ABOUT SAWDUST STUDIOS
Hi! My name is Kelly, owner of Sawdust Studios. I’ve been teaching sign classes and painting classes for about 8 years. I got started in sign painting because of our family business. In my day job life, I run our family lumber yard and hardware store with my cousin. Our grandparents started the business in 1974.
One of the things we added to our store years ago was a line of paint for furniture refinishing. My mom and I went to Tennessee to learn all about this new products line we were carrying, and I learned through this process, that my love wasn’t in furniture refinishing.
When I returned from these classes I had a friend with a Pinterest photo and she said she wanted a sign for her home. So, we took over her husbandspower tools, created pallets, cut vinyl for the art and painted pallet signs, and THIS was the start of a new avenue for me with painting. I found that I LOVE to teach sign painting classes and being creative. So instead of painting dressers, I invite people to our retail store, and I teach them how to paint custom and seasonal signs for their homes.
I originally started painting classes out of my garage and retail store after our store closed for the day. I also take on custom jobs for people, wedding gifts, and signage for businesses. I offer classes throughout the year, but I also teach many private classes for businesses, families, real estate offices and more.
In 2023 I was able to purchase a cargo trailer and rolling tables and I’m now fully mobile with my business. So I often teach on site for businesses team building activities or private sign classes.
I get the love of business from my grandparents that provided us this opportunity to run a family business. Wood, paint, and power tools have always been around my life, it’s what we sell daily. But on my mom’s side, my grandfather was a retired architect that LOVED to create in the woodshop when he retired. Whenever I spend time in the shop now, I feel like my grandpa’s love of woodworking and creativity is what makes my love for it now what it is. I’ve always had lumber and woodworking of some nature in my life.
To book a private sign class, email or text me and we can coordinate date, time, budget and sign type.
Custom signs are based on sign size and design. Each sign is quoted individually based on the needs of the customer.
Regular classes are booked online using my online booking portion of my website.