Arts for All Artist collaboration with Jackson! 3/17/2022

It was a bright and sun shiny day when Jackson came to my studio to paint with me! We looked around at all of the paintings and ideas in my studio and then Jackson chose to paint a Llama! He had a hard day at school and he said it was relaxing to be painting with me. After he painted the Llama he said, "He needs a friend" so he painted a sheep and a bee and a bird! He also added lots of brushstrokes and dots in the background. Then he announced, "I'm Done and I want to go outside!" So we went outside and posed with the mural and played basketball, fed the fish in my pond, went as high as the sky in the big swing and explored! His hard day became one that was filled with creativity and precious outdoor time. Best Day Ever!!

Oh! Jackson also got to meet my dog and studio mascot....Snowball.

Artist Collaboration with Jordan!

Jordan and I collaborated on a beautiful painting of a pig! Jordan enjoyed looking around my studio and choosing an idea for a painting. We decided that polka dots would be great for the background. After we finished Jordan posed by the mural. So Much Fun!

DAY 3 OF THE SIDE BY SIDE PROGRAM AT THE KENTUCKY MUSEUM 2/26/2022 GELLI PRINTING!

Saturday 2/26/2022 was a great day of printmaking! The students learned vocabulary like; brayer, monoprint, layering, acrylic paint, gelli plates, and stencils. I did a short presentation on the process of printing using gelli plates and then the students made their own. It was such a fun and creative day!

This is me with my entry for the US Bank Art Show at the Kentucky Museum.

DAY 2 OF THE SIDE BY SIDE PROGRAM AT THE KENTUCKY MUSEUM! 2/19/2022 COLLAGE ON A VINYL RECORD

Day #2 at the Kentucky Museum included a lesson on Collage. We used vinyl records that had been primed on one side with white acrylic and tissue paper in warm and cool colors. The students painted on the modge podge layer onto the primed side and then applied the tissue paper in any design they wanted. Students also went to a station and chose 6 objects to add on top of their completed tissue paper collage. Creativity was in abundance as they worked and talked about how much they loved art and this process! Some students who were not in attendance at the first session were able to work on last weeks watercolor project. The middle/High school group brought sketchbooks to share and enjoyed some community time creating at the end of the class. What great kids!