Make a Symbolic New Year Tree

Create a symbolic New Year tree to represent your intentions with this virtual mixed media workshop.



2 hours Class size 1 to 50 guests   $30 - $50 ($30 for Public; $50 for Private class)

Reveal Your Tree on Scratchboard

Reveal Your Tree on Scratchboard

Begin by practicing loose sketches of a winter tree, like bare branches, flowing lines, and grounding roots. Once you’re comfortable, bring your design to life on gold scratchboard paper using a drawing stick. This step is all about trusting your hand and letting the tree take shape naturally.


Build a Background With Oil Pastels

Build a Background with Oil Pastels

Next, add depth and energy using oil pastels. Create a colorful background while allowing hints of the black paper to peek through for contrast. The space around your tree can become abstract shapes, falling snow, drifting leaves, or rain—whatever feels meaningful to you. You may also choose to add a Japanese character symbolizing a New Year's wish.
Optional: add a Japanese character that reflects a wish for the new year


Add Words of Reflection and Intention

Add Words of Reflection and Intention

Finish your piece by layering in personal words or short phrases using a paint pen, gel pen, or white Sharpie. Reflect on what supports you, your goals for the year ahead, and what you’re ready to release. These written elements transform your artwork into a deeply personal keepsake.


Start the year with intention in this inspiring, virtual, mixed media art workshop focused on self-reflection and goal-setting. This New Year–themed art class invites you to create a symbolic tree artwork that represents growth, balance, and your personal aspirations for the year ahead.
Guided by a friendly instructor, you’ll explore mixed media techniques while learning how art history and Asian art traditions influence contemporary creative practices. Through thoughtful prompts and hands-on experimentation, you’ll discover how to infuse your artwork with meaning, identity, and intention. This online workshop blends creative expression with personal growth, offering a calm and supportive space to reflect and reset.
This mixed media workshop is perfect for anyone seeking a meaningful New Year activity. Leave with a finished piece of art and a clearer sense of purpose for the upcoming year!
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly
What to bring
  • Gold scratchboard paper
  • A scratchboard carving stick
  • Oil pastels
  • Paint pen, white sharpie, or gel pen
Suitable for
This class is great for team building and other group events.
Your teacher

Trisha Singletary
Trisha Singletary

female Women-owned

I have been teaching art for 30 years. Throughout my years of teaching I have taught toddlers up to seniors, so everybody! I enjoy working with all ages. Sharing my knowledge with others and helping them achieve their goals is very rewarding. Currently I teach at a K-8th grade school where I teach K-5th Grade Art, Street Art, Ceramics, Portfolio, 3-D Art, and Mindful Art.
I studied Illustration at Parsons School of Design in New York with a minor in Art Education with Bank Street Teacher's College. I received a summer intensive Masters of Fine Art from New York University that took place 2 summers in Venice, Italy and one summer in New York. Although my degrees end there I continue to take classes with the same fire to learn and grow through the arts. Most recently I took an Art As Therapy course through Europass Teacher Academy. While teaching is my full time job I am an artist who has worked commercially, sold art through exhibits, and through commissions.

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2026-11-20 15:00:00
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