Warm fuzzies

One of the projects we made at the school

the bunch of letters, treasures each and everyone !

 So apart from teaching 4 kids art classes a week at the moment (which is very exciting, because their art is going to be exhibited in a little over a week, eeeeeeeee!) I also helped out at the local Primary School for the last 6 weeks. We had so much fun and made 3 different projects (will post some more pics on my school site HERE soon) Now just helping and seeing these kids enjoy art is enough for me, but then I got this surprise. I received a bulging envelope with all their thank you letters inside. Every single one thanking me for the confidence I gave them creating and that they never knew they could be this good and some now want to become an artist when they grow up. This just gave me warm fuzzies allover. 'cause that's what it's all about for me that I can inspire them and that they will say " because of you I didn't give up" I am Artist of the Month at Community Thrive (an artist community where some exciting things are about to happen as well...and I'll be a little part in that too, woohoooo !) and in the interview there I speak about being this inspiration for others as well. If you have a moment you can follow all the links I have put in this post. 
But above all else : Keep making Art !!!!!!

Raging Redbows and Rainstrings

" Well have you ever seen a rainstring before

so colourful it made you want to skip ?

Or tied a redbow on your door

and pretended to be fishing off a big ship ?

then come journey with us into that deep blue sea

where the raging monsters live wild and free

Red strings will keep you safe, draw you up to the sky

where rainbows full of colours soar and fly "

{by Joyce van der Lely and Karen Wright}

  

I haven't been on my blog for a while, just busy, busy with work, not much art time for myself. Busy in a fun way though, don't get me wrong. One large chunk of my time goes into the planned exhibit for my kids art classes arts in July :)

I am organizing this together with Jenny Grant, fellow artist and friend who also teaches kids at her daughter's primary school this term. Stay posted I will keep you updated, or follow the progress on Facebook

Alô - alô !

Started the holiday workshops for the kids today, curious what we do ? check it out here * It's winter here and today it rained and rained and rained some more, but we were warm inside with all the art supplies....lots of FUN !

This ostrich seems to be calling out : "alô, alô " !

♫ Tralalalala ♫

I have a quick little happy and musical post here. 

Firstly I am happy because my son made it to the finals in the school's talentquest {he plays guitar *} so this makes me a very proud Mummie. Secondly I am doing 'Suns and Moons' with the art classes this week, so I see happy sunny faces every day  *} 

 

 And then I finished another little art doll this time with legs (ha !) and the legs I made out of fabric with musical print , so I called her 'Shiri' which means 'song', I can just visualize her sitting on a piano with her legs dangling down *}

 

In the box !

In the Box !

This could mean so many things.

Today for me there are a few things "in the box"

Firstly, I had the kids yesterday at my Art class paint their first portraits on cardboard boxes - this was my sample ↑ - to see what THEY made, visit my school-site - go HERE *

Secondly, I just received an email that I won the most GORGEOUS Domino book in a Giveaway at "Artfully Musing" - check out Laura's blog HERE *

Thirdly, and I will make a more elaborate post about this soon, I am almost certain to have a little shop/workshop/studio in this amazing place, for a sneak peek go HERE *

And that's all I am writing today, because I have a zillion things to do....

Have a WONDERFUL DAY !!!!!

♥