On to Art Club: For those of you who haven't read earlier blogs about it, I volunteer teach an after school art club to students ages 7 through 14. It used to be only 8-to-12-year-olds, but younger siblings have squeezed in and returning students are always welcome. And this year, for some reason two 6-year-olds got in. Amazing 6-year-olds. This class is an hour and a half, and they stay deeply immersed and focused the entire time. So of course, I kept them!
(You can see more about the class and student work in an earlier post I did HERE . )
What I'm celebrating: Just before the holidays a young girl stopped by while I was cleaning up and started asking questions about the class. I thought she wanted to sign up for it. Instead, she wanted to become my assistant. She's had three years of art herself, but now she is into music. She has good art background, though, and yesterday she showed up for our first art class of the new year. She was a wonderful help, guiding students in applying the lesson, sharpening colored pencils, collecting supplies at the end of class. Not only that, two of her friends want to be assistants, too! What a blessing that will be: Next week we work in paints, which means putting paint in palette trays, and, later, washing those trays and brushes, not to mention bringing clean water when the first cup of water gets murky, etc. Painting days are usually my late days for getting home, since there is so much clean up to do. I am so looking forward to having more assistants.
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| Colored pencils on pastel paper |
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| Colored pencils on pastel paper |
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| Colored pencils on pastel paper |
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| Acrylic on canvas |
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| Acrylic on canvas |
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| Acrylic on canvas How about you? Have you ever had unexpected help just show up out of the blue and ease your workload? |
Some great artwork. Glad to hear you have found some wonderful assistants to help with your classes.
ReplyDeleteHi, Suzanne, thanks for the comment about the students' art. They really keep me so enthused because of work like this, and their wonderful attitudes.
DeleteWhat a fabulous stroke of luck! It will be so nice for you to have help. I love the baby animal artworks - so cute! Have a great weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteHi, Lexa. Yes, I'm looking forward to that extra help. Usually a couple of students help me pass out supplies, etc., but that takes away from their art time, so this is a bonus for the class as well as for me.
DeleteYes from experience I know just how hard tidying up after art class can be so excellent news that you have some help on that score. Lovely to see the youngsters art work too :) Have a super weekend! Special Teaching at Pempi’s Palace
ReplyDeleteHi, "Cat Herder," I enjoyed visiting your blog and learning about your clever cat. I'm glad you like the students' work. Have a great week-end.
DeleteHow wonderful to get helpers like that! Sounds like your class is blooming and thriving.
ReplyDeleteHi, T! "Blooming and thriving". A great way to describe them. And they are helping me to bloom and thrive as well. Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteOh, Elizabeth, that is wonderful. And the student's art work is terrific.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sandra. I love their art. They are so into it!
ReplyDeleteUnexpected help is the best kind! Loved the drawings.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lee. I agree. Pleasant surprises are always the best surprises. Other years I've had parent helpers, but this year that didn't happened. I was expecting to do a lot of scampering around the room every Thursday. :-)
ReplyDeleteI was in ano art club in high school. I loved it but we didn't do much, unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteHow great that she wanted to be an assistant and her friends do too.
That chipmunk is adorable!
Hi, Chrys, I took art in high school, but we didn't have an art club. I notice now that in most elementary schools the art classes (and music) have been dropped. That's one reason I like doing this after school program. Art is such an important exposure for young people. It really opens up insights and worlds.
ReplyDeleteVery nice you have a new assistant. The pictures are so cute. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Deanie!
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