recess grove

May in the studio 🗓️ move slow, make things, and meet people this month with creative classes, woodworking, gardening, socials, music and more 🎟️ tix at link in bio, recessgrove.com/events 🪵🪚 explore woodshop classes and projects at recessgrove.com/woodshop and follow @rgwoodshop ☕️🍷 looking for something more casual? walk into the counter anytime — cafe & bar menu available 7 days 🎨 charting your own creative path? book a studio sesh or join as a member

recess grove is your sanctuary for creativity and play — a place to move slow, make things, and meet people walk in anytime, reserve a spot, or attend a class or event open 7 days

we envision a world where everyone spends more time creating and less time consuming where we reconnect with ourselves and our neighbors through art where we make space for creativity & play

pick your own flora from the garden using the principles of ‘honorable harvest’, and transfer the vibrant colors and patterns onto cloth or paper with the magic of flower pounding! watch the pigments burst with each tap of your hammer, revealing designs unique as each flower all flower pounding supplies included, including unlimited watercolor paper Saturday, May 16, 2-4pm tix $49, at events link in bio, /events

What lives in your subconscious has always wanted to become a story. Join us for a creative writing seminar, Dreams and the Emotional Subconscious. In this four-week short story seminar hosted by native New York artist, writer, and director Alix Marello we draw on Jungian theory and magical realist writers to explore the landscapes of dream, symbol, emotion, and the subconscious. Over the course, you’ll write, workshop, and refine one complete short story. Each student will receive a notebook. We write by hand here — no laptops, please. Come ready to put pen to paper. All levels of experience are welcome. These classes will take place from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm on Tuesday evenings for 4 weeks: - Week 1: May 19 - Introductions, Dream Sharing and Interpretations - Week 2: May 26 - Dream Journals, Reverse Dreaming - Week 3: June 2 - Feedback and Editing - Week 4: June 9 - Reflections and Discussion tix $195 at events link in bio, /events Artist Bio: Alix holds an MFA in Screenwriting from the University of Southern California and a BA in English from Skidmore College. A recent Millay Arts Fellow, she used the residency to complete a short story collection, and she currently serves as the founder of the visual and literary arts magazine ‘Etchings Press’. During her time at USC, she received an academic mentorship with Celine Song, writer and director of the Oscar-nominated film ’Past Lives’. Her screenwriting work has earned notable recognition: her feature-length screenplay was selected for the Austin Film Festival in fall 2024, and her short film reached the semi-finals of ScreenCraft’s 2025 competition. On the theatrical side, she was commissioned to write two plays for Saratoga Performing Arts Center and served as a staff writer for an Amazon Prime television series. Alix is also the recipient of David Letterman’s playwriting residency, through which her work was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and performed off-Broadway. Her writing has been recognized with several national honors and she was selected as a storyteller for NPR’s ‘The Moth’.

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this week at recess grove - Wednesday 5/13 - Sashiko mending with @scrappy_._star + Knit, Hook & Stitch: a cozy soft craft circle (free entry!) + Beginner Woodshop (sold out!) - Thursday 5/14 - Studio Social: creative happy hour - Friday 5/15 - Mural & Mingle, paint a collaborative community wall mural (free entry!) - Saturday 5/16 - Flower Pounding + Studio Sessions: create on your own path (walk in anytime or reserve a spot in advance). Note: studio closed for a private event 7-10pm - Sunday 5/17 - Cyanotype with @inkyfingerss (sold out!) + Life Figure Drawing with @sundaysessionssss - Monday 5/18 - Jazz & Draw, featuring the @soheinarita band - Tuesday 5/19 - Creative Writing Seminar: Dreams and the Emotional Subconscious + Ink & Drink: a weekly letter writing meetup (free entry & stamp!) 
🎟️ learn more and reserve a spot at links in bio, recessgrove.com/events 🪵🪚 Explore wood classes and projects at recessgrove.com/woodshop. A few spots left in our May-June Foundations I & II cohorts! Join the waitlist to be first to hear about future dates. ☕️ 🍷 looking for something casual? walk into the Counter cafe anytime to color, draw, read or chat over coffee, wine, beer, spirit free cocktails and light bites #moveslowmakethings #creativity #community #thingstodoinnyc

scenes from the woodshop recently

We are so excited to announce our block party roster! We’ll be releasing bios of the participating artists, communities, and local businesses in batches as we get closer to the date 🪩✨ Not to mention the raffle prizes and other fun installments we’ll be having! 📍 RSVP in bio

this week at recess grove - Tuesday 5/5 - Ink & Drink: a weekly letter writing meetup, free entry & stamp! - Wednesday 5/6 - Knit, Hook & Stitch: a cozy soft craft circle (free entry!) + Beginner Woodshop (sold out!) - Thursday 5/7 - Studio Social: creative happy hour - Friday 5/8 - Mural & Mingle, paint a collaborative community wall mural (free entry!) + studio closed for a private event + Beginner Woodshop (sold out!) - Saturday 5/9 - Fuzzy Friends: a needle felting workshop with @scrappy_._star + Jazz & Draw featuring the @soheinarita band - Sunday 5/10 - Mother’s Day: Memory Books & Mimosas - Monday 5/11 - Oil Pastels for Beginners with @aksharabangalore 
🎟️ learn more and reserve a spot at links in bio, recessgrove.com/events 🪵🪚 Explore wood classes and projects at recessgrove.com/woodshop. Ongoing classes (Foundations I, II and Power Tools) are full this week — join the waitlist for next month! ☕️ 🍷 looking for something casual? walk into the Counter cafe anytime to color, draw, read or chat over coffee, wine, beer, spirit free cocktails and light bites #moveslowmakethings #creativity #community #thingstodoinnyc

“letter writing is a lost art… to create a poetic space for your words to communicate with someone is such a gift” Join native NY artist, writer, and director Alix Marello in two new writing programs starting this month: * Ink & Drink, a weekly letter-writing meet up — every Tuesday, free entry and stamps! * Dreams and the Emotional Subconscious: A Creative Writing Seminar — 5/19 for 4 weeks learn more and sign up at events link in bio, recessgrove.com/events 🎥 @sandraokuboyejo

Learn how to sculpt with wool to create your own fuzzy friend in this beginner-friendly, no-skills-required needle felting class!  Needle felting uses special barbed needles to sculpt un-spun wool fibers together to make a firm, textile three dimensional object.  All materials and supplies included, including wool and felting needles. Feel free to bring a photo as inspo for the fuzzy friend you’re going to make! Hosted by local artist Andrea Herrada, @scrappy_._star Saturday, May 9, 1-4pm tix $65 at events link in bio, /events