The Nova Studio Blog

You gotta love the internet!
If you have 5 minutes, check out this link to a video to watch a soap bar turn into a soap flower. Pretty cool.

Description: The street artists of the Night Market in Chiang Mai, Thailand carve flowers out of soap bars. This video shows how a flower is carved from a […]

The March Calendar of Classes is now on-line! We have one brand new class, Polaroid Image Transfer with Angela Silva and several others that don’t show up on the calendar as often like Knit a Hat Series (learn to use double-pointed needles) and Learn to Use Your Sewing Machine (or sewing 101).

The Nova Studio February 2006 Calendar is Now On-Line!

Well, that’s all she wrote for 2005. Spending my last few minutes of the year researching soap on-line (my favorite past time when i’m not teaching product making), I came across an interesting article about bath & body industry trends on SoapWire - here’s an excerpt:
In the course of 2005 many manufacturers started to highlight […]

Interested in volunteering at The Nova Studio? Give the gift of your time through our new Volunteer Program. There are many opportunities to help out and get your creative fix. Everything from window displays to packaging natural products to office/computer work to brainstorming new class ideas to dishes. =)
Although volunteer positions are non-paid, […]

New Mom and Daughter Classes Offered at The Nova Studio in Point Richmond, CA (SF Bay Area)

“Beeswax collage is fun and addictive. Diane had everything ready to go, so we could start creating right away. The class was relaxing and creatively stimulating.” - Allison Torres

“It was great fun at the needle felting class on Sunday. Fun, exciting and it gave me Great Ideas! - Angela Valente Romeo

“I loved the bath salts & salt scrubs class! The hands-on experience, the tips & printed resources… As a beginner, the class was very informative and easy to follow. Thank you so much. I will definitely make more and give them away as Christmas gifts!” - Anonymous from Survey on 11/9/05

“The candle making private party for Hannah’s 12th birthday was an unqualified success. They loved every minute at the nova studio and