Fall Session is in place...

Speaking of places and faces we've been busy building tube cities and drawing self portraits. I see future architects, surgeons, mathematicians and more. Our studio is the breeding ground for learning and these artists know exactly what they want and how to go about making it.

New Classes

Autumn is coming and with it we've provided some pretty awesome classes!

Comic Book Drawing (5 weeks, one day a week, 1 hour per class: ages 8 and up). Students will learn the basic fundamentals of comic book drawing. Each artist will be encouraged to think of a story and capture the characters on paper. Using ink, pencil and paper their characters and the story will come to life. Cost of the class is $120 which includes a $20 material fee.

Art Around the World (10 weeks, one day a week 1 hour per class: ages 4 and up). Students will be able to explore other cultures in this class, exploring art from countries all over the world. Class will include geography, using the world map to identify and locate a different country or region each week. Students participate in multiple stations that focus on painting, drawing, weaving, and sculpture. Regions include: Japan, France, Morocco, Brazil, Australia, and India and many more! Class is offered on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Cost is $198/10 weeks, $105/5 weeks.

Art Workshops (5 Weeks, 2 hours per class): (8 years +)
These classes introduce and enhance the principals of drawing, painting, sculpting and print making. Students will gain working knowledge of these four subjects by creating a finished piece of art in each medium. This course will also introduce students to narrative and collaborative conceptualization. Cost, $120, which includes material fee.

Check out our class page for more details!

Something Old

Artists love to create. We love to provide them with the tools...in this case utensils.

I decided to go to an estate sale with my sister (very strange to go through other peoples belongings when they are no longer present). Nevertheless, I thought, what better way to honor someone than to have young children, full of life, make art out of their utensils. The very utensils that aided in the nourishment of their once living bodies. Maybe too much information for you? Oh well, these wind chimes have meaning...

The End of Summer

We are nearing the end of Summer and with that the end of Summer Camp. We've had some fun and now we are ready for one of my favorite seasons! I love the Autumn breeze and the natural colors that begin to surround us.

New classes will be offered too, be sure to check our website out for details. Especially for older artists, we've listened to your requests and are now offering Comic Book Drawing, Art Around the World and an extended day option for Passport 2 Preschool!

Here are a few pictures of the artists at work.

Summer Camp is in Session

We love the summer but most of all the fact that the children have a chance to break loose and really get creative! From creating from marbling to learning about the seasons we cover a lot of topics. I'll be posting images based on each week's project. For now here are some random shots.

What a Mess!

Our last class of the session had to end with a huge mess. Don't worry, we always make a mess at the studio just not to this extent. I wanted to dive right in myself but I'll save that for another day. Instead I watched the artists go to work. From squeezing paint out of bottles to squeezing it out of balloons filled with paint it was a blast. Children also had a chance to play with liquids like slit, made from clay and water, gooey cornstarch and water with a dash of food coloring. Oh and let us not forget the Popsicle art on the light table. It was an eventful week. Now we're just about ready for summer camp!

So many things!!

We've gotten ourselves into all sorts of stuff this month: Bugs, Beads, Marbling, Sculpture, the list goes on.

Summer Camp is just around the corner in addition to our Regular Classes. We are also thrilled to be able to offer a 5 week Spanish Art class taught by Mrs. Christine Ramos. If you intend to sign up please do so as we are filling up!

We are offering workshops on Tuesday and Thursday for children 8 years and older. The workshops will include painting, drawing, sculpture and printmaking. We look forward to the coming months!

Catching Up!

Dare I say I'm too busy to update our blog?? Well, I said it but here I am at just about noon, my youngest sleeping and my oldest at preschool. I should be eating lunch but THE SITE MUST BE UPDATED!

Before I go on I wanted to apologize for our website being down for a few weeks. As it turned out we got hacked into! Why on earth anyone would want to hack our site is beyond me, however there are some pretty bored people out there...

Our Spring session is now running and Summer Camp will begin June 4th. We are now taking registration for Summer Camp. Check out our website for more details:

Happy Birthday Volcano Style!

We host birthday parties as most of you already know. Lately we've been booking up and we couldn't be more thrilled.

Sometimes we do open studio, sometimes we have a theme. This weekend we had a theme and it was volcanoes! All the children were able to work on it together and afterward we had a real eruption. Don't try this at home, unless you want a huge mess of glitter and foam everywhere!

Happy Birthday "J"!

So much going on!

These days I can't seem to catch up with all that the children are doing. From making Q paintings, to designing their own food art they keep busy. Our Passport to Preschool program is filling up quickly and we are almost at our capacity for Mondays! I'm so proud of this program, it's such a needed option for parents.

The rest of our regular classes are sprouting lots of creativity too. I've taken a bunch of pictures for your viewing pleasure.







After a little sand play we mixed some colors to make purple. This is always a fun project because the children are a part of the process. They learn about going from solid to liquid form and what two colors make purple.







Time to dye more rice!