Upcoming & Past Events

Hands-On Skull Sculpting Workshop

Dive into the tactile world of clay and bring your creative side to life. In this hands-on workshop, every participant will explore form, texture, and expression while creating a skull sculpture of their own. No matter your skill level, this is a chance to learn, experiment, and discover the joy of sculpting in a supportive environment.

Why Sculpting Skull Matters?

The skull is the foundation of the face. Understanding its structure helps you accurately shape features like cheeks, brows, and eyes. By sculpting a skull, you’ll gain insight into anatomy that informs all your figurative and portrait work, giving your sculptures greater realism and depth.

Ready to start sculpting? Let me know which option works best for you — the intensive 5-day workshop or the extended 5-week course. Click the “Reserve My Spot” button to email me and secure your place. Spaces are limited, so don’t wait!

Mask Making Workshop

September 13, 2025 | 12–3 PM | @moongatefarms ✨

Step away from the everyday and into the woods for an afternoon where nature and imagination meet.
We’ll begin with a gentle wander through the forest, listening, grounding, and gathering what calls to us — fallen branches, dried moss, lichen, stones, and other natural treasures. The land will guide what we find.

Back at Moongate Farms, we’ll spend two hours crafting masks from these collected pieces, layering them with paper mache and transforming them into wearable works of art. Each mask will hold the imprint of the forest and the story you wish to tell.

Bring something personal — funny, serious, whimsical, or meaningful — to weave into your mask. Let your mask tell a story that’s all yours. ✨

This workshop is playful, creative, and deeply grounding — a chance to connect with nature, with others, and with yourself in a new way. No experience needed, just curiosity and openness.

🌧 Rain or shine, the forest awaits.

✨ Weekly Life Drawing Sessions – Join Us! ✨

Looking for a creative way to connect, practice, and explore? Come join our weekly life drawing sessions — 1.5 hours of drawing, inspiration, and community! 🎨

What to expect:

• Each week, either someone from the group poses, or we hire a model ($50/hr or less if you know someone).

• No live model? No problem — we can also draw a full anatomical skeleton in a variety of poses.

• Bring your own paper and pencils — any materials you enjoy using!

• Donation-based — pay whatever you can; no one is turned away.

We’d love your input:

• Best days for weekly sessions

• Best hours that work for you

This is a fun, ongoing, low-pressure way to practice, connect, and grow as artists — all in a welcoming, supportive environment.

💡 If you or someone you know could model, or if you have ideas for timing, please send me a message!

Join the Sculptors’ Outlaw Crew

On August 24, 2025, Nilay Carlson will lead a 4-hour wire & paper-mache sculpting adventure in Gibsons.

This hands-on workshop welcomes brave beginners and daring dreamers—no experience needed.

All materials are included, and you’ll take home your very own sculpture at the end of the session.

Cost: $60 per person.