Avivo Artworks - Jes Reyes - Adults- 5 hours
Mask with Paper Clay
Koala Drawing
This week during the Artworks “Art and Thrive,” we reviewed everything we have discussed over the past few weeks as well as discussed how to get your artwork out there. We talked about exhibitions and showing in gallery spaces which, again, was really awesome considering this is what we have been discussing in my professional practice class. I was really glad I could share with the group more about the topic and tell them more about how to reach out to exhibition spaces. Then during open studio, a lot of members were working on some really cool pieces. One member was using homemade paper clay to cover these plastic masks, and she even taught me how she makes it, and it sounds surprisingly easy, which blew my mind. Another member was working on a drawing of a koala that he was making as a gift, and I helped him pick out some bright, fun colors to go along with it. I am also in the process of brainstorming ideas for the workshop I will be teaching there and I am super excited.
Teen Residency Center - Carmen Elate - Middle School to High School - 4 hours over two days
In Carmen’s class this week, students continued working on animations, this time drawing in an app called Flipbook, which essentially lets the students make flip-book animations. They worked on these both Thursday and Friday and even though animation is something I have no knowledge of, I was able to help them sketch out certain scenes of the story they wanted to tell and help them brainstorm ideas for the moral behind their stories. I even got to start making one of my own, which was surprisingly not too complicated and was a lot of fun. Also on Friday, I stayed an extra hour and helped Carmen organize one of the supply closets which I found super fun because I’m weird and find organizing things enjoyable! Overall, it was a really fun week, and I can’t wait to see where everyone’s projects are going!