About Us

7809 Brodie Lane Austin, Texas 78745

512-551-3244

Whether you’re looking to develop your toddler’s fine motor skills, expand your grade-schooler’s creativity or build your young artist’s self confidence, we’ve got you covered.

Figment Creative Labs features a kid-friendly art studio, STEAM-centric maker space, and creative preschool. Just off Brodie Lane in Austin, Texas, we also offer one-of-a-kind art birthday parties, toddler art play groups, day camps, and summer camps.

Figment Creative Lab’s Core Values:

Design thinking is the center of art making.
The future belongs to critical thinkers.
Create community through making.
Learning through play is essential.

Amber Scardino is the founder and owner of Figment Creative Labs. She opened the process art studio Wee Warhols in 2013. Along with a name change has come huge growth, from a studio that doubled as a garage to our new location at 7809 Brodie Lane, which includes an art studio, makerspace, discovery lab, creative preschool and toddler art play group space as well as an outdoor play area.

A mother of two and coauthor of the book series STEAM Kids, Amber believes that art should be a stress-free process that promotes self esteem and confidence. She hopes that Figment will inspire creativity in people of all ages, bring families together through art and encourage learning through play.

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Process Art

We believe the process of making art is more important than the outcome. Adults are there to guide children by providing the right materials, teaching technique and assisting along the way. Children take charge of their own creative process, practicing critical thinking, making their own decisions and building their confidence along the way. As our artists get older and more interested in new mediums and techniques, we work on skill-building.

Figment owner and founder Amber Scardino began teaching process art classes six years ago. These classes, held in her garage studio under the name Wee Warhols, were a natural extension of the art explorations she’d been leading for her young sons. Amber is also a co-author of the book series STEAM Kids.

S.T.E.A.M.

Heard of STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math)? We believe that adding Art to the equation increases interest and fosters creativity. This hands-on approach to learning gets kids excited about learning and working together as a team.

Nature Experiences

We utilize our outdoor classroom where we learn through play, create, nurture our Figment Furry (and scaly) Friends, garden, and build relationships.

Maker Mentality

Our dedicated Maker Space expands on the foundation of STEAM. Students learn through hands-on and often collaborative projects. This project-based approach builds your maker’s confidence and encourages analytic problem-solving.

Play-Based Learning

Part of our child-directed philosophy is play-based learning. Play is the basis of experimental learning. The Discovery Lab offers something to engage everyone. It’s a place where your child can be anything, a fashion designer, an engineer, a scientist. They can also just grab a book or play a game with friends.

Toddler Mommy and Me Art Play Group is based on the same idea. We offer a multitude of sensory and art-based activities to help develop your little one’s fine motor skills and confidence.

Offerings:

Creative Preschool: Monday/Wednesday/Friday, Tuesday/Thursday, or Monday through Friday — 9AM to 2PM

After School Classes: Monday -Friday 3:30 to 5:30PM

Homeschool Group: Monday – Friday during the school year — 9:30AM to 2:30PM

Mommy and Me Toddler Art Play Group: Tuesdays & Thursdays — 10AM to 11AM $20 per child (sibling discount available upon checkout)

Art Birthday Parties: $550 for 2 hours. Call (512)551-3244 for details or click here.

Ladies BYOB Art Nights: $35/ person — Call to schedule your group!

We also offer Field Trips, Scout Badge Workshops, Holiday Workshops, Year Round Day Camps when AISD is off, and Artist Led Workshops!

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Donate to Figment Creative Lab to make our powerful dreams come true!

Please donate to Figment Creative Labs for a generator. This last ice storm (2023) left many families and businesses without power in Austin including Figment Creative Labs. We relied on a handful of sweet families to foster our class animals. We have many animals at Figment, because we believe that caring for them teaches children empathy and responsibility, makes for happy animals, and is a big stress reliever. The power outage delayed the kids from starting back to their routine at Figment. We know that the city did everything they could to get everyone up and running, but we want to be prepared if this ever happens again. This is why we are asking you to donate anything you can to go toward the purchase of a generator for the studio. We want to ensure that this small business can keep running during times of crisis and help secure the health and safety of our animals.

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