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Showing posts with label kids art. Show all posts

Fall / Winter ART AFTER SCHOOL Session Starts Tomorrow!





Our next Art After School session begins tomorrow Tuesday October 25.
We're excited to announce that for the first time all ART AFTER SCHOOL classes are now full on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays!
Thank you to our parents and community for making Acorn's first year such a smashing success.

ART AFTER SCHOOL PROJECTS THIS SESSION :

Owl masks
Marimekko Poppies
Snowflake Art

Art After School is an engaging 2 hour after-school arts program. Unique visual arts curriculum taught at home by friendly experienced and childrens’ arts facilitator. Kids make art with friends and we have Tea Time!

ART AFTER SCHOOL
OUR NEXT 6 WEEK SESSION is DEC 6 - JAN 26
TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS 3:30 - 5:30 PM
for Kids 4 - 10 years
$138 + HST / 1 afternoon x 6 weeks (total $155.94)
On Glenholme Avenue steps away from Rawlinson Community School
AFTER SCHOOL PICK UP AVAILABLE

Our current Art After School Session is FULL. 
To Register for our next Art After School Session beginning Dec 6 :
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ART AFTER SCHOOL : ABC is for Circus

ABC is for Circus is our current ART AFTER SCHOOL artroom inspiration! 
This book by artist Patrick Hruby is colourful, graphic and dynamic.
We love this book as a way to explore:
  • Shapes! Making pictures with shapes
  • Patterns and Repetition
  • Portraits and Expression
  • What is a silhouette?
  • Colours and Contrast
  • Composition and Scale
Things we could notice about Hruby's pictures :
  • Hruby makes faces using simple geometric shapes
  • The things in the background are shapes with no detail are called silhouettes
  • Hruby's style is graphic and exaggerated. Legs don't bend that way in real life!
  • There are a lot of patterns in these pictures. And opposites
  • How did this artist choose to depict hands and feet?
  • Hruby uses almond shapes for eyes and hair
We're going to use shapes to create a picture called a PORTRAIT.
  • Artwork made with cut paper is called a collage
  • Our collage portrait will include the head, neck and shoulders of someone at Hruby's Circus
  • We're using bright colours and shapes inspired by Hruby's illustration style
  • Our portraits will have silouhettes in the background

Starting with a large oval. 
Artists are encouraged to experiment with their portrait features and expression before gluing down. 
Materials include bright paper shapes, pencil, scissors, punches, stickers and glue sticks.
Circus Portrait by Safia
Creating the silouhettes. Artists included tents, rides, banners and flags.
The circus banners are made by drawing upside-down triangles side by side on a long line.
Circus Portrait by Reina
Circus Portrait by Aija
Circus Portrait by Caroline
Circus Portrait by Rebecca
Circus Portrait by Abby
Would your child like to join us for ART AFTER SCHOOL?

ART AFTER SCHOOL is a fun 2 hour after-school arts program.
Featuring unique curriculum taught by skilled childrens’ arts facilitator .
We make beautiful art. And we have tea time!
Quality instruction and materials. Lovely, cozy home studio with kitchen.
On Glenholme Avenue steps away from Rawlinson Community School.

ART AFTER SCHOOL
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 3:30-5:30. 
Please contact us for any information on Art After School 
or any of our Art Camp Programs.

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We're On Our Way!


Climb aboard: A new 6 week session for ART AFTER SCHOOL starts next week!
Our new session runs from November 24 to Jan 14 (2 week break in December).

Art After School
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 3:30 - 5:30
Kids enjoy tea time, neat stories and fun art making at Acorn Art Studio.
Quality instruction and materials in a lovely private home studio.
On Glenholme Avenue in Oakwood Village- steps away from Rawlinson Community School.
After school pick up available :
http://acornartstudio.blogspot.ca/p/art-after-school.html

Attention parents! Fun holiday crafts, story and activity days in December :
Winter Break Art Camp Days
Monday Dec 21, Tuesday Dec 22, Wed Dec 23
Terrific art activities, stories and outdoor time
9AM - 12 PM $40 and 1PM - 4 PM $40 or All Day 9AM - 4PM $65 /child :
http://acornartstudio.blogspot.ca/2015/11/winter-break-pa-day-and-march-break.html

Here are some pictures from our last ART AFTER SCHOOL session:

Finding the middle. Making colour wheels and learning colour theory. 
Pumpin posters. Pastel still life. 



White pumpkin Collage by Lia 

Night sky stage 1 

#chalkface

Wynken Blynken and Nod by Rachel 
Please contact us for any information on Art After School 
or any of our Art Camp Programs.

Acorn Art Studio
416 573 7619
Glenholme Ave @ Earlsdale in Oakwood Village
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Winter Break, PA Day and March Break Camp Dates

We're going to enjoy sweet sweet creative day camps here in the Studio.
Kids will have fun and learn a lot while exploring creative themes through inspiring art projects. 
Artists will enjoy stories and games, play outside and make tasty foods too.
Small groups allow for better connection, support and instruction.
We only have 6 spaces available in each Acorn Studio Day Camp.

Winter and March Break Camps will run from 10 - 4
P.A Day and Summer Camps will run from 9 - 3:30
(Before and after care will be available).

Kids enjoy tea time, stories and art making at Acorn Art Studio.
Quality instruction and materials.
Beautiful private home studio with kitchen and large garden.
On Glenholme Avenue steps away from Rawlinson Community School!

Would your child like to join us for ART AFTER SCHOOL?
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 3:30-5:30. 
Please contact us for any information on Art After School 
or any of our Art Camp Programs.
Acorn Art Studio
416 573 7619
Glenholme Ave @ Earlsdale in Oakwood Village


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Birds and Nests

Birds and nests are some of my favourite art subjects. 
Kids like to talk about flight, the migration of birds and their role in nature. 
Learning about nests, eggs and bird behaviour is a wonderful way of exploring stages of growth, family and interdependency.

Here are a few bird and nest art pieces created by students.

Rainbow Owl
Sharpies, Pastels and Acrylic Paint
Eric Carle Inspired Bird
Paint, Cut Paper, Pastel
Making a Nest
Straw, Moss, Feathers, Paper and Paint 
Bird Mask
Paper Mache, Acrylic Paint, Feathers
Owl and Mouse
Cut Paper, Stamps
Owl Mask
Paper Mache, Paint, Feathers. Pipe cleaners 
Charlie Harper Inspired Owls
India Ink, Watercolour
Fantasy Bird
Pastels, Tempra Paint, Sequins
Blue Jay
Inspired by Bateman's Backyard Birds
Oil Pastel
I often suggest kids outline in oil pastel and 'fill in' with paint.


Nest
Cut Paper, Pastels, Watercolour Paint 
Budgies
Pastels, Tempra Paint

Owl
Crayon, Water Colour Paint
OK I admit it owls are my number one favourite :)

Plus I found some inspirations for future ART AFTER SCHOOL projects:

Clay Birds in Nests
Always looking for clay projects that are 'do-able' for younger kids with a stable base and not so many break-y parts.

Super beautiful street art
Love the scale and colours
Birds in flight wire sculpture.
I love wreaths.

Lovely little bird ornament.
So cool- I think these were installed in a playground somewhere.

I would seriously love one of these.
I could just replace my livingroom furniture with a nest- and force everyone to hang out in it.
"No I'm sorry Nanny we don't have a couch, just the nest. Now climb in."
Most of my art projects are inspired by stories and literature and there is no shortage of wonderful books featuring our feathered friends including


and little kids love this Nest book - featuring rabbits!

This is a very sweet book! Especially good in the Springtime.

Come fly over and have some fun at Acorn Art Studio!
Weekday afternoons kids enjoy tea time, stories and art class after school at ART AFTER SCHOOL

Quality instruction and materials.
Beautiful private home studio with kitchen and large garden.
On Glenholme Avenue steps away from Rawlinson Community School!

Would your child like to join us for ART AFTER SCHOOL?
There's room for up to eight students each afternoon from 3:30-5:30. 
Please contact us.
Acorn Art Studio
416 573 7619
Glenholme Ave @ Earlsdale in Oakwood Village


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