presentations and workshops
Bringing fun and fostering imagination
I am available to visit your school, library, book store, or special event, with presentations to suit your group. I have experience working with children of different age levels and have programs for children from grades Pre-K through 12.
School Workshops
Pre-K through first grade are 20-25 minutes per class. Activities include a book reading and basic form drawing exercises. These exercises use basic shapes, including letters and numbers, to create images.
Grades 2 through 6 focus on the importance of being an individual, liking yourself as that individual, and understanding and accepting others individuality. Through group participation, students learn the value of their differences. Participants learn that being different, doesn't necessarily mean being "wrong". These drawing exercises address topics of peer pressure and empathy. The length of one presentation is approximately 30 minutes. Exercises include, but are not limited to: "Exquisite corpse", "Compare/ contrast", and "What do you see?".
Middle School has a core focus on the same principals, but also begins to have a deeper presentation of basic artistic principles. An explanation of the creative process is paralleled with the changes that are beginning to happen to them. The length of one presentation is approximately 45 minutes.
High School presentations have a focus on how to bind art with story. This workshop includes character development, pallet, atmosphere, and pace. Participants work in a mock publishing scenario from bidding for a job, to creating a winning product that the customer likes. The length of one presentation is approximately 3 to 4 hours.
