The Workbench

Watercolor painting + meditation + breath work =
The Art of Imperfection

Join us for a workshop in nature led by artist, yogi, and all around wellness seeker, Alicia McQuade.

📆: Tuesday 9.22.26
⏰: 6-8pm
🌳: Hot Spell Sauna at the Wulff Lodge in Grant Park
📍: 215 S Lake Drive, South Milwaukee 53172
🎟️: $30
🔗: purchase tickets at the link in bio!

Workbench Workshops: The Art of Imperfection

Art shouldn’t be about perfection. Work with artist, yogi, and all around wellness seeker, Alicia McQuade Alicia McQuade, to create perfectly imperfect watercolors in our next full length workshop.

Alicia will take imperfect art to a whole new level with additional meditation and breath work to match the imperfect watercolor practice. Located at Hot Spell Sauna at the Wulff Lodge in Grant Park, this is the perfect workshop to connect and relax within nature.

All supplies are included in the workshop fee.

📆: Tuesday September 22, 2026
⏰: 6-8pm
🌳: Hot Spell Sauna at the Wulff Lodge in Grant Park
📍: 215 S Lake Drive, South Milwaukee, WI 53172
🎟️: $30
🔗: purchase tickets at the link in bio!

Our Wild Pressings workshop with Linda Laake Designs is tomorrow!! There’s still time to join us ~ in this workshop you’ll learn how to press flowers using every day materials and then take pre-pressed flowers to create your own natural art piece.

All supplies are included in the workshop fee.

📆: Saturday August 29, 2026
⏰: 12:30-2:30pm
🌳: Hot Spell Sauna at the Wulff Lodge in Grant Park
📍: 215 S Lake Drive, South Milwaukee, WI 53172
🎟️: $37
🔗: purchase tickets at the link in bio!

Workbench Workshops: Wild Pressings

Learn about the art of flower pressing while out in nature in this version of Workbench Workshops. Taught by Linda Laake Designs, learn how to press flowers using every day materials, and then take pre-pressed flowers to create your own natural art piece.

Located at Hot Spell Sauna at the Wulff Lodge in Grant Park, this is the perfect workshop to connect and relax within nature!

The event fee covers all materials & supplies.

📆: Saturday 8/29/26
⏰: 12:30-2:30pm
📍: 215 S Lake Drive, South Milwaukee
🎟️: $37
🔗: purchase tickets at the link in bio!

✨Meet the women behind The Workbench✨

MADDY - Founder & CEO

The Workbench started when Maddy wanted to find a place to meet new people, learn new skills, and focus on bettering herself after coming through a time that had very little of the above available (Coronavirus Pandemic). It was an idea for a new space for Milwaukee up-and-comers and novices alike, a space to learn a new craft and then come to master it, but most importantly, a place for people to realize that wellness is MORE than eating right and working out. Maddy’s concept of creative wellness focuses on ALL types of wellness: physical, mental, culinary, artistic, social, and more. It is a reflection on your whole being able to discover what calms you, builds you up, and lets you flourish. Maddy is a bad a$$ Senior Experience Designer & Program Director by day but still keeps The Workbench growing and loves connecting with other amazing local artists, creators, and small business owners!

MEGHAN - Social Media Manager & Small Business Consultant

Meghan first met Maddy when they worked together at the Dubbel Dutch hotel! Maddy hosted the first ever Wellness Market for The Workbench and the rest is pretty much history. Then, Maddy encouraged Meghan to host her very first pop up with her tiny side project My Milwaukee Plants (also started during the pandemic as a way to connect with others) at one of The Workbench’s Clip’s Plant Market. Meghan continues to support Maddy by managing The Workbench’s social media as well as helping with communications, marketing, and keeping things organized!

REAGAN - Events Manager & Content Creator

Reagan first met Maddy and Meghan at last year’s Mini Workshop Market at Cactus Club and was instantly hooked! Reagan supports The Workbench with event planning, project coordination, and day of event operations. Reagan also is an amazing content creator who can whip up posts & reels to help share all things The Workbench with all of YOU!

Stay tuned for our upcoming workshop schedule AND a new and exciting partnership 👀

Want to get more involved with The Workbench? Send us a DM or shoot us an email to [email protected].

Workbench Workshops: Collage Meets Activism

Collage is more than abstract art. It’s rebelling against perfectionism, and has deep roots in activism! Join .fawn.studio to learn more about this great art form.

In this 2 hour workshop, we will talk through the history of collage as an artwork, the important role it plays in times of change, all while creating a perfectly imperfect piece of work ourselves.

All supplies are included in the workshop fee. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase at the bar from Midwest Sad 🍪

📆: Wednesday June 24th
⏰: 6-8pm
📍: Midwest Sad (601 S 6th Street)
🎟️: $35
🔗: purchase tickets at the link in the comments below!

We’re all set up and ready for you!! It’s a beautiful day to join us at for our Mini Workshop Market - walk ins are welcome!! We’re here from 12-4 pm along with some amazing local artists, makers, and small business owners.

MINI WORKSHOP MARKET VENDOR: Bedazzle your own lighter with .kohll.creates ✨

Want to have fun while exploring your inner creativity? Bedazzle a lighter with .kohll.creates (perfect if you’re making a candle with at the market too 🕯️).

📆: 5/16/26
⏰: 12-4 PM
📍:
🎟️: $5 entry + $5-$20 per workshop fee -or- $120 all access fee
🔗: purchase tickets at the link in bio