CatieBeth Thomas Designs

04/08/2026

THIS Sunday! Come enjoy beautiful plein air artworks at the Arts Center of Cannon Co. from the Murfreesboro Plein Air artists. There are 8 artists represented in the show, and our works span 2025-2026, with most subjects originating from Middle and East TN.

All are welcome to join us from 1:00 - 3:00 pm this Sunday.
Address: 1424 John Bragg Hwy, Woodbury, TN 37190

Thanks to Mary Ann May for organizing us! If you are interested in joining the Murfreesboro Plein Air painters in the future, please join us for this opening reception! Thank you for creating this beautiful flyer, Tasneem!

03/25/2026

What a wonderful workshop last weekend at Todd Art Gallery and MTSU Department of Art & Design! Thank you Eric, and team, as well as all the wonderful participants! It was a joy to facilitate and assist with your weavings. I loved connecting with you all!

03/20/2026

Excited to be BACK at MTSU in Todd Hall tomorrow from 12:00 - 2:00 pm facilitating a Weaving Workshop using Reclaimed Materials! Our class filled up quickly and I appreciate those who signed up. We will work on getting another workshop scheduled soon for anyone who missed this one.

Thank you Eric Snyder for asking and organizing this for us! We will be in the same room, 236, and there is elevator access! Park in the Jones parking lot.

Participants are welcome to bring reclaimed materials to work with! I also have plenty of fabric options, but if you have any old clothing, plastic bags or netting, art or paper goods, dried plants (real or faux), etc., bring them to weave!

03/13/2026

Very cool Youth Art event at The Fly Arts Center in April!!

"Murals 101" with artist Mya Starr
Ever looked at a giant, colorful wall in your city and wondered, "How did they do that?" Every masterpiece starts with a single spark of an idea—and we want to help you find yours!
We’re calling all creators aged 6 to 18. Whether you’ve been painting for years or you’ve never picked up a brush, if you have a dream to see your art "go big," this workshop is for you.
Join us at the Fly Arts Center basement for an afternoon of imagination and color. We are thrilled to host Murals 101, a hands-on workshop led by the incredibly talented local artist Mya Starr.
Mya will walk you through the "secret sauce" of mural making: The Concept Drawing. You’ll learn how to take a tiny doodle from your sketchbook and transform it into a vision that can fill an entire wall.
For more information, please visit the Youth Visual Arts webpage at The Fly Arts Center: https://www.flyartscenter.com/youthvisualarts

03/09/2026

March workshops & offerings! We are collaging our dreams into existence over the next two weeks, and have two textile workshops later in the month (both on Saturdays). I would love for you to join us!! Several of these workshops are FREE for our beloved community!!

Tomorrow is the last day to sign up for our March Teen Art Class - Girls Just Want to Make Art! First class is THIS Wednesday, 3/11, from 3:30-5:00 pm at Cedar Hall School! We are meeting every 2nd Wednesday for non traditional art workshops (April - June), designed just for teens. Read more about these on my website (https://catiebeththomas.wpcomstaging.com/product-category/in-person-classes/)

Each teen art class is just $15 and you can purchase all classes or just this first one (two listings available - if your daughter wants to try the first one, check out with the single class listing). Parents who have already signed up - expect an email from me NOW!

Next, we will be back at Linebaugh Library next Tuesday for our free community class, Art for Inner Exploration, 3/17, from 5:30 - 7:00 pm. I booked the room for a 1/2 hour more than usual, so we have a little extra time to create our collages!* RSVP here: https://forms.gle/ifvp7cK6jkXL3oCf8

*If you are attending next week and have your own magazines, postcards, or photos you'd like to use, please bring them!*

The Saturday after, 3/21, I am teaching a free Weaving with Reclaimed Materials at MTSU in Todd Hall, from 12-2 pm. This community class filled up faster than we expected. DM me to join our waitlist!!

Lastly, on Saturday 3/28, from 12-2 pm, we are back at Midnight Grove Collective with our Stitched and Woven monthly textile workshop. Our focus this month is Embroidery! Connie will be leading us this month and I will assist. It's $30 to join, $50 if you're brand new to the monthly series (covers all materials costs)! Snag your spot here: https://www.midnightgrovecollective.com/workshops-events

Y'all holler at me if you have any questions!

02/11/2026

Friends! Gentle reminder we will be back at Linebaugh Library for our free monthly community art class, Art for Inner Exploration, on Tuesday 2/17 from 5:30 - 6:30! We are painting and writing love notes to ourselves. I will bring all my usual materials and you are all WELCOME to bring your own as well! Read more and RSVP on my website: https://catiebeththomas.wpcomstaging.com/2023/03/16/art-for-inner-expression-workshop-series/

10/21/2025

Looking forward to painting with you all tonight from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm at Linebaugh, Rutherford County Library System! I bring all the supplies and set the theme, but as always, bring whatever you're working on! Our theme this month is "Pathways" and I'll read Robert Frosts poem, "A Road Note Taken" to kick us off.

If you have supplies, paper, etc. you want to work on, or a specific photo, bring them! If not, I'll have some books for inspiration and we'll discuss creating perspective in landscapes. See you all tonight! Thanks to the 15 who already responded; there's just a few spots left., RSVP here https://forms.gle/u6ZibJR2R4JGwQaf7

10/15/2025

This weekend I'll be showcasing and demonstrating weaving during the Bell Buckle Webb Art and Craft Fair in Bell Buckle, TN. I'm really looking forward to meeting you all and being in community with these 25 wonderful, talented artists.

I created this map / live art schedule for the Bell Buckle Arts Council and we'll have it available during the weekend. It's also available on our website to be downloaded (www.bellbucklearts.com). Sending you all lots of love today.

10/10/2025

Hey sweet friends, I will be showing again with so many awesome local artists in Bell Buckle Arts Council during the Bell Buckle Webb Arts & Craft Fair (next weekend)! I would love to see you if you're attending and catch me live weaving at 2:00 pm Saturday and 12:00 noon on Sunday! I'll share photos of my current offerings next week when I'm back in my studio.

Thanks for all the work you're doing to organize us Julie Barrett Mixed Media Textile Artist and Lisa! Thanks to John and Kristyn for lending their driveway / yard to us again. Big thanks Chalkdrawings.com - Reuben Smith Artist and Consultant four Jurying us!! Map and full list of artists coming soon. Art in this flyer by Denise Miller, Michelle Sweatt, Murfreesboro Henna Artist, and

09/08/2025

Hi friends!
If you're interested in taking a workshop with me in September, I have two on the schedule that are open to all. First, next week our FREE community Art for Inner Exploration at Linebaugh Library at Tuesday (9/16), and the following Saturday (9/20) I'll be back at the The Fly Arts Center for a Colorful Cyanotype Workshop. We will be learning the basics of cyanotype printmaking + I'll bring natural dye baths for you to tint your prints with/ shifting the blue to teal or sepia. Sign up for it on my website here: https://catiebeththomas.wpcomstaging.com/links/