!

Welcome to a space where creativity meets community! 🤩

Joy in the Making started as a pop-up series of workshops in the summer of 2025, when Steph of stephemera studios and Alyssa of Queer Collage Collective wanted to create a space for grown-up creative play - no pressure, no perfectionism, no need to buy or produce anything. Just a space to play, experiment, and connect. 🫶🏾

While Alyssa takes a break from co-hosting these events to focus on all her other pursuits (check her out on Instagram @queercollagecollectives), Steph continues the initiative with a winter workshops series!

Whether you're a seasoned artist, a curious beginner, or someone with a project gathering dust in your closet - you're welcome here. Each workshop will have light facilitation and a craft theme, but we invite you to come collage, craft, skill-swap, trade materials, or simply hang out with others who want to get creative. ✂️

We believe that art is for everyone - not just for galleries, careers, or profits. It's for joy. For healing. For connection. For feeling full and wanting to give something beautiful back. 🩷

Designed with queer and trans BIPOC folks in mind, but open to all. Let’s reclaim creative space together! 🎨

Please register below and we look forward to seeing you at the events!

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Upcoming workshop details:

🗓️ January 31, 2026 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
🗓️ February 28, 2026 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
🗓️ March 28, 2026 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
🗓️ April 25, 2026 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm

📍 many moons events - 12 Cataraqui Street, Katarokwi/Kingston, ON (many moons entrance is east, facing the water. Accessible entrance is on the west side of the building - through the red door)

We will email you on the day of each event with a reminder and details about the theme of the workshop!