These are the first drawings from my “Drawing for Little Tots” art classes that have started up again at the Huntington Beach Art Center.  The students are only ages 4-6 can you believe it!  They are amazing little artists!  We colored them too, but I didn’t snap up a photo of them finished.

I chose the lion because I haven’t done that yet with the kids.  And so many of them end up repeating my class I have to constantly think about what’s next.  Ever since I saw that Christian the Lion video on YouTube, I thought a lion had to be next. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, check it out here.  Lion hugs are probably the best.  Oh, well next to Brian’s of course.

The next 6-week class starts October 22, so sign your kids up or be square!

Well it’s only been a year and somehow I managed to make my studio look like a crime scene for the art supply napper. Or like a hiding spot for an artistic squirrel. Or like a really messy place for an otherwise very clean person. It’s ok though. I still know where everything is.

These are the little houses left over from the Huntington Beach Art Center’s Art at the Beach art camp I taught at throughout the summer. It’s always so much fun to teach art classes to kids, who are just ready to jump into any fun, messy, playful, creative activity. Especially when they get to things that usually grown ups do, like sanding. Anyhoo, these were leftover pieces of wood (yes I cut all those!) and now I’m just gonna paint them myself. I made some more shapes too, and those will make their appearance very shortly.

My kids classes are in full swing (Riverside and Huntington Beach) and now that it’s getting closer to Halloween, I thought I’d share some owls from the summer art program at the Huntington Beach Art Center.

Speaking of the HBAC, this Sunday, October 21 is Family Arts Day, where I will have a tent for making “Eye of God” yarn weavings. They are fun to make and parents like them as much as, or sometimes more than the kids! There will be lots of other arts booths and everything is free, so come and check it out if you’re in the area!

I am getting situated in my new city, my new house and my new status as a Grad student(!). I have an art studio too! Needless to say, I am moving and nesting and dreaming about hammers and nails and ghosts (thanks to October being a month where horror movies are inescapable). Slowly but surely, I am settling into all my new places. Rome wasn’t built in a day (I keep reminding myself).

Join me for a workshop at the Huntington Beach Art Center this Sunday from 1-3 p.m. It’s a drop-in anytime-between-those-hours type of workshop and we’ll make these “Eye of God” weavings crafts that are part of the Native American tradition. Great for the whole family!  And it’s completely FREE!
See you then!

The season is starting again! My six-week session classes at the Huntington Beach Art Center are about to begin. Here’s the schedule:

Drawing for Tiny Tots starts Wednesday, April 11, 3-4 p.m.

Experimental Art for Teens starts Wednesday, April 11, 4-5:30 p.m.

Contemporary Art Methods Workshop starts Saturday, April 14, 4:30-6 p.m.

For registration info, please visit the Sands online or call the HBAC at 714.374.1650.

I also teach year round classes at Kim Art School in Cerritos and the Boys and Girls Club of Westminster. My students at the Boys and Girls Club created these lovely house drawings. Such wonderful artists!