The Sweada Mae Art Cafe

07/24/2024

Good Morning, another beautiful day ahead of us !!
Breakfast until 10:30am( yes getting ready for the Olympics , croissant-eggs- ham- white cheddar )
Cuban SW for lunch and chicken tortilla soup for this lovely Wednesday!
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07/20/2024

🫧 🫧 POP on over to the library this Saturday at 11am for the CIRCUS POP! GIANT BUBBLE SHOW! 🫧 🫧

The program features Ringling Brothers alumnus Logan Jimenez and will surely entertain kids of all ages.

For more information on Summer Reading Programs visit MarionLibrary.org/SR

07/16/2024

Foxglove Hollow Home Decor & The Sweada Mae Art Cafe won the Downtown Marion, Inc.flowerbed contest!! 🎉🙌❤️🏆💃🏻

07/13/2024

07/12/2024

Day 4 of Swiftie camp was a busy one! We brought some of our creative team in to help with the stations. The kids finished their paper quilling projects, painted frames, made friendship bracelets, and completed the underpainting for one of tomorrow’s projects. There’s no down time here and we still squeezed in a snack! 🎉

07/11/2024

07/11/2024

Day 3 of Swiftie camp was a busy one! We glazed our clay creations, made custom tie dye shirts, and learned a variety of ways to create with paper quilling. The kids did a great job on their shirts! They were so focused on learning how to create a variety of shapes with the paper quilling they didn’t get their projects finished, lol. One young lady said, “I think I’ve found a new hobby!! I love this!” We always enjoy showing the kids new ways to create, but it’s even better when they are fully engaged in learning something new.

We have been very fortunate to have had so many great kids attend our summer camps. This group is no different. They are kind, funny, creative, and always willing to help with any task.

07/10/2024

How cute is this?! They all started singing along at the same time! 😂

07/10/2024

Day 2 of Swiftie camp was pottery day! The kids learned how to use paper masking to add designs and used a tie dye technique to create a one of a kind mug and other projects.

07/10/2024

Day 1 of our Swiftie camp was spent creating with clay!! The kids had the option of making a cat plate or a football plate. They also created a custom tic tac toe board. The kids learned about clay tools and how to use them, how to slip & score to attach pieces of clay and how to use a pattern to create custom shapes.

07/08/2024

This.

07/06/2024

This boy is going to change the world. ❤️

Our favorite neighbor, Gabriel, recently held a series of four concerts at our local Walmart and raised over $3,300 for Children's Miracle Network by charming the crowds with his amazing singing and guitar playing! This story gets even better because Walmart gave him a gift card as a reward for his hard work, and he bought himself one pack of cookies and spent the rest of the money on peanut butter and jelly meal supplies ❤️😭❤️😭❤️ What an amazing boy (and Mom Juanita)!

07/03/2024

This weeks’ studio schedule:

Wednesday 1-6pm
CLOSED, Thursday July 4th
Friday 1-6 pm
Saturday 11-4

No reservations needed, stop in any time during studio hours! Pottery pickups should be 1hr prior to closing, if there are no painters we will close early.

06/30/2024

06/28/2024

Just a reminder I am in the shop today from 4-7. If you can’t make it refer someone out.

06/22/2024

Day 5 of 80’s art camp was Totally Rad!! We had a glow paint party complete with Pop Rocks and finished our day with pizza! We spent some time completing Thursdays projects, picking out some fun glow accessories, and painting a roller skate in our glow room. Special guests Candice and Brianna from Australia surprised the kids with a special chocolate treat shaped like a koala.

We’ve had such a fun week with these kiddos. Thank you parents for allowing us to create and make messes with them. We’ve always been blessed with amazing kids. They have all been quick to help with anything that needed done, and always polite. They arrived each day happy to be there and ready to learn. Each camp has a dynamic group of personalities and skills. We love our art camp kids!!

06/21/2024

We will be closing at 5pm today, Friday June 21.
We are sorry for any inconvenience.

06/21/2024

Day 4 of 80’s camp had two stations going thanks to our helper Miss Pam. We altered our shirts by adding fringe and beads! The 2nd station was trying our hand at creating graffiti then painting it with water colors. Don’t worry friends, we were only putting our graffiti on paper, no vandalism occurred under our supervision! 😂

06/19/2024

Day 3 of 80’s art camp was full of tie dye, pac-man, Twinkies, and Kool-aide! It doesn’t get more 80’s than that!! We tried a new technique on our shirts, but we’re not finished, we have more work on those tomorrow. The kids used the tissue transfer technique we learned yesterday to apply the pattern to their plate. They were so excited to get Twinkies for their snack today. One young lady told me she was thinking about today’s snack before she went to bed last night, lol. These kids enjoy making art but I think snack time might be the highlight of their day. 😂

06/18/2024

Day 1 of our 80’s themed art camp was spent hand building with clay! We made our very own chia animals. These kiddos worked meticulously on their pinch pots then combined them together to form a sphere. They learned to slip & score to make their custom creations.

06/11/2024

We are pulling together the final plans and supply lists for next week’s 80’s themed summer camp!!

I need some help! What were your favorite snacks from the 1980’s?

Such as …..

Kool - aid
Moon Pies
Little boxes of raisins - (my family says kids don’t like raisins 🙄)

06/03/2024

We have just been notified that the deadline for spending funds for the ACE program has been extended. If you have already applied to ACE our summer camps are a great way to utilize those funds. The kids have a great time and learn a lot about different art forms in the process. ACE funds are available to use for summer camps and instructor led classes.

06/01/2024

We were honored to have a special birthday girl in the house today. She and her friends did a great job of painting their ice cream cones on canvas. Thank you for letting us be part of your celebration! ❤️

06/01/2024

Looking for a fun, creative activity for the kiddos?!

Summer camps are on the website!

Visit www.sweadamae.com to register today!
*Space is limited. Registration is required.

06/01/2024

Do you have plants that should try harder? Look no further, we have the perfect solution, glass plants! 🪴🤩

06/01/2024

Summer hours are in effect! Bring the kids in to paint!! No reservation needed, stop in any time during studio hours.

20% off all pottery is still going on!! 🎉

05/31/2024

So many fun things have come out of the kiln lately! Which one is your favorite?

05/31/2024

Father’s Day is coming up! Bring the family in to create a one of a kind item for Dad!