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Soaring Arts Studio is a vibrant, inspiring place where artists with developmental disabilities are encouraged to explore their world through color! In the studio, artists hand paint fabric using a variety of adapted painting techniques that were learned from renowned art therapist, Patty Mitchell. After a two-week artist-in-residency program funded through a grant by the Ohio Arts Council, many people served by Filling Homes' adult day services discovered their artistic sides. The items sold in the Soaring Arts Studio store are the result of the process of our artists discovery of talents and tastes. One artist may enjoy painting solid colors on canvas while another may like adding touches of detail to those solid pieces, still another may want to spend time drawing designs or embroidering. In this collaborative process, the art studio participants, staff and volunteers work together to create unique, quality, handcrafted merchandise. Original drawings/designs are used as prototypes that are sent to die cut manufacturers. These designs can then be duplicated and transferred onto the painted fabric that is cut out and used to create appliqués. These designs are then hand-stitched onto painted foundation pieces that are used to create tote bags, hot pads, drink coasters, greeting cards, quilted blankets, wall hangings, etc. What started out as art exploration has grown into a blossoming enterprise that offers the more than 30 people who participate in Soaring Arts to learn valuable job skills, while doing something they love. Studio participants are involved in all aspects of the business from creation to production to shopkeeping. All proceeds from the sale of these items go to compensating our artists for their contributions to the sale of the final products and to supporting the art program.
