Albert Lea studio encourages community, involvement

Published 9:00 am Saturday, March 3, 2018

To describe doing something with creativity, love or soul.

That is the definition of the Greek word “meraki” that The Meraki Studios in Albert Lea goes by.

Founded by Holly Karsjens in 2015, The Meraki Studios offers a myriad of classes and lessons instructor, painting parties and cooking lessons. One of the studio’s newer additions is Jeet Kune Do — a hybrid philosophy of martial arts heavily influenced by the personal philosophy and experiences of martial artist Bruce Lee.

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About Colleen Harrison

Colleen Harrison is the photo editor at the Albert Lea Tribune. She does photography and writes general-assignment stories.

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