after school art class registration

Registration day went really well. I had friends and family helping me out and they did a better job then me, I must say!! Thank you mom and Michelle and Denise!! I have many new sign-ups, and one new school! Yay Shamrock!!! I am so excited to start this new school year. I still have many new sign-ups coming through the mail, so the classes will be filling up soon. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT CLASS WILL NOT BE STARTING FOR A COUPLE MORE WEEKS. I will email all of my new students as soon as I know when. We are waiting for the paperwork to go through district. Also, I like to give everyone, including myself, a little time to settle in to their new schedules. I have a daughter starting sixth grade in Shamrock this year and I am more nervous than her!
So as of now I have two class days available in each school. Please contact me via email or phone with any questions. And please scan down the whole history of our blog to see examples of last years work. I will be posting new pictures when the classes begin. Happy new school year!!

A description of the Drawing Classes

This is a step by step drawing class. An appropriate picture is chosen based on student skill and interest, and broken down into parts. For a warm-up the students practice drawing the individual parts. Then the teacher will draw the picture step by step, explaining in detail each part, while the students follow along. The finished drawings are colored with water soluble crayons, then brushed with water, turning the crayon into paint. It creates a wonderful mixed media effect. This method is an excellent way to build both confidence and skills. The method itself is not creative, but enables the foundation for creativity. Students leave these lessons with a feeling of pride and confidence, building their identity as an artist. Parents will be impressed with the resulting artwork.

After School Art Classes!!!!

Unbelievably, summer camp has ended! We had an awesome summer full of cool new art projects. Now its time for after school classes....I am excited to have my classes in FOUR schools this year! We are now in Briarlake, Henderson Mill, SHAMROCK MIDDLE!!, and St. Timothy's! The program is finally growing up!
At first we will only offer drawing classes, as I am currently the only working teacher and can only be in one place at a time....However we may be adding a new fresh teacher in the near future......
I will offer a description of the drawing class here so I can save paper and refer interested students to my blog for info....

summer camp: week four

summer camp is passing by quickly. we are making lots of cool stuff and having great art shows on fridays. last week the kids made linzer tortes (sp?) in the shape of animals and stars. this week we may make cowboy cookies. we are also doing really involved complicated drawings this summer. They are turning out sooo nice. Please parents frame them. use a coupon for michaels.... They are a standard size. This week we are sewing lots of monsters and crocheting produce bags. Here is a pic of me and Casey hangin out in camp.

Humblebee Summer Camp 2010!!!

We got off to a great start! Just finishing our second week of art camp. These kids were great! They even made up their own 'song' to perform at the art show today. It's gonna be great! here are some pics of the things they worked on this week.

more awesome artwork from Briarlake!

artistic sisters!!

some recent work, this is from briarlake painting class

go brittany!!