My strange, and perhaps whimsical, incognito proves useful to me in many ways that I never should have thought of.
A hard fate has condemned human beings to enter this mortal sphere without any natural covering, like that possessed by the lower animals to protect them from the extremes of heat and cold. Had this been otherwise, countless myriads, for untold ages, would have escaped the tyrannical sway of the goddess Fashion, and the French …
The Door In The Wall
One confidential evening, not three months ago, Lionel Wallace told me this story of the Door in the Wall. And at the time I thought that so far as he was concerned it was a true story. He told it me with such a direct simplicity of conviction that I could not do otherwise than …
Thank you Art Adventurers for another wonderfully creative year! We had a blast for our final days in the classroom and at Central Park with our visiting artists! Making and playing the African Djembe with Mr. Ross & creating watercolor landscapes with Mr. Banks. Merci Beaucoup and tres bien! See you at Summer Camp and …
As a very special Mother’s Day gift, our Art Adventurers sharpened their cutting skills and “toned” in on their color combination choices to create these vibrant Chihuly inspired Macchia Bowls! Using nature as his main source of inspiration, glass artist, Dale Chihuly creates these magnificent stained glass organic sculptures. …
Portrait Artist Jonathan Lev will be sharing his amazing use of Charcoal with our Art Adventures Studio class (Ages 10-13)! Come to his opening on Thursday, May 18th from 6-9pm, to see his amazing life-sized charcoal portraits! www.jonathanlev.com. Don’t miss out This Fall! Children will enjoy visitig artists, museum trips and unique art projects throughout …
SILKSCREENS! Visiting Silkscreen Artist, Diallo House (www.DHLOVEFISH.com), helped us to collaborate on this wonderful canvas. More fish to come this summer in our JUNE CAMPS! CHECK OUT OUR CAMPS & REGISTER NOW FOR AM or PM: June 12-16th June 19-23rd June 26-30th Ages Late 3-6’s / 7-11’s 9:30-12:30 (Includes Picnic Lunch + Met Tour) 1:30-3:30 (Includes …
Happy Spring! In celebration of Spring & Earth Day and taking inspiration from the beautiful stained glass of Tiffany’s Studio, our Art Adventurers painted with glass paints last week! We chose our favorite spring flower, practiced our skills with outlining and were introduced to painting with this very special type of paint on transparencies. Just look …
A Happy day after Valentine’s Day with captured heart and winter moments in a snow globe! Students built their very own winter scene in a globe using different seasonal elements and objects and hot glue. We then sealed it with glitter reminiscent of snow in distilled water and voila! What a great way to spend time with …
An interesting read as we start our Spring Semester at Claire’s Creative Adventures- some art teaching methods by Bauhaus Master, Paul Klee. Check it Out and Welcome to our new semester of Art! https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-how-to-be-an-artist-according-to-paul-klee