Prismacolor Birds

Our last project for this session was a colored pencil design of colorful birds inspired by the designer Laurel Burch.

Some of them didn't get finished.  I was dismayed to hear that many of these talented kids don't have colored pencils or oil pastels at home. I encouraged them to ask their parents for PRISMACOLORS for Christmas.  They are expensive, but if taken care of will give them many years of use - super handy for school projects!  Crayola makes an affordable alternative. 

Iris

Angela

Erica and Melody

Antony

Noah

Ella

Mason

Madie

Lu

May

Citlali

Colored pencil - rainbow birds

Today we started a color pencil drawing inspired by Laurel Burch's illustrations.

Ashi

Elena

Madeline

Mason

Mai

Glazing their bowls

This week my students painted glazes onto their little bowls.  The kids at 4S Ranch were totally absorbed in the process while listening to classical music.

Aaron

Mihika

Angela

Ewon

Spooky times in Poway!

Just in time for Halloween, my Poway students drew haunted houses and creepy creatures onto their watercolored backgrounds.

Noah

Elena

Ashi

Mason

Ella

Madie

Bella

 

Lu

Wooooo....Haunted Houses!!

Today my students at All-Star Academy drew haunted houses onto watercolored sunsets that they had prepared last week.  Then they 'spookiefied'  their drawings by adding ghosts, bats, witches, dancing skeletons, etc!

Close-up of Antony's haunted drawing

Iris

Angela

Mihika

Iris

Britney

Antony

Melody

Erica

Britney

Knee Bowls!

This week I showed my students how to shape a bowls using their knees.  They thought this was hysterical, but were pleased to see how well it works.  In Poway, the weather was nice so we worked in the park: 

Lu and Maddy

Bella

Ella

Maddie

May

 

 

 

 

Citlalli

Cilalli

Fall classes at All-Star Academy

We started off this session with a drawing inspired by a hand sewn camel from India.  It is so simple to draw which made it easy for them to concentrate on creating patterns which was our objective. Some of these kids are just in Kindergarten.  They did an awesome job!!

Antony and Melody

Brittney

Erica

Ewan

Aaron

Angela, Iris and Mihika

Howie

Antony

Melody

Erica

Brittney