Welcome to From the Bench, SFCB's series of short studio tours with friends near and far. From favorite tools to works in progress, you never know what you'll learn about from these amazing artists.

This month we'll chat with artist, author, and collaborator Courtney Cerruti, based in Oakland, CA.

Courtney started teaching in college by holding impromptu bookmaking parties with her friends before moving on to teaching formal workshops. She is the former co-owner of Long Weekend, a shop and gallery that specialized in curated home goods, creative supply, and things for an excellent long weekend. She also created two fabric lines with Free Spirit Fabrics, depicting her painterly styles with loose figures and florals, in addition to authoring books on image transfers, drawing, and other techniques. 

She currently teaches workshops all over the country and online at Creativebug.com where she is Editor-In-Chief.​

You can find out more at her website, courtneycerruti.com or find her on instagram as @ccerruti.

Courtney is also teaching an upcoming workshop at SFCB: Playing with Image Transfers on June 1, 2024.

Please visit our Vimeo page to see our past tours, previously known as Shelter in Studio.

Registration will close at noon on the day of the event.