Blue Tides: Ocean Texture Art
Create your own framed ocean-inspired texture painting using real sand, seashells, beads, and starfish.
In this hands-on art workshop, you’ll design a dreamy coastal scene inside a small wooden frame, layering textured blue tones with natural beach materials to create a miniature ocean landscape. We’ll guide you through the process of building texture, arranging shells and starfish, and finishing your piece with delicate details that make it feel like a memory from the sea.
This workshop is beginner-friendly and relaxing, perfect for a summer afternoon, a creative date, a friends’ outing, or anyone who loves the ocean, coastal decor, handmade art, and mixed-media craft.
You’ll leave with a finished framed ocean texture painting that can be displayed on a desk, shelf, wall, or given as a thoughtful handmade gift.
What You’ll Make
A framed ocean texture painting using:
Real sand
Natural seashells
Decorative starfish
Ocean-colored texture medium
Decorative bead
A wooden frame
Each piece will be unique, depending on the shells, colors, and composition you choose.
What’s Included
All materials and tools
Step-by-step guidance
Wooden frame
Sand, shells, starfish, beads, and ocean texture materials
Beginner-friendly instruction
A finished artwork to take home
Who It’s For
This class is great for beginners, craft lovers, ocean lovers, and anyone looking for a creative indoor activity in NYC. No painting or art experience is needed.
Come alone, bring a friend, or make it a relaxing summer group activity.
About Oblique Table
Oblique Table is a New York City creative workshop space celebrating handmade objects, slow craft, and culturally inspired design. We host intimate art and craft experiences that invite people to gather around the table, learn something new, and make something beautiful by hand.
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