Take inspiration from the weather, the seasons, shared experiences, and more, as you join other young families in creating together. This is the age to encourage and unleash the natural creativity of children. Paper, paint, clay, and found objects are among the materials that may be used to help the child develop his or her unique visual language to interpret the world and his or her experience in it. This class serves as a good introduction to studio art or as a further development for students who have studied drawing, painting, and sculptural techniques. This course emphasizes imaginative characterization, learning to draw people, animals, and objects as well as development of expression and storyline.
Drawing also helps develop concentration, coordination, and critical problem-solving skills.
Working from their current skill level in a nurturing environment, students will use graphite, charcoal, pen and ink, conte and watercolor to explore the classic elements of line, shape, value, texture, shadow, proportion, composition, and perspective. Students are encouraged to draw objects that are familiar or of interest to them, participate in arranging their own still-life settings, and constructively critique their own work to achieve personal satisfaction with the drawing process. This is a fun class that will inspire a young students creative expression. This course for beginning students explores the use of ceramic media, techniques, and creativity. Handbuilding and decorating techniques are learned by approaching the clay medium sculpturally.