About Us
Small Space Art Collective was created to provide a place to slow down and connect with our creativity, to be a part of a vibrant community, and to have some fun!
Partners Leah and Cecilia are creative souls with a passion to share the beauty of making art and craft a part of a full and colorful life. We offer classes and workshops in Fine Arts and Crafts, a shop, and a gallery and event space for art shows, pop-up boutiques, and parties.
Our classes offer a safe and comforting environment where the students become part of a community. We believe that everyone has the ability to create and feel successful. Our classes teach students to slow down and be reflective about their work. Love and compassion are instilled in our work environment.
Our classes are taught by local artists, makers, and crafters, and by Leah and Cecilia themselves.
The Collective Team
We're so fortunate to work with passionate and talented artists, makers, crafters, and creatives who make up the heart and soul of Small Space Art Collective. Each team member and teacher brings a wealth of experience and expertise to their craft and are more than instructors and team members; they are mentors and guides, nurturing the artistic spirit within each student and guest.
Artist / Small Space Founder, Partner
Leah Rodarti
Leah Rodarti is a visual artists/educator whose work includes painting, drawing, installation and printmaking. Leah loves, art, people, teaching, animals, bikes, fashion,surfing,dancing,music,
good conversations,and love.
Fiber Artist / Small Space Partner
Cecilia Ostberg
Cecilia is a life-long artist and crafter and loves exploring different techniques and mediums from fiber and textiles to woodworking. Currently her focus is on embroidery and fiber arts and building a community around creativity and creative wellness at Small Space.
Social Media Graphics & Aesthetic
Madi | The Abyssss
Madi is an artist, photo journalist, musician, vintage collector, and costume designer. She loves all things Art and Color and has worked with Small Space from the beginning creating unique graphics and aesthetic for our social media.
Fiber & Dye Artist | Thunder Textile
Rachael Duran
Rachael Duran is the owner/maker at thunder textile. Her interests include macrame, printmaking, marbling and weaving but her true passion is working with dye.
Kids Art Teacher
Liz Reemsnyder
Liz Reemsnyder is passionate about kids art education and has a master’s degree in education from the Neag School of Education. Liz believes the journey is just as important as the destination and her classes emphasize exploration, color play, and even sensory experiences, fostering a love for the creative process.
Designer, Jewelry and Mobile Artist
Rebecca McKinney Barry
Rebecca is a dreamer & maker who loves to discover, design, innovate and be in community with like minded explorers. Rebecca brings design & studio experiences from: her own business designing and fabricating (furniture to jewelry to wall art); MFA and teaching Product Design at Stanford; designer at Levi's, Williams-Sonoma, and Restoration Hardware.
Beaded Jewelry Artist
Doris Weinbaum
Doris is an artist and dedicated teacher with a lifelong passion for beads. Since the inception of her retail bead shop in Oak Park, Illinois in 1993, Doris has honed her craft, blending creativity with expertise gleaned from instructors, books, and her valued clientele.
Textile Designer, Weaver
Fiona McLean
Fiona is a multi-disciplined artist, designer and educator in all fields of textiles, originally from Melbourne, Australia where she gained a B.A in Textile design from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
Stained Glass & Jewelry Artist
Kristin Wu
Kristin specializes in stained glass, silversmithing, and lapidary work. She has a background in painting and sculpture and always picking up new hobbies. Her passion for travel, beachcombing, rocks, and treasure hunting enriches her artistic vision and teaching approach.
Florist | Wildflower Floral
Cassie Jerrold-Jones
Cassie has been working with flowers for 20+ years and is the Creative Director at Wildflower Florist is Capo Beach. She is passionate about art, music, and bringing the beauty of nature to all of life's celebrations.
Yarn Dyer, Fiber Artist | Frost Yarn
Nicole Frost
Nicole is a yarn dyer and fiber artist with almost 20 years experience creating hand dyed yarn and making magic with color. Frost Yarn was born in Nicole's father’s studio kitchen in 2008 with fisherman’s wool and food coloring, and has since grown to working with some of the most talented fibre artists in the world and teaching dye workshops around the globe