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Creative Junk Therapy

Brandon, FL, US

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What we’re about

Creative Junk Therapy is a 501c3 non-profit creative reuse center in Brandon, Florida. Our mission is to promote creativity, environmental awareness, and community through reuse.
What We Do: We collect materials from local businesses and individuals and offer these reclaimed resources for educators, artists, makers, and students through a variety of opportunities.
Why We Do It: Creative Junk Therapy was created as a space for all people to find and enjoy their community through creativity. We promote creative expression, environmental awareness, and community engagement through education, reuse, and the arts.

Upcoming events (4+)

Fri, Jul 25, 2025, 5:00 PM EDTStorytellers Unite
Creative Junk Therapy, Brandon, FL
Join this ongoing meet-up of storytellers to collaborate, share resources , ideas and discover how others visualize your work.

Calling all journal writers, novel writers, bloggers, artists, doodlers, and cartoonists!
Come support each other, share resources, ideas , stories and images. Reflect and grow your craft as you manifest your imagination. Bring a sample of your work to share and bragging is encouraged!
Writers tell the story of the image. Artists tell the story of their work. See your work through other's eyes.
Feel free to bring snacks and drinks. Good attitude and open mind required.
FREE collaborative event, donations appreciated ages 13+
1 attendee
Sat, Jul 26, 2025, 10:30 AM EDTColored Pencils, Pastels and More
Creative Junk Therapy, Brandon, FL
$12.00
No drawing experience is needed. You can start with the basics or improve your skills and learn new techniques.
For beginners, Michele will take you step by step through a project to learn the basics and develop your skills.
$20 supplies included 10:30am - 1pm
OR
Open Studio BYO project and explore colored pencils, soft and oil pastels, markers and more. In this self-paced class students are encouraged to bring your own project and supplies. This class is great way to learn how to create realistic artwork while progressing at your own pace. Michele will provide individualized assistance and give feedback on your work. * Must take beginner class first.
$12 BYO supplies. 11am - 1pm

Click here to sign up.

Recommended Supply Lists:

Colored Pencils:

Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils (Other budget brands such as Crayola will work but will not produce the same results.)

Strathmore Bristol Vellum paper

Pencil Sharpener

Tombow Mono Eraser

Colorless Blender Pencil

Odorless Mineral Spirits (Gamsol or Mona Lisa brand)

Eyeliner brush, small filbert brush or Q-tips for blending

Regular graphite pencil

Posca Paint Pen, white 7 mm

Oil Pastels:

Mungyo Gallery Oil Pastels, Paul Rubens, Cray Pas (Other budget brands will work but will not produce the same results.)

Mixed Media paper/Textured drawing paper

Tortillion/Paper blending stump and/or Q tips for blending

Odorless Mineral Spirits (Gamsol or Mona Lisa brand)

Soft Pastels:

Mungyo Soft Pastels or artist grade such as Rembrandt, NuPastels (Other budget brands will work but will not produce the same results.)

Canson MiTeintes Paper, Canson XL Sand grain paper, Mixed Media paper

Tortillion/Blending stump, and/or Q tips for blending

Baby wipes/Paper towels

Hair Spray (Aqua Net) or Artist quality fixative such as Spectrafix

Class is limited to 12 students. Minimum of 3 participants to hold class.
Reserve a spot to ensure your attendance.
1 attendee
Sat, Jul 26, 2025, 3:00 PM EDTDrawing for Beginners and Beyond
Creative Junk Therapy, Brandon, FL
$25.00
Explore different drawing mediums with a variety of new subjects each month.
Drawing is one of the most rewarding an beneficial artistic skills you can learn. The more you practice the more you learn and each image in your sketchbook reflects your journey.
Join Chris Klein in exploring a variety of drawing mediums and basic drawing techniques for line drawing, design, volume and depth. A guided project ranging from still life, landscapes, figurative and abstract styles will be demonstrated, but students are encouraged to chose their own subject matter.
Cost is $25 per session or 4 for $80 BYO supplies, pencil and sketch pad recommended.
Click here to sign up.
1 attendee
Sat, Jul 26, 2025, 3:00 PM EDTArt and Soul Collage
Creative Junk Therapy, Brandon, FL
$35.00
Lois Miller guides students in gathering materials, layering process and adding decorative elements to create soulful collages.
In this beginner class you to tap into your intuitive creativity to make a unique multi layers piece or art. The hardest part about collage is learning how to narrow down your materials and making all of the elements work together.
Lois will help you chose your elements and make these decisions along the way to follow your creative and intuitive inner pathway to create your own unique multi medium work of art.
Cost is $35 All supplies included. Feel free to bring your favorite stencils, stamps and embellishment's to give it a personal touch!
Ages 16 and up.
Click here to sign up.
1 attendee

Past events (1)

Wed, Jul 23, 2025, 10:30 AM EDTOil Painting Open Studio
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$15.00
1 attendee

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