A fun morning giving old or new canvas sneakers a whole new personality — one that’s unique and totally you.
Saturday February 7, 2026
9:30am - 12:30pm
at Art Up Front Street, 120 Front Street, Exeter, NH
Price: $65, Art supplies included
Step into a playful, creative workshop where your sneakers or shoes become a wearable canvas. Guided by Natalie Marquis and Deb Hastings, you’ll learn approachable techniques for painting directly onto shoes using acrylic and mixed-media methods. Whether you arrive with a clear vision or just curiosity, you’ll leave with one-of-a-kind kicks and the confidence to keep experimenting.
What You’ll Do
Explore color, pattern, and mark-making ideas specifically for shoes
Learn layering, detail work, and simple mixed-media techniques
Transform a plain (or well-loved) pair of shoes into wearable art
Finish and seal your design so it’s ready for real life
Who This Workshop Is For
Artists, non-artists, and the creatively curious
Anyone enjoys hands-on making and upcycling
No prior painting experience required — just a willingness to play.
What to Bring
One pair of canvas sneakers or leather/synthetic shoes (new or worn)
Light colors are easiest to work with.
All paints and art materials will be provided
What You’ll Leave With
A fully painted, sealed pair of sneakers
New techniques you can use on future projects
A boost of creative confidence — and seriously cool shoes!
YOUR GUIDES:
Natalie Marquis is a mixed media painter inspired by the natural world and the sense of quiet magic it evokes. Her expressive wildlife, floral, and landscape paintings reflect how nature feels—alive, playful, and deeply nourishing—rich color and whimsy. She is the author of The Kachina Women: Embracing the Soul’s Call to Create. Explore her offerings at NatalieMarquis.com.
Deb Hastings is a NH artist with more than 30 years experience as an art teacher in the public schools. She has a love for taking the “old” and infusing it with new life. It is this interest in renewable art that lead her to create earrings out of cookie tins and embellished leather goods sourced from thrift stores. Find her work @the_artists_eye_designs.
A fun morning giving old or new canvas sneakers a whole new personality — one that’s unique and totally you.
Saturday February 7, 2026
9:30am - 12:30pm
at Art Up Front Street, 120 Front Street, Exeter, NH
Price: $65, Art supplies included
Step into a playful, creative workshop where your sneakers or shoes become a wearable canvas. Guided by Natalie Marquis and Deb Hastings, you’ll learn approachable techniques for painting directly onto shoes using acrylic and mixed-media methods. Whether you arrive with a clear vision or just curiosity, you’ll leave with one-of-a-kind kicks and the confidence to keep experimenting.
What You’ll Do
Explore color, pattern, and mark-making ideas specifically for shoes
Learn layering, detail work, and simple mixed-media techniques
Transform a plain (or well-loved) pair of shoes into wearable art
Finish and seal your design so it’s ready for real life
Who This Workshop Is For
Artists, non-artists, and the creatively curious
Anyone enjoys hands-on making and upcycling
No prior painting experience required — just a willingness to play.
What to Bring
One pair of canvas sneakers or leather/synthetic shoes (new or worn)
Light colors are easiest to work with.
All paints and art materials will be provided
What You’ll Leave With
A fully painted, sealed pair of sneakers
New techniques you can use on future projects
A boost of creative confidence — and seriously cool shoes!
YOUR GUIDES:
Natalie Marquis is a mixed media painter inspired by the natural world and the sense of quiet magic it evokes. Her expressive wildlife, floral, and landscape paintings reflect how nature feels—alive, playful, and deeply nourishing—rich color and whimsy. She is the author of The Kachina Women: Embracing the Soul’s Call to Create. Explore her offerings at NatalieMarquis.com.
Deb Hastings is a NH artist with more than 30 years experience as an art teacher in the public schools. She has a love for taking the “old” and infusing it with new life. It is this interest in renewable art that lead her to create earrings out of cookie tins and embellished leather goods sourced from thrift stores. Find her work @the_artists_eye_designs.
