To Each His/Her Own Style!!!

It is amazing that kids can make decisions about their art with such commitment. When planning what colors the kids wanted to use to paint their clay heads, they thought for a moment, picked their colors and off they went....full speed ahead. They finished their sketches, chose their palettes and began painting the clay....I help with things like brush size, and explain why it may be better to use a certain tool, but the ArtMaking comes naturally. It really does....
My hope for our children is that no one changes that for them...that they will trust their sense of style forever and continue their unique path of creativity that they are born with. I hope that no one will have enough power over them to convince them that they are wrong when they Create!!

yesterday the kids and I had so much fun with clay. After sketching out ideas, they got very busy building clay creature heads and adding features...they had no hesitation and seemed alot more confident than they did with any other media. It seemed innate to the children to explore the texture and discover how to form a 3-D image around a base. It was fascinating to watch the intensity.
i am looking forward to junk sculpting next week with these little talented people!

kids and clay, a natural combination

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daVinci, Leger.......oh my

self portraits

hung on a line in the studio. these works began as sketches. i scanned and printed them on canvas paper for the kids to paint with watercolor the following week...
{most chose to use very little water! nonetheless, they are beautiful}

im hoping the pictures upload....still figuring out this blogging thing.

yesterday i had the privilege of making art with 6 amazing kids. The cool confidence and natural curiosity that 5 - 6 year old children have is a blessing...to themselves and to those of us that pay attention. Artmaking with children is such a natural thing to do. "Teaching" art to children is a funny thing because they almost already understand the basic principles...and they are more interested in finding new ways to approach the "lesson"....which is what Art making really is about., pushing the boundaries and discovering new ways to create. I wonder who is inspiring whom during my workshops for kids...