Comments on: art camp: follow up http://dancingmermaid.com/blog/2008/09/06/art-camp-follow-up/ Musings by a mermaid Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:37:33 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: mb http://dancingmermaid.com/blog/2008/09/06/art-camp-follow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-10240 mb Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:15:31 +0000 http://dancingmermaid.com/blog/2008/09/06/art-camp-follow-up/#comment-10240 ahhh, what inspiration you are to this long-time-ago-artistic type turned mama of three girls!!!! you bring me back to the messy joy of breaking the rules with color and form and getting IN IT. it's a big breath in, but you have inspired me to just do it with my girls, just start somewhere, a bunch of scraps and glue and paint and a cleared off floor. what else does a girl need??? xxooo ahhh, what inspiration you are to this long-time-ago-artistic type turned mama of three girls!!!! you bring me back to the messy joy of breaking the rules with color and form and getting IN IT. it’s a big breath in, but you have inspired me to just do it with my girls, just start somewhere, a bunch of scraps and glue and paint and a cleared off floor. what else does a girl need???

xxooo

]]> By: Helena http://dancingmermaid.com/blog/2008/09/06/art-camp-follow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-10005 Helena Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:36:28 +0000 http://dancingmermaid.com/blog/2008/09/06/art-camp-follow-up/#comment-10005 The online class is a great idea. Can't wait! I'm going to start the journal assignment with my daughter this weekend. :) The online class is a great idea. Can’t wait! I’m going to start the journal assignment with my daughter this weekend. :)

]]> By: Katie Lynn http://dancingmermaid.com/blog/2008/09/06/art-camp-follow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-9921 Katie Lynn Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:47:09 +0000 http://dancingmermaid.com/blog/2008/09/06/art-camp-follow-up/#comment-9921 Only using a few products at a time...AWESOME tip...as most kids have the attention span equivalent to that of a circus monkey. They can really focus and appreciate all the different things they can do with just a couple different items. Only using a few products at a time…AWESOME tip…as most kids have the attention span equivalent to that of a circus monkey. They can really focus and appreciate all the different things they can do with just a couple different items.

]]> By: Silvia http://dancingmermaid.com/blog/2008/09/06/art-camp-follow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-9905 Silvia Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:31:35 +0000 http://dancingmermaid.com/blog/2008/09/06/art-camp-follow-up/#comment-9905 Online class? Have i missed something or did i just forget about it. Tell me more about it!!! Loved this post sweetie. Gave me much inspiration. xox Online class? Have i missed something or did i just forget about it. Tell me more about it!!!

Loved this post sweetie. Gave me much inspiration.

xox

]]> By: Eileen http://dancingmermaid.com/blog/2008/09/06/art-camp-follow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-9904 Eileen Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:07:06 +0000 http://dancingmermaid.com/blog/2008/09/06/art-camp-follow-up/#comment-9904 I love that you pare down the art products to begin with so the kids can focus. Loving messy is fine and that the journal is theirs- all such beautiful advice! I am gearing up for this big time!:) I love that you pare down the art products to begin with so the kids can focus. Loving messy is fine and that the journal is theirs- all such beautiful advice! I am gearing up for this big time!:)

]]> By: MissKoolAid http://dancingmermaid.com/blog/2008/09/06/art-camp-follow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-9903 MissKoolAid Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:35:32 +0000 http://dancingmermaid.com/blog/2008/09/06/art-camp-follow-up/#comment-9903 These are great tips. I've actually started thinking about re-arranging my apartment to make it more kid friendly. And since I work in an elementary school, I already have access to lots of kids! Now it's just a matter of finding my test subjects. I don't have a cottage on a beach but I do have an apartment near a huge lake where we could sit in the shade of a tree or two to paint, play and watch the ducks. Thanks for all the inspiration. I think I might just have a project for next summer! Sophie These are great tips. I’ve actually started thinking about re-arranging my apartment to make it more kid friendly. And since I work in an elementary school, I already have access to lots of kids! Now it’s just a matter of finding my test subjects.

I don’t have a cottage on a beach but I do have an apartment near a huge lake where we could sit in the shade of a tree or two to paint, play and watch the ducks.

Thanks for all the inspiration. I think I might just have a project for next summer!

Sophie

]]> By: sandy http://dancingmermaid.com/blog/2008/09/06/art-camp-follow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-9891 sandy Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:56:11 +0000 http://dancingmermaid.com/blog/2008/09/06/art-camp-follow-up/#comment-9891 I have to say- i keep coming back because I just L*O*V*E reading your blog, but i think you might just have me hooked. I might just get a few little ones together and have a class. I think, for me, it wasnt a teacher, I am my hardest critic. I dont know how or where, but I put so much pressureon myself to "stay in the lines, and not to be messy". I'm going right this second, all by myself, and go play in MY fun, fat, ok to be messy journal. Look forward to seeing your ETSY goodies, and THANK YOU! I have to say- i keep coming back because I just L*O*V*E reading your blog, but i think you might just have me hooked. I might just get a few little ones together and have a class. I think, for me, it wasnt a teacher, I am my hardest critic. I dont know how or where, but I put so much pressureon myself to “stay in the lines, and not to be messy”. I’m going right this second, all by myself, and go play in MY fun, fat, ok to be messy journal. Look forward to seeing your ETSY goodies, and THANK YOU!

]]> By: jennlui http://dancingmermaid.com/blog/2008/09/06/art-camp-follow-up/comment-page-1/#comment-9890 jennlui Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:12:15 +0000 http://dancingmermaid.com/blog/2008/09/06/art-camp-follow-up/#comment-9890 it's so refreshing to read your words and actually be able to feel your enthusiasm!!! these girlies are so very lucky to have you as their art teacher!!! i'm so happy that you are sharing your experience and thoughts on teaching art to kids, i think it's so important for kids to feel that their vision of art is good and beautiful. i also had a bad experience with a grade school teacher saying that my "art" was poor... thanks so much for sharing and encouraging others to share our love of creating and embracing different visions of art!!! can't wait to see what goes up in your etsy shop! you go girl!!! it’s so refreshing to read your words and actually be able to feel your enthusiasm!!! these girlies are so very lucky to have you as their art teacher!!! i’m so happy that you are sharing your experience and thoughts on teaching art to kids, i think it’s so important for kids to feel that their vision of art is good and beautiful. i also had a bad experience with a grade school teacher saying that my “art” was poor… thanks so much for sharing and encouraging others to share our love of creating and embracing different visions of art!!!

can’t wait to see what goes up in your etsy shop! you go girl!!!

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