A room filled with 12 little creative minds, eager to get messy, experiment, problem solve and MAKE ART! Oh, it's my dream. The smell of construction paper, crayons and of course, tempera paint excite my olfactory senses and calm my nervous system. Nowhere am I happier and more at home than in the art room. It all happened the same day. First I received a text from someone seeking an after school art teacher for Ocean Avenue Elementary School. Later that day, I received an email from Longfellow Elementary School seeking almost the same person. If you know me, you know that I had to rep[y and accept both straight away! Before I delve into the creative process that proceeded accepting this adventure, I will detail the classes that I am offering. Make Art After School! Grades: K-4 Ocean Avenue Elementary School http://oapto.org/events-and-programs/enrichment-winter-2017 Stay after school and make art with local artist, Erinn Conn. This is a great opportunity to get messy with everything from paper mache and salt dough painting to Oil Pastels and Printmaking. We study visionaries such as Warhol, Van Gogh and Matisse, among others. Not only that, but we just have a plain old good time experiencing art through creation. Teacher: Erinn Conn Day/Time: Thursdays from 3:00pm – 4:30pm Dates: Feb 9th – April 13th (no class on 2/23 due to February Break) Location: Ocean Ave. Elementary School Class size: 12 students Make Art After School! Grades: K-4 Longfellow Elementary School https://longfellow.portlandschools.org/home Together we will create art using many mediums including, salt dough, paper mache and acrylic paint. This is a great opportunity to make all those messy art projects that your parents won't let you do at home! Teacher: Erinn Conn Day/Time: Mondays from 2:50pm - 3:50pm Dates: March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3, 10 Location: Longfellow Elementary School Class size: 12 students (To register for either class, you must attend either Ocean Ave Elementary School or Longfellow. These classes are not open to the public,) Immediately I began writing plans for both after school art classes, searching for the best price on paint and testing out my recipe for homemade salt dough. Today, I am finishing up the salt dough examples that I've made and I'm a week away from my first class. I spent hours this morning buying a dozen of this and a dozen of that at a local arts and craft store. In the first class we will be making salt dough. I've been testing out shapes and paints on the baked dough. Max helped with the painting. After making the dough you can roll it out and use cookie cutters, or use your hands to form anything you'd like. Pinch pots, plates, balls and other hand created shapes are easy with the salt dough. The ingredients are simple. Clean up is easy and it provides a lot of tactile input for sensory hungry minds.
Stay tuned for a class update next week!
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AuthorNew Jersey girl loving Maine. Currently residing in Portland and raising an energetic and creative little boy. Artist and teacher by day. Unlimited creativity. Always in search of the next great project. Reflective, innovative and constantly evolving. Archives
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