You’re surrounded by people. So why does it still feel like something’s missing?

Make. Connect. Reset. is a creative gathering for people who crave real connection — not another happy hour, not a networking event, not small talk over a charcuterie board.

Just 18 seats. One long table. One evening to slow down, make something with your hands, and leave feeling more human than when you walked in.

No art experience required. Just show up.

Next session: Stones & Stillness: Gemstone Beading + Meditative Artmaking Workshop — May 2nd, 7 PM - 9 PM

→ Book Stones & stillness: Gemstone Beading — $79 Early Bird

Here’s the truth most people won’t say out loud

You have a full calendar and a half-empty feeling. You’re busy, connected online, and somehow still craving the kind of conversation that actually goes somewhere.

Happy hours are forgettable. Networking events are exhausting. And most “creative nights out” feel like a Pinterest project — rushed, performative, and oddly lonely.

You don’t need more events. You need a different kind of gathering.

→ Book Stones & stillness: Gemstone Beading — $79 Early Bird

What Make.Connect.Reset. Actually Is

An intimate evening built around one long table — just 18 people — where strangers slow down, make things with their hands, share food and wine, and somehow become collaborators by the end of the night.

Think of it like book club, but for art. And for people who might not even consider themselves “the artsy type.”

Curiosity matters more than skill here. Always.

→ Book Stones & stillness: Gemstone Beading — $79 Early Bird

What Happens at the Table

The evening unfolds slowly — by design. Here’s how the night moves:

You make something beautiful

A guided creative session leads you through crafting a high-quality, thoughtfully designed piece of art to take home. Something meaningful. Something uniquely yours. You might draw, collage, paint, write, or work with materials you haven’t touched in years.

You create something together

Woven throughout the evening are collaborative art moments — meditative, playful exercises that the whole table builds together. Collective creativity does something to a room. You’ll feel it.

You share a real meal, a real conversation

Wine, food, and the kind of conversation that happens when people’s hands are busy and their guards are down. The people who arrived as strangers have a funny way of leaving as friends.

You close with a ritual

Every gathering ends with a community-building ritual — a simple, intentional activity designed to carry the spirit of the table beyond the room.

→ Book Stones & stillness: Gemstone Beading — $79 Early Bird

Faith and Chelsea built Make.Connect.Reset. because they couldn’t find it anywhere else.

A gathering that wasn’t a class, wasn’t a networking event, wasn’t a night out that left them feeling emptier than before. Just people, a table, something to make, and the rare gift of being fully present together.

In a world full of screens and schedules, this is an invitation to pause. To make something with your hands. To leave feeling a little more human than when you arrived.

→ Book Stones & stillness: Gemstone Beading — $79 Early Bird

Your Host

Faith Tedeschi

Faith is the co-creator of Make.Connect.Reset. and owner of The Village Calistoga, a community space built for young families and their people to connect and build real relationships.

With 12 years of hosting experience — from intimate family dinners to curated events for luxury wine buyers and executives from brands like Cartier — Faith knows how to build a room where people feel safe enough to be real with each other.

She built this because she needed it too.

Your Instructor

Chelsea Kerwin

Chelsea is a jewelry artist, creative entrepreneur, and mother who has been designing and selling jewelry since she was 12. Her work explores plants, natural gemstones, and process art — and her approach makes creativity feel approachable, not intimidating.

She’s not here to teach you how to be an artist. She’s here to remind you that you already are one.

Ready to Join the Table?

18 seats. One long table. One evening that might just remind you what it feels like to be fully present.

→ Book Stones & stillness: Gemstone Beading — $79 Early Bird

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You’re surrounded by people. So why does it still feel like something’s missing?

Next session: Stones & Stillness: Gemstone Beading + Meditative Artmaking Workshop — May 2nd, 7 PM - 9 PM

Here’s the truth most people won’t say out loud

You have a full calendar and a half-empty feeling. You’re busy, connected online, and somehow still craving the kind of conversation that actually goes somewhere.

Happy hours are forgettable. Networking events are exhausting. And most “creative nights out” feel like a Pinterest project — rushed, performative, and oddly lonely.

You don’t need more events. You need a different kind of gathering.

What Make.Connect.Reset. Actually Is

An intimate evening built around one long table — just 18 people — where strangers slow down, make things with their hands, share food and wine, and somehow become collaborators by the end of the night.

Think of it like book club, but for art. And for people who might not even consider themselves “the artsy type.”

Curiosity matters more than skill here. Always.

What Happens at the Table

The evening unfolds slowly — by design. Here’s how the night moves:

You make something beautiful

A guided creative session leads you through crafting a high-quality, thoughtfully designed piece of art to take home. Something meaningful. Something uniquely yours. You might draw, collage, paint, write, or work with materials you haven’t touched in years.

You create something together

Woven throughout the evening are collaborative art moments — meditative, playful exercises that the whole table builds together. Collective creativity does something to a room. You’ll feel it.

You share a real meal, a real conversation

Wine, food, and the kind of conversation that happens when people’s hands are busy and their guards are down. The people who arrived as strangers have a funny way of leaving as friends.

You close with a ritual

Every gathering ends with a community-building ritual — a simple, intentional activity designed to carry the spirit of the table beyond the room.

Faith and Chelsea built Make.Connect.Reset. because they couldn’t find it anywhere else.

A gathering that wasn’t a class, wasn’t a networking event, wasn’t a night out that left them feeling emptier than before. Just people, a table, something to make, and the rare gift of being fully present together.

In a world full of screens and schedules, this is an invitation to pause. To make something with your hands. To leave feeling a little more human than when you arrived.

Your Host

Faith Tedeschi

Faith is the co-creator of Make.Connect.Reset. and owner of The Village Calistoga, a community space built for young families and their people to connect and build real relationships.

With 12 years of hosting experience — from intimate family dinners to curated events for luxury wine buyers and executives from brands like Cartier — Faith knows how to build a room where people feel safe enough to be real with each other.

She built this because she needed it too.

Your Instructor

Chelsea Kerwin

Chelsea is a jewelry artist, creative entrepreneur, and mother who has been designing and selling jewelry since she was 12. Her work explores plants, natural gemstones, and process art — and her approach makes creativity feel approachable, not intimidating.

She’s not here to teach you how to be an artist. She’s here to remind you that you already are one.

Ready to Join the Table?

18 seats. One long table. One evening that might just remind you what it feels like to be fully present.

Your Kids Will be Fine.
(You will too.)

2 weeks of unlimited open play while you actually relax.