Passion Works Studio

05/28/2026

Susie!!! Best of luck with your next adventure 💗 You have been a bright light in the studio - love, focus, fun—- we will miss you!

05/27/2026

Enjoy this video story featuring Calista, Stacey and Ron Strickmaker - sharing why their family lovingly supports Passion Works Studio.

Additional videos about our comprehensive campaign - to purchase, renovate our new building at 65 N. Court St Athens Ohio and to support programming: https://passionworks.org/pages/a-work-of-passion-campaign

https://youtu.be/-DTAoOSCQtI?feature=shared

https://passionworks.org/pages/a-work-of-passion-campaign

05/26/2026

From sketch → stitch → story. ✨🦩

Meet Kim the Flamingo, a vibrant element of the You Belong Here quilt.

During a storytelling and art workshop facilitated by Lynn Harter from the Ohio University Scripps College of Communication and Kim Cuny from UNCG Communication Studies Department, Adam Stall from Peacehaven drew a flamingo full of personality and motion. That drawing traveled from North Carolina to the Passion Works Studio in Ohio, where the flamingo took on a new life.

Using iron-on fabric transfer paper, the original sketch was translated onto fabric. Collaborators then machine-sewed Kim together and added hand-stitched embellishments that brought texture, color, and flair to every curve and feather.

And the story didn’t stop there.

Using digital technology and the artistic hand of Kirby Bowman, Kim the Flamingo made friends with Smokey Robinson. A whimsical story about Smokey created by Alexis Rhinehart now dances in the painted background behind the stitched figure.

This is what collaborative making can look like:
A drawing becoming fabric,
fabric becoming story,
and story becoming community. 💚

Stay tuned for more glimpses into the joyful, layered process behind You Belong Here.

05/21/2026

Sharing stories about Passion Works- DeeAnn Gehlauf, Board Member & Co- Chair of comprehensive campaign “A Work of Passion” - shares her “Why” she is so committed to this work. 🌸

More information about the campaign: https://passionworks.org/pages/a-work-of-passion-campaign

https://passionworks.org/pages/a-work-of-passion-campaign

05/20/2026

Copy, save & share with friends on their Birthday! Lovely gift ideas too! Www.PassionWorks.org

05/18/2026

Good Morning from Passion Works! JJ & Sam have been making beautiful things, as they do 🌸. - Our Sharing Box is a little low - if you have items to share - you are welcome to bring them in. Shelf stable foods & hygiene items always welcome. 💗

05/17/2026

A fresh season of found objects and second chances at Peddlers Junction Athens, benefiting Passion Works Studio, Vendor #3364

Driftwood carries shells from the shore.
Wine corks become message boards for notes worth keeping.
Dried flowers in weathered crocks and forgotten bottles.
Antique drop-leaf tables, refinished and opening again.
And, of course, Passion Flowers of all styles.

Come browse, linger, discover what still has life left to give.
All proceeds support the studio, where artists transform discarded materials into beauty and where creativity is rooted in inclusion, belonging, and shared possibility.

05/15/2026

We’re dreaming of our new building and planning for a clay studio! Sam Sheets! You are amazing - look at that bunny!

05/15/2026

This Summer- Why not come on in and volunteer at Passion Works Studio! Lots of production to do! 🌸💗🌸 Stamping out petals, painting, cutting, sewing…and things we haven’t even thought of yet! 😅 More info & to sign up: https://passionworks.org/pages/volunteer

05/14/2026

Mak’ng stuff and doing things 💗🐝💗 Come visit 🙌 www.PassionWorks.org

05/12/2026

💚🩵🤍💙!