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For over a decade, I have designed user-friendly, responsive websites for clients across industries.

Whether you are looking for an intricate build-out or a simple e-commerce site, I am happy to create a brand-tailored solution that offers...

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The vast majority of my photography is comprised of quick shots, embracing natural light and the raw beauty of a moment.

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Sarah Ruth Frey is a self-taught artist and award-winning instructor based in Kansas City. She creates eco-conscious art and teaches joyful, down-to-earth workshops with a focus on handmade and natural materials.

Sarah’s work invites you to let go, make a mess, and create something beautiful.

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Just one day left to get Buy 2, Get $20 Off Paint Your Pet tickets! No code required.

What’s Included ⤵️
🖼️ High-quality canvas panel
🐶 Outline of your pet + references
🎨 All supplies needed
👩🏻‍🎨 Step-by-step guidance
🍷 Complimentary snacks and sangria!

Details:
🗓️ Saturday, February 21st
⏰ 12:00-3:00 PM
📍Genevieve’s (Blue Springs)
🎟️ $75
🔗 www.sarahruthfrey.studio

Love Your Pet Day is just a couple weeks away! We’re celebrating at Genevieve’s again this year with a Paint Your Pet workshop 🐾 Join us Saturday, February 21st 12-3pm in the upstairs studio space ♥️

Snag a ticket, email a pic of your furry friend or favorite animal, and I’ll have a simple outline & color palette waiting for you at the workshop! All materials provided.

What’s included:
- High-quality canvas panel
- Outline of your pet + references
- All supplies needed (paint, easel, brushes, apron, etc)
- Step-by-step guidance
- Complimentary snacks and sangria!

Get tickets: www.sarahruthfrey.studio

Pack a lil bookish-themed mystery art box with me! A sweet box of surprises to treat yourself or someone you love ❤️

#mysterybox #packwithme #shopsmallkc #artskc

FBF to my first workshop at Monstera’s last summer! Teaching, while surrounded by books and plants with natural light pouring in, will never get old. So excited to finally be back in this space for our upcoming Palentine’s Paint & Sip on February 15th!!

In late August, the shop unfortunately had to close for restoration after a fire in the building caused severe smoke and water damage and with that, our workshops were put on pause. After months of work, they were finally able to reopen just in time for the holidays. And I have to say, they are lookin’ better than ever, friends! I am so proud of their resilience and their dedication to this little community.

I have classes planned every month here through the end of the year just for you! I cannot wait to kick things off together in just a few weeks! 💗

✨NEW RETAIL LOCATION ✨ You can now find my framed prints, watercolor workbooks, bookmarks, and (very soon) candle collection at Ink & Page Book Boutique!

I am so grateful to have my work in another Downtown Overland Park spot! When we said goodbye to The Old Mango last Spring, I no longer had a home for my full range of retail offerings in OP. My display at Ink & Page feels like coming home!

Thank you to Erin and her team for inviting me into their beautiful space. I can’t wait to share more with you!

#artskc #kansascityartist #overlandpark #shopsmallkc #shoplocalkc

I’m so honored to share that I was selected to be a featured artist for the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens’ annual gala, Stems: A Garden Soiree 🌸 One of just 8 local artists invited to hand-paint 200 wine glasses (each!) that guests will use and take home as a keepsake from the night.

Stems is an evening of celebrating art, community, and the gardens in full bloom. In previous years, I have participated in the featured exhibit as a plein air artist, which I hope to do again as well. Truly grateful to be any part of such a special event!

Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 16th! Tickets will be announced soon.

If you’ve ever taken one of my classes, you’ve probably heard me say that repetition is key.

For my first workshop of the year, we’re leaning fully into that practice with relaxing, meditative patterns that help build skill and create space to breathe.

No pressure. Gentle guidance. A moment to honor the quiet of winter.

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed or burnt out, this class is for you. It’s less about perfect technique and more about mental rest.

You’ll take home:
- (2) 5x7 illustrations
- (1) 5x5” round illustration
- Paint dot card + detail brush
- Pattern prompt sheet & printed meditation for at-home practice

Join me next Saturday, January 17th 1-3PM at the OP Arboretum! All materials provided + light refreshments.

Hi friends! I can’t believe we’re already a third of the way through January. Before the days get away from me, I want to share that my work is on view at Whistle Stop Coffee (Downtown Lees Summit) this month ☕️

It’s a beautiful feeling seeing my work be the background as people gather and go about their daily rituals. If you stop by, I’d love to know!

All works are available for purchase. Simply scan the QR code on the title tag below the painting. If needed, please ask staff for help taking the piece down for you.

Miss Tiffany took a timelapse of our Yule watercolor workshop last night and seeing my lil red sweater buzz laps around the room made me smile! Even though I bring my TV to workshops to show my lesson on a larger screen, I also try my best to work the room, answering questions and demonstrating up close so everyone feels like an active participant rather than an audience member. This past year of teaching has taught me so much, and I’m genuinely excited to keep learning and leveling up these workshops alongside you all! 👩🏻‍🎨✨

#kansascityartist #artskc #watercolorartist #watercolorworkshop #supportlocalkc

All set up for Westport Christmas Market 10-5 today!!

Spending today framing prints and making kits for the Westport Christmas Market, including these little travel palettes! See y’all 10-5 Saturday for my final show of the year!

Just one week away!! Next Saturday, December 13th find me at the annual Westport Christmas Market 10AM-5PM. I’ll have framed prints and originals, watercolor booklets and kits, mystery boxes and more!

Find new art to fill your gallery wall, snag gifts for friends & fam, or just stop and say hi! I’d love to see ya!

#westportkc #kansascity #kansascityartist #artskc #shopsmallkc #supportlocalkc #christmasmarket #watercolor #watercolorworkbook #watercolorartist

Lots of originals have been added to the site for cyber weekend! Each piece holds a special place in my heart, and I can’t wait to see where they find their forever homes.

30% off EVERYTHING now through Monday ⤵️
SarahRuthFrey.com/shop

Small Business Saturday spotlight ✨ Find my biggest in-store selection at Genevieve’s in Blue Springs!

I’m truly honored to have my work in such a beautifully curated, community-centered shop. If you’re out supporting local today, they are offering 20% off my frameless prints and paintable postcard sets today only.

Thank you for choosing small and supporting the artists and makers behind it all ♥️

It’s KC Bookstore Crawl weekend! 📚🪱✨You can find my work in 4 indie bookshops on the list! Basement Books has the largest selection of my work, freshly stocked for this event and Small Business Saturday ♥️

You cans find crawl map and details over on the @kansascitybooksellers website!

Where to find SRF goodies on the crawl ⤵️

📚Basement Books (Liberty) - prints, frames, bookmarks, workbooks, and more.

📖Ink & Page (Downtown OP) - Bookish watercolor kits

🪴Monstera’s (Downtown OP) - DOP postcards

🌸Read & Rooted (Blue Springs) - Kassie design prints and postcards [Pssst…stop in Genevieve’s just a couple blocks up Main Street to find a large selection of my framed and unframed prints, too! ♥️]

Honored to be in four shops on the KC Bookstore Crawl this weekend! Every shop will have their own specials for the event. Follow @kansascitybooksellers for all the details!

Guys I’ve tried writing this caption for like two hours and my brain is officially fried, so here’s the deal ⤵️

1. I’m workin my lil tush off to get all my retail spots stocked up for Black Friday/Small Biz Saturday. Support local and snag my art at:
📚 Basement Books (Liberty)
🎁 Genevieve’s (Blue Springs)
🎄 Artisans Corner (Harrisonville)
🎨 Ink & Page (Downtown OP, watercolor kits only)
> Select prints & postcards available at Read & Rooted and Monstera’s Books

2. My last show of the year is just three weeks away!😮 🎄Westport Christmas Market
🗓️ December 13th
⏰ 10AM-5PM

Thank you, love you, see you thereeeee

Plz don’t make me get a real job x

#kcmo #kansascityart #kansascitymo #artskc #artskcgo #shopsmallkc #shoplocalkc #watercolorartist #kansascityartist #smallbizkc #smallbusinesssaturday #blackfriday #christmasmarket #westportkc #smallbusinesskcmo #supportsmallbusiness #shopsmallkc #leessummitmo #supportlocalkc #kcmaker

My final holiday workshop of the year is just two weeks away! Are you coming??

Join us at Genevieve’s on Thursday, December 4th from 5:30-7:00PM for a Handmade Holiday happy hour workshop! Learn seasonal watercolor designs to display in brass floating frame ornaments, including poinsettias, holly leaves, and mistletoe. No experience necessary.

What’s included⤵️
🎄(3) Brass frame ornaments
🎁Watercolor paper to make gift tags
🎨All supplies needed
👩🏻‍🎨Step-by-step guidance
🍷Complimentary snacks and sangria!

Boozy Book Fest Day 2! Free to shop all the bookish vendors 6-9PM tonight at The Abbott in the Crossroads!

Woodland Watercolor returns this Sunday! Join us 5-7:30pm at Healing Towards Wellness in Downtown Overland Park and learn to paint wonders of the forest floor like mushrooms, acorns, ferns, and more! 🍄 🌿

Snag your tickets through the link in bio!

**SPOTS ADDED** Join me this Saturday 1-3PM at the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens for my next Handmade Holiday Watercolor Workshop! We’ll learn to paint seasonal designs and put our finished pieces in beautiful brass floater frame ornaments 🎄✨

(Plus, your practice paper will be cut into gift tags and bookmarks to preserve your beautiful illustrations ♥️)

This class filled up fast, so we opened a handful of additional spots! Snag ‘em while they last. ✨

Another live event on the books! It was an honor to curate this community art piece inside the awe-inspiring Zhou B Art Center, a cultural arts institution nestled in Kansas City’s historical Jazz District. Stay tuned for updates on the final piece, as I add finishing touches in studio!

#kansascity #kcmo #livepainting #communityart #communityartproject #haaswilkerson #zhoubartcenter #acrylicpainting #artskc #kansascityarts #kansascityartist #kansascityartistscoalition #unionstationkc #unionstationkcmo #brandart #kansascityart

Got to deliver this big boy today! ✨ I created this piece for a live demo during the annual CBIZ Plaza Art Fair Party, then brought it back to the studio for some finishing touches. It’s the largest piece I’ve ever painted, and sharing the process with the community made it even more special. ♥️

“Plaza Dreamscape” 30x40” Acrylic on Birchwood.

#countryclubplaza #kcmo #artskc #paintingreveal #kansascity #kansascitymo #kansascityartist #acryliclandscape

Over a dozen new prints have been added to the website for autumn, including these light academia inspired pieces! You’ll find fairies, witches, gourds, and more under “Autumn Arrivals” ✨

Want to shop IRL? You can find my latest work at the following retail locations ⤵️

📍 Artisans Corner (Harrisonville, MO)
📍 Basement Books (Liberty, MO)
📍 Genevieve’s (Blue Springs, MO)

Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the local vendors for today’s Fall Equinox pop-up at Cinder Block Brewery! It’s always an honor to share my work with you ☺️♥️

📸: @madmatta

First live painting event was a success! This is the largest piece I have ever tackled, and it was an honor to share the process with an audience. There are still more details to add in studio, but I am so proud of this experimental commission so far. For the first time, I blended illustration with my acrylic wood-grain dreamscape style, and I can’t wait to see where this direction takes me. (Swipe to see end result)

Huge thank you to CBIZ and the Plaza Art Fair party team for inviting me and putting your trust in my work! (And as always, shout out to my family for not just supporting my work, but for being enthusiastically helpful every step of the way)

Art Westport pop-up! I’ll be set up in Frost’s event space all weekend with several other local artists. Enjoy the fest, stop in for a cocktail, and shop the pop-up! 🍹♥️ 🖼️

✨Pop-Up Pricing✨
♥️ 4x6 Prints $5 (reg. $10)
♥️8x10 Prints $15 (reg. $20)
♥️Mini Frames $12 (reg. $16)
♥️Arch Frames $15 (reg. $20)

Fest Hours:
Friday 4-9pm
Saturday 10am-9pm
Sunday 11am-5pm

Cue the Cranberries, pour me a pint, it’s Irish Fest weekend, babyyyyy ☘️ Find me in Washington Park by the main stage for Art in the Park!

Art in the Park Hours:
Friday 4-9:30PM
Saturday 11AM-9:30PM
Sunday 11AM-9:30PM

Join us on Sunday, August 10th from 5-7pm for our extra special Book Lover’s watercolor workshop at Monstera’s Books in Downtown Overland Park! We’ll cover watercolor basics, then paint a set of bookish illustrations. 📚♥️

What’s included:
🎨 Watercolor paint dot card + detail brush
🖼️ (3) 5x7 illustrations on cold-pressed watercolor paper
🖌️All necessary supplies
👩🏻‍🎨 Step-by-step instruction
🍷Treats & sangria!

Get tickets: SarahRuthFrey.com/shop

I’m teaming up with the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens to bring soil-based watercolor to the education center! Join me on Saturday, July 26th 1-4PM for my Sunflower Workshop! 🌻

We’ll cover watercolor basics using paints from The Art of Soil, paint an illustrated sunflower postcard, and explore expressive brushstrokes on various paper textures. For your final piece, we’ll use stunning cotton rag paper handmade locally by Kelsey Pike.

Here’s what’s included ⤵️
🎨 Soil-based paints
📝 Mixed media, cold-pressed, and handmade papers for practice & finished pieces
👩🏻‍🎨 Sarah Ruth Frey paintbrushes you can take home!
👍 Any & all additional materials needed
🍋 Light snacks & sparkling lemonade

♥️ A fun bonus note - this is an earth-friendly workshop featuring materials exclusively made by women!

My summer Paint Your Pet workshop is just around the corner! Join me next Thursday, July 10th 5:30-8PM at Genevieve’s in Blue Springs for our next summer paint sesh!

No experience needed. All materials provided - just send in your pet photo by July 8th!

Here’s how it works ⤵️
🐾 Before the class, you’ll email me a photo of your pet (or any animal you’d like to paint - seriously).

🎨 I’ll sketch your animal onto an 11x14 linen canvas and create a custom color palette based on your photo.

🐶 At the workshop, I’ll walk you through mixing colors and painting step by step, with your reference photo and color guide right next to your canvas.

🍷 Everything is provided—including snacks and sangria!

Thank you to everyone who joined me at Monstera’s Books for last night’s watercolor workshop in honor of World Rainforest Day! We were surrounded by lush greenery, bookshelves, and soft light - it was an absolute dream. 🌿

Next up at Monstera’s ⤵️
🌻 Wildflower Watercolor Workshop
🗓️ Sunday, July 20
🎨 A cozy, beginner-friendly class with
expressive florals and a final 8x10 piece

Refreshed all retail locations this week! As always, I’ve restocked faves and introduced newbies, too 😌

Where to shop ⤵️
📍Artisans Corner on Wall in Harrisonville
📍Basement Books in Liberty
📍Genevieve’s in Blue Springs
💌 Monstera’s Books (DOP postcards only)

Celebrating my one year anniversary of art fairs with the Dreamscape collection! I painted these funky landscapes with acrylic and modeling paste, following the natural grain of the wood. 🖼️🎨

Find my booth at the DOP Art Fair across from the clocktower (next to the wine tent 😌) today until 10pm and Saturday 9am-2pm ❤️

[SOLD OUT] DOP workshop drop! Join me at Monstera’s Books on Sunday, June 22nd for World Rainforest Day!🌿 Learn watercolor basics and paint a set of rainforest-inspired botanical illustrations (monstera leaf, Victoria Amazonica water lily bloom, Blue Morpho butterfly on wild orchids)

No experience necessary; I will guide you step-by-step! All materials provided + complimentary snacks & sangria.

You’ll take home (at minimum):
🖼️ (3) 5x7 Watercolor paintings
🎨 Watercolor paint dot card + detail brush
👩🏻‍🎨 Blank mixed media & watercolor paper for at-home practice
+ any practice sheets you’d like to keep ♥️

Tickets are $55 and can be purchased on my website: SarahRuthFrey.com/shop

I’m beyond thrilled to share that I was voted Best Art Instruction AND Best Pop-Up Shop by Kansas City Magazine for Best of KC 2025! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who’s taken a class, shown up to an event, purchased my art, or cheered from the sidelines. There’s so much more I want to do with this studio, and your support makes those dreams possible. Teaching is an absolute joy - I cannot wait to share what we have planned next.

Here’s to making more creative messes & joyful memories this year! KC, you’ve got my whole heart ❤️

Happy Independent Bookstore Day! To celebrate, I turned a few of my bookish originals into paintable postcards—and just dropped off the first batch at Basement Books!

I’m lucky to have my work in two local bookshops—add these lovelies to your crawl today! ⤵️

📍 Basement Books (Liberty, MO): Here, you can browse my original watercolors, art prints, bookmarks, and the full paintable postcard collection + lots of locally made goods & gently used books.

📍 Monstera’s (Overland Park, KS): Here you’ll find my Downtown OP postcards + gorgeous plants, stationery, local merch, and - of course - books!

📚 I’ve also got Read & Rooted in Blue Springs and Rainy Day Books in Fairway on my tour today - where else should I visit??

Lots of exciting projects are brewing behind the scenes, as we lead up to summer fairs and fests. With the success of our watercolor workshops, I thought it was time to translate these classes into take-home experiences. Something to encourage continued art practice without a big investment/mess/stress, while still offering genuine guidance. We’re in early stages, but here are few things on the horizon ⤵️

- Paintable Postcards
- Watercolor Workbooks
- Handmade Watercolor Paints
- Wooden Palettes
- Workshop/Educational Kits
+ Video tutorials to accompany product line

📸: @brookebuckphoto

Delivering this baby today! A birthflower commission for Miss Maddie and her mama ♥️🌸

A little peek at the illustrations for our From the Earth watercolor workshop! 🍄🌎

Workshop Deets ⤵️
⏰ April 16th 5:30-7:30
📍 Genevieve’s (Blue Springs)
🎟️ $65
♥️ All supplies provided, plus snacks & sangria!

I will be popped up at KARMA Community Market this Saturday 11AM-3PM for their Spring Open House Small Business event! There are lots of participating businesses on Main Street, including Genevieve’s, where you can find even more of my framed prints and originals ♥️

📸: @brookebuckphoto

Spring officially arrives this Friday, friends! 🌸 We are celebrating the season with an evening of wine & watercolor over at Genevieve’s in Blue Springs!

What’s included: ⤵️
🌸 8 pre-sketched postcards (4 designs)
🎨 All necessary supplies
👩🏻‍🎨 Step-by-step guidance
🧁 Springtime sangria & treats
😉 Plus a fun little surprise hehe

Fri, Mar. 21st 5:30-7pm @ Genevieve’s! Tickets are $45 and can be purchased here: SarahRuthFrey.com/shop

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