Art with natural materials
In the Enchanted Forest, where will we live? What will we sleep on? What's on the kitchen table? In this class, we'll build tiny houses and furniture from twigs you gather (or I bring). We'll look for moss, acorns, small pinecones and bark. We'll decorate with fun fabric, jewels, ribbon, leaves, flowers -- whatever we can find. (This class is similar, but not the same, as Fairy Houses, offered previously by Ms. Janet)
Instructor: Janet Beals
Janet Beals Orejudos is a process artist, teacher, and facilitator. She has taught in summer camp, year round programs, and Adaptive Recreation with C'ville Parks & Rec, offering 3-14 year olds classes in Beginning and Youth Sculpture, Collage, Home School Art, Paint Like Picasso, and Open Studio. Janet comes from Chicago's Open Studio Project, offering process art and social emotional skills through art to disadvantaged and other diverse populations. Process art, unlike traditional art, focuses on the experience of artmaking rather than the final product. Therefore, there is no "bad art," just a piece with a story or a message. Although classes may have a theme (Dinosaurs, Self Portraits, Dia de los Muertos, Martin Luther King), each child is free to express it in her own way. We honor each child's artistic vision. Classes use unusual materials and techniques when possible, and aim for creativity, learning, and self determination. Janet is open to students with special needs and communication disorders, and children outside the age parameters of the class.
03/17/2025, 03/24/2025, 03/31/2025, 04/07/2025, 04/14/2025, 04/21/2025, 04/28/2025, 05/05/2025, 05/12/2025
Participants must be 5 years to 7 years old when the program starts.
Minimum: 4
Maximum: 10
Registration starts on 02/22/2025 and ends on 03/22/2025.
Room: Summit House 1&2
Please contact Community Homeschool Enrichment Center if you have any questions.