The Studio Evolution

Trina opened the doors of the first Dancing Crayons Workshop studio in January 2018.

For almost three years, her family’s little, converted, Los Angeles garage witnessed the creation of artwork of all kinds. It was a constant home to creativity and joy, from little kids to big kids, grown-ups, and everyone in between. What started as a few after-school classes grew to include packed summer camps, daytime toddler and homeschooling classes, and back-to-back after-school art sessions.

Then, COVID. Welcome to the birth of Dancing Crayons Workshop’s Virtual Studio! Without missing a beat, Trina began teaching live and pre-recorded online classes and hosting virtual summer camps with supply pick-ups.

In August 2020, Trina’s family moved to a new home in Los Angeles, where she set up another garage studio. This studio hosted after-school art classes and summer camps for local kids and also served as a home base for her public school art-on-a-cart program.

When the winds of change blew again in January 2023, the Quandts relocated to their current home in Phoenix, AZ, where Trina currently teaches from the studio above the garage. Our artists create, laugh, and explore in this warm, welcoming space. Full of natural light, years of collected art materials, and a gloriously long table, I dare you not to be inspired!