The paper lanterns will be hung up around the studio and will be lit so that their messages are illuminated from within.
Heidi Stook recently moved to Rotorua from Papamoa. She works in a variety of mediums, including etched glassware, pencil and graffiti-style murals.
"I just did a Chorus cabinet on Old Taupo Rd. Interacting with the public over that has been huge, so I want to do that on a larger scale," she said.
Visitors to her studio are invited to add to a communal mural design.
Sarah Ziessen's project was partly inspired by Buddhist practices. She began to incorporate this into her work after attending a workshop with Max Gimblett, one of New Zealand's most successful commercial artists, and a Buddhist monk.
"I tend to start with a spontaneous mark and build up on that so some of that gets lost in structure. Max is the opposite, all the preparation happens before and the spontaneous stuff sits on top. I really wanted to use that in my work."
She will be holding two sessions of exercises each day. At 10am there is a meditation session, followed by enso painting. Enso is a Zen Buddhist exercise that emphasises spontaneity and mindfulness by painting in one or two quick strokes.
At 1pm will be guided mediation followed by painting exercises.
Although the programme has been running for a number of years, the stakes were significantly raised this year as a $2000 living stipend was offered to the artists for the first time, as well as an increased materials grant of $700.
-The Open Studios project runs over summer, from Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 3pm, until the end of January.