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.  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…