Mandala

Before I talk about this week’s lesson at Towey, I just wanted to mention that Jess, who specializes in Art Therapy, has worked alongside Kristen & me. We started off class with some basic meditation and deep breathing exercises to calm our minds and relax our bodies. Next, we gave …

Dr. Seuss Bday Celebration

Greta is a working artist and is currently attending school for art education. This is her first semester working with Art Sphere. Her goal is to inspire her students to learn about the world through art, and express themselves freely. Wednesday at Cohocksink Recreation center, Greta’s class celebrated Dr. Seuss’s …

Leap Year

With February 2020 being leap year, we thought it would be fun for the students at Towey to design their own ponds with frogs, fishes, water lilies, bubbles, etc. It was very nice to see the students working quietly and sharing crayons & glue with one another. I was very …

Iris Van Herpen

Starting off this week’s class at Penn Treaty, we introduced the students to an artist named Iris Van Herpen through some videos showing off her work. Herpen designs sculptures, clothes, shoes, and masks from a 3D printer, which are worn by models & dancers to perform on stage. I was …

3D Drawing/Sculpture

The students at Towey were very excited today due to the nice weather outside, so we had them design their own grand hog puppet, 3D hedgehog, and a 3D turtle. This project was fun subtle way to transition them to drawing in a three dimensional space while building a sculpture …