Audrey Ra Design, teacher

Audrey Ra Design

Audrey Ra Design

local_activity classes: Watercolor Painting • Painting

5.0 (21)
Instagram followers12k

Hi, there! I'm Audrey, and I believe that everyone is creative, and my mission is to spark the creativity in all of us.

I come from a family with creative roots. But I wasn’t always an artist. Both of my paternal grandparents were painters, my grandmother specifically with watercolors. My parents have a fondness for music and the arts. Growing up, I played classical piano, attended choir, and frequented museums.

When my grandmother passed away in May 2016, I wanted to honour her memory by bringing back the creative side in me. It started with the bullet journal (because I’m also obsessed with planners and being organized), then calligraphy, and then watercolor. By the end of 2016, I wanted to continue on in this journey. And what you see now is the result of it.

These days, I enjoy leisurely walks through gardens and forest preserves and painting outdoors. I also can’t get enough of cat snuggles with Aslan. I’m obsessed with avocados, and can’t go a day without coffee.






Classes


Learn Watercolor for Mindfulness

Learn Watercolor for Mindfulness

5.0 (21)

date_range Your choice of time

videocam

LIVE STREAMING

local_shipping Craft kit delivered

10 to 50

label $45 - $65

Paint Watercolor Macarons

Paint Watercolor Macarons

date_range Your choice of time

videocam

LIVE STREAMING

local_shipping Craft kit delivered

10 to 50

label $45 - $65

Paint Watercolor Crystals

Paint Watercolor Crystals

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LIVE STREAMING

local_shipping Craft kit delivered

10 to 50

label $45 - $65





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Reviews

(21)


Ashtyn Friday • Mar 2024

2 ClassBento workshops attended


Audrey was so responsive, helpful and kind throughout the entire booking and preparation process. All the kits arrived in great condition and the quality of the supplies was excellent. She checked in with everyone to make sure they were comfortable with their ability and were able to have fun with the class regardless of the outcome. Everyone was able to come away with new skills and plenty of extra supplies to continue practicing mindfulness and watercoloring. Thank you, Audrey!

Michelle Catlett • Feb 2024


Host led very well and had a great technical setup, painting and mindfullness is a nice activity, wish it had been longer! Good instruction on leaf brushstroke. I suggest telling people during breathing exercise they can count longer if needed or as they relax, and allowing a tiny bit more time. At justb4 breaths in, 6 out, I'm hyperventilating.

Stacey Brashears • Feb 2024


Really enjoyed the painting! Tole painting would be fun to explore.

Kristen Buck • Jan 2024


Audrey Ra hosted a mindfulness class for our employee resource group and it was a hit! You really don’t need prior experience to succeed because Audrey Ra is a phenomenal teacher. We will book again!

Painting class review by Kristen Buck

Ashley Schweitzer • Dec 2023


Audrey was so great! The kits arrives quickly and the format of the class was perfect! Everyone really enjoyed it!

Ashley Klee • Oct 2023


The class was informative, interactive and Audrey was a good teacher. She arrived a bit late, which cut into our class time, but appreciate her powering thru the class not feeling well.

James Liu • Apr 2023


I invited Audrey to host the Learn Watercolor for Mindfulness for our virtual team event! It was such a fun and creative experience, and I loved learning new techniques from Audrey. The atmosphere was lively and everyone in our team all had a pleasant afternoon.

Ann Worthington • Feb 2023


What a lovely team bonding this was. Our instructor was very knowledgeable, thoughtful, and friendly and led a through a self-reflective into to water color class. I almost feel like I can actually create something not terrible with water colors now. Highly recommend this and her other classes.

Nicholas McDonald • Feb 2023


Audrey was great! Thank you so much for giving all of us an opportunity to join you on this fantastic call. Truly appreciate it! - Nick McDonald, Avenue5 Career Development

Diana Walker • Feb 2023


This was an awesome class. I feel so peaceful and learned more about myself in the process of watercolor painting.

Thank you for a great experience.

Sol Ysaguirre • Feb 2023


Lots of fun--I love painting anything.

Sarah Sanborn • Feb 2023


Audrey was amazing! Loved her ability to connect mindfulness and relaxation to watercolors.

Kelly Hookway • Feb 2023


We booked Audrey's class for a relaxing team-bonding event. The team thoroughly enjoyed the workshop, and Audrey was incredibly helpful & accommodating throughout the booking process. Would recommend to anyone

Snyk Tuccelli • Jan 2023


This was such an incredible class! Audrey was flexible and helped me coordinate this workshop under a tight deadline. We used this workshop as part of team event of 20+ people and it was a great way to kick off the day, get the creative juices flowing, and practice mindfulness. Audrey is kind, talented, and did a beautiful job teaching this class. I highly recommend this workshop to individuals, groups, and for corporate events. Thanks again, Audrey!

Peter Dang • Sep 2022


Audrey was professional and super helpful in helping us plan and coordinate the event. In the class, she was articulate, knowledgeable, and worked the room well so that everyone felt included and had a good time. Folks in the call gave feedback that it was a really nice way to break up their day-- a lot of her points resonated with the crowd.

Devin Fricaud • Aug 2022

2 ClassBento workshops attended


Our group had a lovely time and we continued to paint for another hour after the session. We all loved the mindfulness and breathing exercises, Audrey's instructions were very clear, and we enjoyed hearing her personal journey with water coloring. Thank you again

Angela Lu • Aug 2022


Audrey approaches watercolor with meditative practices in her workshop. Her instruction to basic watercoloring techniques and breathing exercises was not only educational but also helped us dial back and relax. She was also able to adapt to the situation and give us a great experience despite last minute tech issues. Above all, she was kind, gentle, and reminded us all to breathe. Thank you Audrey!

Jane Arvis • Jun 2022

4 ClassBento workshops attended • 3 reviews


Our New Book Joy book clubbers (and us!) ADORED this class! What a fun event to pair with our book club discussion!

Tiffany Lin • May 2022


Audrey did an amazing job setting the stage with a breathing and mindfulness exercise before starting the watercolor class. Our group had a great time, came out feeling relaxed and we now feel better equipped to take the skills we've learned to continue practicing mindfulness and doing watercolor on our own! Would highly recommend this class!

Carrie O'Connell • Apr 2022


So much fun! Well paced, simple instructions made me feel like I knew what I was doing. Also loved the extra supplies to keep painting after the class. Everything was great!

Connie Obrochta • Apr 2022

4 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews


Audrey provided a perfect experience for our bookclub! We all truly felt relaxed and inspired. I can’t say enough about what a great job she did!

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