Hello, I’m Blair Nakamoto. For over a year now I have been part of Art Sphere Inc.’s art teaching team, offering painting skills for murals, art lesson plan writing, and appreciation for simplicity and heartfelt values with craft-making and design. I am now in New Jersey, born in California, and graduated from …
Hi from Barbara Hauck-Mah, a new ArtSphere volunteer who also is newly relocated to Philadelphia after living and working too many years in northern NJ. I grew up in Queens NY, went to college in California and Michigan and lived briefly in Minneapolis and Connecticut. So far, I’ve helped proofread and do a glossary …
Hello everyone. This is Ning Zhang who comes from China and lives in Philadelphia right now. I am a graduate student at Drexel majoring in Digital Media, a field regarding 3D Animation and Computer Games. I love everything related to art, especially marrying it with technology. Based on my academic …
On January 30, volunteers Muyen Zhang, Ning Zhang, Sarah Gregory, and Claire Harte went through teacher training! We covered all sorts of projects, lesson plans, and approaches to keep in mind for the Tzu Chi and Minnow program. Come volunteer and create with us!
In addition to many life skills, the kids at the Minnow program are learning about letters! This week’s letter was P, so today we focused on creating a “Pond”. Everyone started with a piece of blue construction paper. We discussed what a pond was, what sort of creatures live in …
No food says party quite like pizza! Today we will show you how to teach your young ones to combine the excitement of pizza with healthy choices! Be sure to watch our video tutorial so you can create your own healthy-pizza-art-party! This is a great project for any day, maybe …
My name is Sarah Gregory, and I am a newly established resident of Philadelphia from South Carolina. I recently graduated from Winthrop University with a degree in Drawing and Sculpture. I was very excited to discover Art Sphere Inc, because it seemed like exactly the opportunity that I was looking …
Today at the Minnow Program we worked on penguins made from paper hearts as part of their Valentine’s Day celebration! I made some examples to show the kids that they could make heart animals at home, even if they don’t have construction paper, or if case they prefer coloring! Because …
