The Center

for Creative Repair and Art

221 A Street, Eastsound, Wa, 98245

Orcas Island Makerspace

A community art and repair studio, supply shop, and teaching space designed to make creative work and mutual aid more accessible.

The Center offers shared studio space, rotating project kits, art supplies, tools, equipment rentals, and community-taught classes in a flexible, sensory-friendly environment.

It is a place to try something new, save something from being thrown away, return to a craft you miss, or work a project you do not have the space, tools, or materials to do at home.

By combining studio access, supplies, and hands-on learning in one place, The Center helps remove the cost and space barriers that keep many people from learning, connecting, making, repairing, and creating.

Illustration of a pink and white water lily with yellow and black center, against a black background.
Illustration of a damselfly with red outline and colorful, dotted wings, set against a black background.

Ways to Participate

Support Center for Creative Repair by donating materials, joining fundraiser shows, expressing membership interest, sharing feedback, or volunteering in the space. This form makes it easy to plug in wherever you fit best, and we will reach out as soon as possible!

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The Space

The Center functions as both a working studio, classroom, non-profit office, and a small creative retail space.

The public can come in to work independently during open studio hours, buy supplies and project kits, rent equipment, or join a class taught by local artists, makers, and skilled community members.

Members have access to private studio time, specialized equipment, a digital lending library, wholesale pricing, and other benefits.

The space can stay open or shift into multiple activity areas for different classes and rotating projects happening at the same time.

Everyone expected to be actively working on a project.

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A cartoon illustration of a frog with large, round eyes, sitting on a surface with a light pastel-colored body and darker outline.

Member Benefits

Rates may fluctuate based on participation, donations, operational costs, and sliding-scale support.

Membership includes extended studio hours and reservations, full equipment access, and use of the ceramics room (kiln, wheels, pug mill, slab roller), along with Cricut machines, fine art printer + scanner, 3D printer + scanner, animation tablet, Dremels, sewing machines, and soldering tools.

Members receive retail discounts, bulk material access, priority class sign-ups, a guest pass, and free or discounted events, plus a gallery/retail spot, advanced project kits, small project storage, and unlimited hot water for tea and coffee.


PUBLIC WORKTABLES AND RETAIL


Show the ‘locals only’ secret handshake for 30% off!

Please wipe down your workstation and return all mugs and dirty equipment to the self-serve cleaning station. 

Tea Pass: 5$ Members: Free

Choice of one or two loose leaf teas, a coffee, or other beverage. Includes hot water refills, sweeteners, and creamers, served with a selection of handmade mugs and plastic-free brewing tools.

Session Pass: 10$

Bring your own project-

Desk lamps, hard work surfaces, paper cutters, and donated supplies are available for shared use.


Collage, Oracle Card, Zein, Bookmark: $15 - Members: Free

Access to magazine library, scissors, paper, exacto knives, cutting matts, modge podge, and glue. Use a template to make an Oracle card for our fundraiser deck, a small informational pamphlet, or a zesty bookmark.

Glaze $35 - Members: $20

1 Pre-made bowl, cup, or plate

Access to communal tools and brushes

Rotating, seasonal, selections and in-house glazes. Rainbow stroke and coat.

Kiln Firing 

Shipping ($15)

Printing: $15

One linoleum block and ink,

A selection of printable materials (sold separately)

Access to public carving tools, rollers, and surfaces. 


Photo:

Point and shoot camera, 1 roll of film and developing: 30$

Vintage Camera Rentals: $5-45

Film: 15$

Polymer Clay Kit: $15

One pound of white polymer clay.

Access to sculpting tools, paints, brushes, varnishes, and toaster oven. 

LED Sign:

6×6 sheet of acrylic

Light base

Dremmel

Other Pricing

My Turn, Digital Lending Library: $___ Annually

Kiln Firing: $___ per sq foot


Rentals:

Classroom: $__ an hour or $____ per day

Supply Shop

All blank items are printable

Painting

Acrylic Paint

  • Liquitex BASICS Acrylic Paint — Primary Red

  • Liquitex BASICS Acrylic Paint — Primary Yellow

  • Liquitex BASICS Acrylic Paint — Primary Blue

  • Liquitex BASICS Acrylic Paint — Titanium White

  • Liquitex BASICS Acrylic Paint — Mars Black

  • Fantastory 36-Color Acrylic Paint Set

Watercolor

  • Grabie 50-Color Watercolor Set

Brushes

  • Bulk classroom paint brushes

  • 24-piece wooden handle brush set

  • Golden Maple watercolor brush set

  • Fan brushes

Painting Surfaces 

  • Canvas boards, multi-size pack

  • Stretched canvases, multi-size bulk pack

Tools

  • Paint tray palettes

  • Palette knives

Finishing

  • Liquitex Professional Gloss Varnish

  • Liquitex Professional Matte Varnish

Printmaking and Papercraft

Blocks

  • Soft rubber/linoleum carving blocks

Tools

  • Speedball linoleum cutter kits

  • Precision craft knife sets

  • Rubber brayers

Ink and Setup

  • Speedball fabric block printing ink

  • Tempered glass cutting boards for rolling ink

  • Artist tape

Collage

  • Scissors 

  • Glue

  • Mod Podge Matte

Drawing and Illustration

Pens and Markers

  • Sakura Pigma Micron black pen set

  • BIC Round Stic assorted ballpoint pens

  • Pilot G2 black gel pens

Pencils

  • Prismacolor colored pencils

  • KALOUR watercolor pencils

  • BIC mechanical pencils

  • Mechanical pencil lead refills

  • Wood-cased HB pencils

Paper and Sketchbooks

  • Daler-Rowney hardcover sketchbooks, 4x6

  • Soucolor 9x12 sketchbooks / drawing pads

  • Hardcover lined journals

Clay and Sculpture

Materials

  • Sculpey Original polymer clay

  • Seattle Pottery Supply Sea Mix 6

Tools

  • Clay sculpting tool sets

  • Sharpie metallic permanent markers, gold (works better than wax resist) 

Office and Studio Basics

Folders and Filing

  • Two-pocket folders, assorted colors

  • File folders, pastel colors

Organization

  • Blank canvas zipper pouches for brushes and pens

  • Blank canvas roll-up pen and brush orginizer 

Writing and Notes

  • Ballpoint pens

  • Gel pens

  • Mechanical pencils

  • Pencil lead refills

  • Wood pencils

  • Lined journals, black

  • Composition notebooks, assorted colors

Mailing and Packaging

  • Reusable poly mailers

  • Small Shipping Boxes