VISIONS: Let Your Camera Do the Talking

Everyone Has Something Worth Expressing.

What if an ordinary photograph could reveal a memory, feeling, story, or creative direction you had never noticed before?

VISIONS is a hands-on, two-hour creative experience from the EMOSY Community Arts Initiative at Tulsa Stained Glass. It uses something almost everyone already carries—a cell phone camera—to help you notice your world, discover what matters to you, and turn those discoveries into meaningful works of art.

This is not about becoming a professional photographer or accomplished artist.

It is about learning to see differently.

Bring Your Pictures. Bring Your Camera. Bring Your Story.

Students bring their cell phone camera, printed copies of photographs, and something even more important—a little curiosity.

Your photographs might represent a person, place, memory, feeling, texture, color, shadow, object, experience, dream, or completely unexpected discovery.

You will explore why certain images attract your attention and how they can become the starting point for artwork with personal meaning.

That sense of discovery is what VISIONS is all about.

Your Hands-On Project

Students create an 8-by-10-inch canvas board complete with two eyelets and twine for hanging.

Using photography, collage, mosaic-inspired techniques, meaningful words, decorative papers, textures, colors, and embellishments, you will transform your photographs into a finished piece of art that you can proudly display.

Your VISIONS project may stand alone as artwork—or become the beginning of a future stained glass window, mosaic, collage, journal page, wall piece, or larger creative project.

The techniques can be adapted to artwork of almost any size, material, or style.

Learn the Five-Step EMOSY Process

Students are introduced to the five-step EMOSY creative process:

EXPLORE • SKETCH • REFINE • DESIGN • SHARE

The process provides a simple pathway for moving from an idea to a completed project.

Instead of getting stuck wondering, “What should I make?” or “Is this good enough?”, EMOSY encourages experimentation, discovery, decision-making, and completion.

Students also learn how to use the 60 EMOSY prompts to generate ideas.

The Goal Isn't Better Art. It's Meaningful Expression.

For more than 50 years, Tulsa Stained Glass has watched people who said, “I'm not artistic,” discover the satisfaction of creating something meaningful with their own hands.

VISIONS builds upon that experience.

The purpose is not to judge artistic ability or make everyone's artwork look alike.

The goal is to help participants become more comfortable exploring ideas, expressing themselves visually, completing projects, sharing stories when they choose, and becoming proud of what they create.

First-Time Student Bonus

First-time VISIONS students receive a complimentary signed copy of Richard Bohm's Have Fun with Your Inner Artist.

The book provides additional activities, prompts, and encouragement so your creative adventure can continue after class.

More Than a Class—A Community Arts Initiative

VISIONS is also part of a larger idea.

The EMOSY Community Arts Initiative is based on a simple belief:

Art doesn't belong only to artists. Everyone has something worth expressing.

Our community mission is to make approachable creative experiences available to people who might never enroll in a traditional art class.

Come Explore With Us

No previous photography, collage, mosaic, drawing, or stained glass experience is required.

Bring your pictures, your cell phone and your curiosity. Come ready to take pictures, make something meaningful, have fun and discover what your inner artist has been trying to show you.

Then see where your VISIONS take you.

Rage Room Experience

All classes include Rage Room smashing. Students are encouraged to write, draw or doodle an image of what makes them happy or sad on the dinnerware provided. In a symbolic gesture, the item is smashed to pieces, representing multiplied blessings or riddance of ill feelings.

The Fine Print:

• Closed toe shoes required. Glass or hot solder + feet = ouch! Long pants preferred for smashing activities.

• Participants sign a Personal Injury Waiver and an Intellectual Property Waiver to attend class. Please read Waiver before your event. There will be a copy for you to sign in person at the event. Adults must sign on behalf of minor participants. Photos and/or videos of you and your project may be used for promotional purposes on social media or other platforms. If you wish to be excluded, please notify us at check in.

• Rescheduling or cancelations are only accepted up to 48 hours before the event date. No refunds will be made for part or all of the class value after the cancelation deadline. Please email us at [email protected], and we will be happy to assist you in canceling or rescheduling. There is a $10 rescheduling fee per person. The complete class terms & conditions can be found here: https://tulsastainedglass.com/tsg-classes-terms-and-conditions

• Doors open 15 minutes prior to class and classes begin promptly at time listed.

• All minors need to be accompanied by an adult and all attendees must have a paid ticket. Minimum age is 15.

• Questions or comments, please email us: [email protected]

Private & Mobile Events:

The class listed above is one of many offered to make objects of beauty and serves as a sample of organizational outings, parties, and mobile events where entertaining group activities are paramount. Visit www.TulsaStainedGlass.com for more information.

About Your Host

Welcome to Tulsa Stained Glass, Tulsa’s oldest and most authentic stained glass studio. What started as a home-based family business is now a Tulsa institution. Celebrating over 50 years in business under the original ownership. We are the stained glass experts and love sharing the craft with our community. You are invited to experience one of Tulsa’s most entertaining and innovative events.