Phoenix Hotspot of the Week: Practical Art

Where do YOU Want to Live? How do YOU Want to Live?

DeDe Forwood - REALTOR® HomeSmart

HomeSmart Elite Group 5225 N Central Ave #104 Phoenix, AZ 85012

Just off the Camelback and Central stop of the Phoenix Light Rail, you’ll find a rather unique little store called Practical Art. But it’s so much more.

Practical Art offers one of a kind handmade art by over 100 Local Arizona artists, make and take classes, fundraisers, monthly gallery shows, charity pie night, yoga, art classes, trunk shows, demos and much more!

Join them Friday, June 28th | from 7-9 for a
Charity Pie Night
Benefiting:Rising Youth Theatre
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR $20 RAFFLE TICKET
All raffle tickets sales will be donated to Rising Youth Theatre.
Raffle winner could win: a pie of your choice, made by Karen, in a handmade ceramic pie dish by Jared Tolson or a $50 gift card to Practical Art!

Every Saturday Practical Art offers artist led classes. This is your opportunity to spend two hours with one of your favorite local artists, learn a new craft, and make and take your very own piece of Practical Art. Up Next:
Oil PaintingOil Painting with Kyllan Maney
Saturday June 22nd, from 2pm-4pm | Cost: $25 | Click here to RSVP
Learn how to create an oil painting from vintage illustrations. Artist, Kyllan Maney will walk you through the process of the Micshe technique. First, participants will create a small scale drawing on a gessoed panel and then apply umber tones with oil paint on top of the drawing. This is a fun way to approach oil painting with successful results!

Polaroid Transfer Workshop with Nissa Kubly
Saturday June 29th, 2pm-4pm | Cost: $40 | Click here to RSVPPolaroid Transfer Workshop
with Nissa Kubly
Saturday June 29th, 2pm-4pm | Cost: $40 | Click here to RSVP

I hope you visit and love this place as much as I do. Let me know what you think!

THANKS FOR SUPPORTING YOUR LOCAL ARTIST, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITY!

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DeDe Forwood

My name is DeDe Forwood, I am a Phoenix Real Estate Agent with HomeSmart Elite Group. After 20 years in the entertainment industry as a Project Manager/ video engineer in major event operations...being on the road for so long, becoming a Phoenix REALTOR® seemed like the perfect fit for my experience, attention to detail, love of helping people, and my passion for Phoenix! My background in project management and event operations is actually an amazing fit with Phoenix real estate. I'm someone who is both organized AND passionate about all things buying and selling homes in Phoenix. My area of expertise is the Phoenix historic neighborhood districts, midtown, downtown and the central corridor, but I cover the entire Valley of the Sun! LISTING WITH ME, you get the passion of someone who is all about the digital age in real estate. With the tech-savvy experience of a digital marketer, I offer my clients the cutting edge of technology that changes constantly, attention to detail, professionalism, fairness, honesty, integrity, and enthusiasm. BUYING WITH ME as your Buyer's agent, you get every digital advantage to find listings quickly, the energy to go see them quickly. I've got the passion that only a customer service nerd can have, a love of all things real estate in Phoenix, the project management, and engineer's brain, and the tech-savvy-ness of a digital marketer. Let's get you HOME!! WHERE do you want to live...HOW do you want to live!