What a crazy few weeks it has been at the studio! We successfully had our first two camps and they were so much fun. The elementary students explored color through different mediums and our teens practiced their drawing and painting skills. We will be posting about different projects from camp throughout the summer, starting with … Continue reading How To: Colorful Animal Collages
Elementary Classes
Ceramic Sea Turtles
To get in the spirit of summer, our elementary students crafted sea turtles out of clay and painted them and they turned out so cute. The elementary students always love clay, it is one of their favorite art projects. This project was spread out over a few weeks and I was so excited to see … Continue reading Ceramic Sea Turtles
Georgia O’Keeffe Inspired Flowers
This past week the elementary art students have been finishing up their Georgia O'Keeffe Flower paintings. I was feeling inspired by all of the greenery and flowers around the studio and wanted to use this inspiration in the art project for the week. When the students arrived for class we learned a little bit about … Continue reading Georgia O’Keeffe Inspired Flowers
Elementary Silk Paintings
The Elementary Art Class has been working on silk paintings and I am so impressed by the art that my youngest students, some of them only seven years old, create. Silk painting involves a lot of patience and flexibility as the paint does not always go where you want, but as you can tell, students … Continue reading Elementary Silk Paintings
Slab Built Ceramic Heart Boxes
February's theme was hearts and clay at PFA Studio. The Wednesday Elementary Art class made slab built ceramic heart boxes. First we learned about clay and using the slab roller. We used my Shimpo Slab Roller that I absolutely love! Then everyone rolled out their own slabs. Cut the top and bottoms of the ceramics … Continue reading Slab Built Ceramic Heart Boxes
Olympic Tributes
The youngest elementary art students completed some mixed media tributes to the 2018 Olympics. The figures were designed after the Olympic Pictograms. They were harder to assemble than you might think - requiring measuring and placement of body parts. We also learned a little about the Olympics. And as always, had a lot of fun.
Acrylic Ice Cream Cone Paintings
I think my students are picking up on my love of colors. I may have said this once, or a hundred times, but most importantly I want my students to have fun and positive experiences while they explore art. But, I used to be a lawyer, and that Type A side of me is always … Continue reading Acrylic Ice Cream Cone Paintings
Elementary Abstract Landscape Watercolors
All age groups have been studying perspective and learning about watercolor this month. The youngest elementary art students applied their new knowledge and skills to complete Abstract Landscape Watercolors. We started by looking at the work of Ted Harrison. He is a Canadian artist who created beautiful colorful abstract landscape of the Yukon Territory. Follow … Continue reading Elementary Abstract Landscape Watercolors
Elementary Art Watercolor Landscapes
The Advanced Elementary Art class created winter watercolor landscapes. First, they were introduced to how to use watercolor. We practiced some basic watercolor strokes and learned how to set up our work area. We also had a lesson one-point perspective. And we incorporated what we have learned about value. We put this all together to … Continue reading Elementary Art Watercolor Landscapes
Glass Fused Mirrors
The older elementary art students made Glass Fused Mirrors as their last project of the year. Working with glass is always fun and a bit challenging. We started by going over the basic of how glass fusion works and some safety rules: Glass Cutting Cut on smooth side. First cut is a score line … Continue reading Glass Fused Mirrors