Comic Books inspired by Pick and Draw

We just finished wrapping up the week with our awesome Comic Books we made.  The lesson was inspired by a simple card game called Pick and Draw.  There is a link on my website that will lead you to more information about Pick and Draw and also an opportunity for you to purchase a deck. 

The game is simple.  There are cards with pictures of faces, mouths, eyes, hair, and noses.  Each student or pairs of students get a card from each category and they are to draw what is on the card.  There are so many varieties to make a character and so each student is so excited to see what the next card holds.

It was interesting to see that my most quietest students came to life, and I have NEVER heard them talk as much in class like they did for the comic book lesson.

The class flew by and by the end we had a comic book full of life and color.  I took a million pictures but it would take me all day and night to load all of them.  So, I compiled the majority of them and created this for you to see. 

Ladies Night Giveaway This Saturday

Most of you are new to Time For Art Kids, but in addition to art classes for kids, we also offer a fabulous ladies night.  I incorporate my ladies night with food, prizes, and just a fun time for a bunch of ladies to get together and do some art.  I will be teaching you a fool proof way to make a wonderful mixed media project for you to treasure or gift away.  Either way, you will have fun and its your chance to unwind and think about yourself!

I will be giving away these 2 amazing pieces of jewelry.  They are made by a dear friend who owns freshmoderngoods.com, you must check out her work.  Everything is very organic looking and a great accent piece to any wardrobe. 

There are limited seats left, so please rsvp if you are interested.  I hope you can join me in the studio!

Monkeying Around

We are just finishing up our Monkey Lesson and the results are so adorable.  For many of the students, bleeding tissue paper was something they never used before.  I taught the students how to apply it to our paper and to let it sit once its wet.  Bleeding tissue paper is NOT like regular tissue paper and if you were to try and wet regular tissue paper, it would just fall apart.  Bleeding tissue paper is very cool and gives a watercolor effect and can make such a range of backgrounds.

Once the tissue paper dried, the kids peeled the paper off to reveal a beautifully colored  backdrop to draw our monkey on.  We used black oil pastel to draw our monkeys and once I finished teaching them the drawing lesson, they were off to draw it themselves on their paper. 

It was a fun lesson and a great one for the younger kids.  They loved the effect of the tissue paper and couldnt wait to peel it off to see what it looked like.  Here are some of the results.

I'll always know who created THIS monkey.  He was

the only one who made teeth.  Very cool Rohan!

Jim Dine "Hearts" Lesson

This week I decided to focus on a famous artist whose name is Jim Dine.  I think its important for children to look at other peoples art and see how art through their eyes.  Jim Dine is a pop artist who takes everyday items and turns them into art, like hearts.  Besides hearts, Jim Dine likes painting bathrobes.  I didnt feel like bathrobes were going to be popular with the kids, so I went with the hearts.

I took one of Jim Dine's Heart paintings and had the kids paint hearts similar to his.  The fun part was that we used our finger, no brushes.  You can tell when its a lesson the kids love, the room is silent!  I showed them how to use white to marbleize the heart and to make sure not to rub too many colors together because it creates mud. 

They all were amazing and every class we went over the hour time limit just because I went a step more and mounted them to the colored paper.  I didnt have time to take as many pictures as I'd like, but here are a few.

Birthday Party Information

I have been getting alot of interest and questions for our Art Birthday Parties.  Thank you so much  if you have already booked a party with me!  I love doing them and the kids are so excited when they enter the studio.  I have created a flyer which explains alot of the information and may answer your questions.

Please call with any questions! Thanks

My Newest Find

As many of you know, I have 4 kids.  Trying to feed and clothe them can get quite expensive.  I am a big believer in reusing and so alot of my childrens clothes are from kids consignment stores, typically the Kid to Kid stores.

My children attend a preschool where a mom that I know from the school has just opened up her own consignment store.  It is amazing.  Bright, beautiful, clean, and it doesnt smell like mold!  She has put so much work into getting this place up and running and I think she is on to something really great. 

Her store is located right off Holly Springs Road and Sunset Lake Road.  It is called Bee Mine Kids Consignment.  She has toys, bedding, clothes, shoes, strollers, and much more!  If you buy your childrens clothes at consignment stores, then you MUST check her business out. 

Here are some pictures of the store.  She is also accepting Spring and Summer attire for consignment. 

Duke Childrens Hospital

I recently had a fundraiser to help Duke Childrens Hospital.  The outcome was amazing and we raised almost $600.00 to donate to all the cute little children who need our help.

Recently, I have been asked to participate in a program that also helps Duke Childrens Hospital.  They encourage teachers to send in their students artwork.  If their work is chosen, they turn their work into greeting cards and then sell them to raise money for the hospital. 

Over the next few months, I will be selecting students whose work stands out and giving them a chance to participate in this wonderful opportunity.  If their artwork is chosen, they will be invited to a special press conference where they will be recognized for their creativity!

I think it is a great cause, and a fun way to make the students strive harder!  If your child does get chosen by me, parents will be informed.