Do you teach private or small group classes?

A common question I have been getting recently is - do you teach private or small group lessons for children?

The answer - yes! I am a K-12 certified Art Teacher with the Florida Department of Education with experience teaching all the grade levels as well as 4-6 year olds. I am a 2011 graduate from the University of North Florida with a B.A. in Art Education. I have taught at Wayman Academy of the Arts, Jefferson Davis Middle School and the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville.

Sessions are an hour long for students 4-7, 8-11, or 12-15. Older students and adults may be interested in 1 hour or longer sessions. Lessons are adjusted to be appropriate for the age range. If your child is younger than 4 yrs old - don't worry, we can figure something out - possibly a "Parent and Me" style session where the students engage in art materials to create something with some assistance.

We can customize your lessons to your media and interests. Media include pencil, watercolor, acrylic, oil pastels, chalk pastels and charcoal. Other media can include mixed media for collage, air dry clay, sculpture, beading, weaving, and more.

I can come to your home, "pack in and pack out" the supplies, or you can come to me off of San Pablo Rd S. and Atlantic Blvd.

For prices, deals and to get a little more insight to your wants for yourself or your children, please email me.

Let's get creating!

(You can also ask for pictures of sample student work).

Painting for Love

I have recently been approached by a few fiances and wives to make something special for their special someone. I gotta tell you - I LOVE making these pieces. Now, since they haven't received them and been able to appropriately gift them to their people - I can't post them here. But I can tell you about one of the ideas that I loved making.

Hand-painted wedding guest "book" canvas. So, that's a lot of descriptive words to explain that I painted a canvas with a unique design to represent the soon-to-be-married couple. Their guests can sign in the details or background with the appropriately assigned sharpies or paint pens (still going through a research phase to determine the best markers for the job).

It's a nautical/Navy themed guest book, with the size of the sections for the rope perfect for signatures from the guests. Alternatively, a black ultra fine tipped sharpie can be used in the background over the blue to sign slightly longer notes to the happy bride and groom. It is adorned with an anchor and the date of the wedding. Optional to include the names of the bride and groom or to put the last initial within the curving rope. Let's just say, I can't wait til I can post this design up and then create your custom piece (assuming you fine reader would also like a rope and possibly nautical themed wedding guest "book" - the colors of the rope, anchor and background could be adjusted to your preferences as well). So many options to truly make it perfect for you and yours.

The square not on the left is pictured without it's final shadowing detail, whereas the "heart" knot on the right is pictured complete (and a hint of the anchor gold/yellow is peaking in!).

Anyways, that's one of three that are on deck - hope to see everyone at the art walk at the Beaches tomorrow! :)