Shelscapes, Saugus

Signature service: Art Classes
Established: 2012
Reservations/Appointments: Required
Staff Size: 2–10 people
Average Duration of Services: 1–2 hours
Pro Tip: Individual creativity is encouraged, acrylic paint will stain, no painting experience required

Q&A with Michelle Lewis, Director, Lead Instructor

What is one of your signature services? How is it performed?
Class instructors are professional artists and matriculated educators. They cultivate individual creativity through step-by-step guidance in color mixing and acrylic painting techniques.

Besides making clients happy, what do you like most about your job?
That everyone has their own style and voice when engaging in the creative process. I love sharing outlets for creative expression with strangers, and in turn watching them realize their own unique gifts and abilities through the medium of paint.

What aspect of your job, or the services you offer, most often surprises people?
The creative abilities of participants who thought they lacked artistic skill.

Is there anything else you want to add that we didn't cover?
Shelscapes offers professional classes where artistic process is more celebrated than product. Fun is encouraged, along with enjoying a night out, but more importantly [they help] wind down from the routine of modern life and engage the mind in a new and challenging way.