Imaginarium Art Studio®


Our Mission


A Place to Learn & Be Inspired

Imaginarium Art Studio® is a long-held dream—to make learning art joyful, vibrant, and accessible, while bringing exceptional creative talent to a wider audience.

Whether you’re discovering something new or refreshing a skill you already love, you’ll find thoughtfully chosen workshops, inspiring instructors, and a welcoming creative community.

And your learning doesn’t end when class does. With instructor approval, recordings remain available for at least three months, giving you time to revisit techniques, practice at your own pace, and continue exploring. Every workshop also includes a private space to share your work, ask questions, and connect with fellow students.

Come learn something new. Stay inspired. Create something wonderful.


Inner Garden Letters with Marina Soria

11:00am to 1:00pm Pacific Time

$145 USD

 Level: Intermediate and Advanced

Inspired by a 2019 visit to Monet’s gardens at Giverny, Inner Garden Letters invites you to explore calligraphy as a way of expressing memory, emotion, mood, and story.

Marina has long been inspired by Monet’s later garden paintings—works that, as his eyesight declined, moved increasingly toward abstraction. That experience led to a short poem and a body of work that included five artist’s books and two limited editions.

In this five-session workshop, you’ll be invited into that creative journey of experimentation and discovery. Together, we’ll explore how words can carry emotion and how color, form, and design can transform text into something deeply personal.

We’ll study nature as inspiration for creating original alphabets, experiment with watercolor, gouache, and pastels, and explore ways that stories can come alive through lettering, books, and artwork.

Along the way, we’ll play with paper cutting, abstraction, illustration, and simple pop-up bindings, discovering how these techniques can expand the possibilities of calligraphy and artist books.

Perhaps you have a garden you remember—the scent of a particular flower, a place where you wandered, or a garden that exists only in your imagination.

Bring those memories with you.

Together, we’ll create our own inner gardens, where calligraphy becomes a way of telling our stories.

A look at Marina’s books that introduce concepts and styles to be visited in Inner Garden:


A Creative Year Ahead

Explore our 2027 workshops and join exceptional artists and instructors for a year of creative discovery, experimentation, and inspiration.

Footless Fraktur

Instructor: Judy Detrick
Saturdays, January 23rd & February 6th & 7th, 2027
10:00am to 12:00pm Pacific Time
Live Online (recorded for later viewing)

Tea Time Lettering

Instructor: Suzie Beringer
Saturday & Sunday, March 6th & 7th, 2027
9:00am to 3:30pm Pacific Time
Live Online (recorded for later viewing)

Unconventional Pointed Pen

Instructor: Suzie Beringer
Saturday & Sunday, March 20th & 21st, 2027
9:00am to 3:30pm Pacific Time
Live Online (recorded for later viewing)



Our online workshops are open to artists, calligraphers, designers, and creatives of all experience levels. Beginners are always welcome! Each workshop includes a clearly listed skill level so you can choose the best fit.

All workshops are held live on Zoom and are recorded. Recordings are available for 90 days after the workshop ends, so you can revisit the material anytime. (Be sure to update Zoom before class.)

Most workshops take place on Saturdays from 10:00 AM–12:00 PM Pacific Time on the scheduled dates. A “Check Your Time Zone” button makes it easy to see the start time where you are.

Each workshop also includes access to a private Padlet, where you’ll find class information, resources, and a space to share your work, ask questions, and receive feedback.

After you register, you’ll receive an email with workshop details approximately one week before the class begins. Supply lists are available on the workshop listing at John Neal Booksellers.


*Big thanks to John Neal Books for supporting our students with a 5% supply discount! Enter the code below at checkout to save: https://www.johnnealbooks.com/?aff=16


Imaginarium Art Studio® is a creative destination where calligraphy meets contemporary art, connecting artists through inspiring workshops, meaningful exploration, and world-class instruction.