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Art Workshop for Children

 

Join us!  Today we’re celebrating my dear friend, Barbara Rucci of Art Bar Blog, and her #1 New Release, Art Workshop for Children: How to Foster Original Thinking with more than 25 Process Art Experiences!  Beyond excited to highlight two inspired projects from this book that we themed under an Art Bar Dessert Party: Cakes + Doughnuts with young artists in our own studio!  Here’s a creative clip to give you an idea, just how beautiful Bar’s new book is for creating a creative childhood.  To get the inside scoop, juicy details, chance to meet the maker and all her magic, dive in here!

Barbara invited me to join her book blog tour that will feature 26+ amazing kid + art bloggers.  Over the summer I had the honor to preview and endorse Bar’s new book, Art Workshop for Children.  I was on a three day camping trip, and basically couldn’t put this incredible book down.  After returning, completely inspired, I preordered it on Amazon and spent all fall anxiously awaiting its arrival!  When my book arrived on October 15, it felt amazing to finally have it in my hands.  It’s truly a gem that will shine in our studio for years to come.  Beyond amazed at all the 25+ creative workshops, simple in both setup and supplies!  Bar basically delivers a rich, open-ended, studio experience, keyed into unleashing a child’s creativity.  Bar unfolds an easy to follow, beautifully visual layout, that guides one towards expressive exploration and artistic discovery in a studio, classroom, or home.

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Handmade little Entrepreneur: pop-up shop + mini-market

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Our 2014/2015 SCHOOL YEAR {HANDS-ON + MIXED-MEDIA) ART WORKSHOPS are up and running!  Session I led the way with our workshop: HANDMADE little ENTREPRENEUR designed for artists 6 – 9 years of age!  Shown above, are logos dreamed + designed + created by each artist in our workshop for their individual art + small business, in which they sold their handmade goods in a pop-up shop + mini-market!

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In this six-week workshop we focused on small business upstart and crafting handmade goods!  Our last day included friends + family joining in for a pop-up shop + mini-market, shown above!  Website home pages + logos + product packaging were displayed, business cards were given out, and one-of-a-kind handmade goods were sold!  It was truly an amazing experience for everyone involved!  Thinking back to my childhood, I will never forget being involved in our school mini-market and spending summer days creating little businesses with my sister and selling various handmade goods!  Growing up we were lucky to have an arts and craft store at biking distance.  Most of our money was spent at the arts and crafts shop, probably more than we earned.  My childhood is filled with memories of crafting lots of handmade goods, anywhere homemade worry dolls, to leather + concho belts, to elastic + fabric hair ties, to sewn bags and more!

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Creative Seeds Have Sprouted!

We are excited to announce our grassy lawn has just sprouted up INSIDE our art studio!  Creative seeds have sprouted and spring has sprung!  We’ve been patiently waiting and today it is finally here!  A plush + luscious 10′ x 15′ indoor space to collaborate and connect on!  We envision lots of creative conversations + ideas + art-filled learning to only sprout up here!  We had a little aspiring artist ask “does it need to be watered?”  No watering, dandelions or mowing here, just a possible red + white + polka-dotted mushroom popping up from time to time!  Don’t worry mom + dad, no grass stains happening here, just the perfect texture with endless possibility for HANDMAKERY to inspire.  express.  create.  Stay current + connected on events, classes, workshops + community happenings… join us on Facebook!

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Creative + Eco Friendly Lunch Design

 

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Must haves for creative and eco-friendly lunch design!  This is what we’re packing to head to the studio to create!  Love that it’s all beautiful + washable + eco-friendly!  Packing lunches = FUN!

1.  two+two chic reusable bags that are food-safe + eco-friendly and are locally based in Carbondale, Colorado.  Find them on-line, at the Aspen Saturday Market or in local shops!

2.  Stainless steel, stackable and easy to wash lunch containers with a convenient carrier system.

3.  To-Go Ware bamboo lunch utensils that include a set of chopsticks, fork, spoon, knife + a washable travel bag that clips onto your lunch box.

4.  Labels- Don’t forget to make creative + durable labels for your creative lunch wear so it will find its way back to your kitchen.  Create your own or head to Etsy!

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Ami Maes

Founder + Creative Director

HANDMAKERY: A Children’s Art Studio

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