Studio Social: Let's Get Abstract!
Explore the expressive possibilities of color with artist Rachel Borntrager. Learn simple stain painting techniques as you pour, push, and layer thinned pigments to create luminous, organic fields of abstract color on a stretched canvas to take home and hang.
Studio Socials with Queer Craft Corner are more than workshops, they’re creative nights out designed for connection and exploration. With a cash bar and a relaxed, drop-in format lead by Queer Craft Corner and special guest artists, these events make art approachable and fun! Whether you come with friends or on your own, you’ll enjoy a welcoming, safe space to experiment, socialize, and leave with artworks you’ve made yourself.
Tickets are pay what you can (suggested donation $20), reserve your spot online or with Guest Experience at (479) 657-2335 today.
Ages 21+ only. Ticket includes registration, all supplies, snacks, and one drink ticket. Cash bar available.
About the Artists
Rachel Borntrager
Rachel Grace Borntrager (she/her) is an abstract expressionist and portrait painter whose work is inspired by somatic therapy and the emotional complexity of human relationships. Rachel has over 6 years experience in professional studio art, and is the creator of Soma-Line™️, a therapeutic painting method that maps the body’s emotional and physiological responses and breath through intuitive linework and layered washes. In both her studio practice and her workshops, Rachel’s goal is to use art as a pathway to wholeness. Based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, she collaborates with therapists, nonprofits, churches, interior designers, businesses, educators, and healthcare establishments to share her practice, helping people of all ages reconnect with themselves and others through creative expression.
Queer Craft Corner
Founded by Armando Garcia, a proud Mexican American raised in sunny California, Queer Craft Corner NWA was created to provide safe places that encourage creativity, love and connection through arts and crafts. Through a full schedule of creative events across NWA, Queer Craft Corner seeks to build community within welcoming, safe, and inclusive spaces. Each artful gathering offers a chance to explore one’s creativity, share our stories, form meaningful connections, and support each other while crafting something beautiful.