January 2014 was Duct Tape Designs. We have done this program in years past. We worked on a wallet pattern, but the kids always have other interests and goals. Pictures are lost in space for this program, but I want your attention to go to Duck Brand Promotions. We were given a case of Duck Brand Duct Tape from ShurTech Brands (makers of Duck Brand Duct Tape) and I really appreciate what the company will do for communities. As a fashion enthusiast, I am enamored with the Stuck-at-Prom contest. The ingenuity involved in these creations is mind boggling. I challenge you to create for this contest. I would certainly support your efforts!
March and April 2014 involved a special guest instructor, Laura Charles. We worked with character and scene drawing in March. Those scenes were then painted in water color in April. I even received a painting from this session as a gift for the library! Check out the lesson description here.
May was Beads for Mom. Please check my archive link for the full description.
June was Baskets for Dad. We celebrate our parents these months leading into summer, so I offer programs to create gifts of appreciation for those special folks. We purchased these basket kits from Guild Craft. The kits were a great value. Special needs students integrated with the usual crew of crafters and this collage shows the results.
July was a month off from First Friday Art Club, because it was Independence Day. It was a momentous occasion for me. My long-time beau proposed and now we are engaged! We also traveled to Galeton, Pa for the most spectacular fireworks display I could never imagine. Take a peek at the finale.
August was a fun field trip to the Corning Museum of Glass. The Summer Reading Club theme for Young Adults was "Spark a Reaction" so I collaborated with the CMoG Youth and Family Programs Educator, Mieke Fay, to create an engaging glass-involved field trip.
Students watched a Hot Glass show with Gaffer G. Brian Juk. They visited the Rakow Research Library to view artist's original drawings of pieces in the museum collection. The group then went into the museum and hunted for the art pieces they first saw in 2-D form. They sat in the galleries and drew their own glass designs. This visit was successful and likely to happen again in 2015. Corning Museum of Glass is an amazing community resource and I like to remind our local youth to experience all the museum has to offer.
September was for Self Portrait Silhouettes.
Self Portraits are great for the artist in training. There is no better model than yourself, willing to wait while you perfect your skill. There was lots of room for expression here, too.
October was Mad Monster Masks. Check out the event in the archive.
November was Colorful Crayon Creations. Color a design on sandpaper using crayons; the finer the grit, the better your image will appear.
Iron the crayon image side down onto a piece of fabric and your image transfers.
Heat set the image for 30 minutes in a dryer on HIGH.
The results are spectacular and fairly permanent.
December was a First Friday Art Club and Teen Cooking Club combination program called Make & Bake. The program is documented with images. Hopefully these gifts will be given out before the year is over.
Thanks for sticking around this long. Stop back in February when I return with notes from the first session of my Still Life Drawing class. Students are not very enthusiastic about drawing and rendering. I remember those days. Spread the news and help fill these classes.
See you in 2015. Happy New Year!
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