How lucky are the local Birmingham residents to have a place such as this. Â The name has changed, it used to be, ‘Samford after Sundown’. They offer classes for everyone, art, cooking, photography, music and much more. They offer Art Summer Camp for kids, too! For more information: http://www.samford.edu/academy-of-the-arts & their telephone number is 205-726-2739….
Category: Art classes
the cat in art class…
was a bit of a bully today. Hobbes decided that he would sit on a student’s sketchbook to prevent said child from drawing. 🙂
art class creations
We worked on mosaics today, using paper squares. They tore up a race car like a puzzle & rebuilt in on top of the mosaic. The bottom three was a project about texture. The kids used a pallet knife to paint & then added bits of paper. They also pressed different textures into the wet…
There be dragons…ninja aliens & a blue bull
2me4art project: This art project is one of my favorites. The boys who made these creatures were ages 5-7. Â They are wonderful fun to make. All you need is tinfoil & masking tape, primer paint & acrylic paint & finally mod podge. Most important you need an imagination! I always have the children make something…
ready for a good laugh? My art class
At the beginning of all my art classes, the children learn to draw something, some times we ink & color it.  The younger the child, the simpler the subject.  I usually chose animals.  Animals that can be  drawn by using basic shapes. Yesterday, I had three boys. The youngest is in kindergarten.  The oldest is…
it’s true
designing something…i may use later for delivering to preschools for art classes. Just playing for now.
a place where dreams are made
A friend & I found this amazing place by walking a path less traveled. It is the Chaffin Carousel Carving School.  “one of only Two Carousel Carving School in Country”  I met the artist & asked him if I may return with my camera (I took these with my iPhone), he said I could.  www.chaffincarouselcarvingschool.com…
