about the mud bud classes

"Mud Buds" is art classes for children (and occasional adults). Students not only gain hands on experience creating art but also learn some of the history behind art, artists and styles of art in many cultures across the world.

Types of Classes Available:

Summer Art Classes in my home
available in June and July. Information on summer art classes will be posted at the end of May each year.

School Year Art and or Clay Classes
Art and or Clay classes are offered Fall- Spring during the school year in my home. They are one hour long
Cost: $10 per student per hour (additional materials fees for some projects)
Themes: variety
Size: 5 student spaces available per class.
Specific information about classes will be made available in the posts to the left. That information will first come available in July 2009 for the 09-10 school year.

Traveling Art Classes organized by you
I will travel to your home and teach a unit of classes to a group of children (or adults) that you put together.
Cost: $50/hour for the first 5 students. $5/hour per each additional student. (be sure that you have sufficient space in your home for larger groups).
Materials fees may apply for some projects.
Travel fee will apply for distances that are very far from my home.
(Please organize payment from the members of your group and give me one check for each class)
Themes: Your Choice
Class size: varies

Art Classes in my home organized by you
I generally only offer one or two art classes in my home that I plan and put together by myself. Sometimes the date, time, or theme that I choose does not fit with everyone's schedules and preferences. In that case I can get together with you to schedule your own art classes based on whatever you want your group of kids (or adults) to learn and we can do it whenever it would be good for you (well, it has to fit in my schedule too).
Cost: $50/hour for the first 5 students.
Additional students may be added for $5/person/hour, but my house is not very big, so I cannot host large groups.
Additional materials fee may apply for some projects.
(Please organize payment from the members of your group and give me one check for each class)
Themes: varies

Special Interest Groups:
Scout Groups (Girl Scout, Cub Scout, Boy Scout)
Church Groups
Discounts may apply, contact me for more information on organizing these types of classes.

Special Disclaimers:
I have a baby due at the end of September '09. I am doing my best to schedule around the birth and recovery. Please be patient with me as I plan out the School Year classes right before and after the baby is born. I hope to fit some small 2 day(one for building, one for glazing) clay classes before the holidays! Cross your fingers all of you mud lovers!

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Fall Art Classes: The Elements of Art.

updated: August 2nd.
I have 2 spots left.

This year I am planning my art classes in Units. Each class is still $10 per class, however, children should plan on attending all of the classes in the unit to get the full experience.
  • My classes are multi age level. The youngest age that I will take for my classes is 5. I also take older students and adapt the lessons and expectations to each child's ability.
  • The units are multiple consecutive weeks and range in number of weeks.
  • All school year classes will be held on Mondays from 3:35 to 4:35 at my home.
  • The dates of each unit will be given under the unit description. I will post the units a few weeks before they are offered.
  • Spots will be given on a first come first serve basis.
  • 5 spots per unit!
  • Rather than have you pay me to watch your children draw, I like to use a lot of our class time for meaningful instruction. There is a chance that your child may not complete an entire project in class. Please encourage them to complete it at home (or better yet, complete it with your family while they teach you what they have learned) and then bring it back the following week to share with the class.
  • Sign up by e-mailing me at heidileagarner@hotmail.com. I will then e-mail you a confirmation of position in the classes as well as directions to my home and my phone number.
If you would like to take classes but cannot fit this time in your schedule, or all of the spots are full, please contact me about making other arrangements for a group organized by you. We can see what works with both of our schedules! General information is at the right of the posts.

Our first unit will be:
THE ELEMENTS OF ART.
Number of weeks: 5
Time: 3:35-4:35
Day of the Week: Monday's
Dates: 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 9/14 and 9/21 (my baby is due the 30th, and I tend to be a week early, so we should be safe. I will make phone calls and send e-mails if she comes early and we have to cancel..and I will refund any fees for classes canceled on my account)

Overview:
The elements of art are what some people like to call the "building blocks of art." All art is made up of Lines, Shapes, Colors, Textures and Value. A piece can contain one or a combination of 2 or more of the elements of art. In this unit we will explore each individual element, sometimes on its own, and sometimes in a combination with others. In many of the units students will lean about some famous artist and how they used the elements of art in their own work.

Lesson #1. Line
Monday August 17th: Alexander Calder's Lines.

Alxander Clader (1898-1976) was a famous American Artist well know for his wire sculptures and mobiles.

In this lesson students will create "Calederesque" line drawings in which they do not remove their pen from the paper. Students will also make wire sculptures using pipe cleaners.

For more information on Calder go Here


Lesson #2 Shape
Monday August 24th: Eric Carle's Whimsical Shapes.

Eric Carle is a well know children's book author and illustrator. His illustrations are unmistakable. Through the combination of shapes Carle is able to create whole collage worlds of plants, animals, bugs and people.

In this lesson students will explore creating a picture with shapes, but not after creating their own Eric Carle style paper.

for more info on Eric Carle go Here


Lesson #3 Color
Monday August 31st: Exploring Color mixing.

There is a lot to learn just about color, but one of the first things kids will learn is how to use the primary colors (red, yellow and blue) to create the secondary colors (green, orange, and violet) Can you believe that this painting below was painted using only the primary colors? That is right only 3 colors were in my pallet!


In this lesson students will create their own paintings that display a whole rainbow of colors, however, they will only have red, yellow and blue in their pallets!

Lesson #4 Texture
Monday September 14th: Van Gogh's Textures

Vincent VanGogh is a very well know artist, however his work was not recognized until after his death. He is well known for his bright colors and thick paint textures.

Although the textures on his work are "real" the textures on the work created by the students in this lesson will be "implied".
In this lesson students will create Van Gogh style art work by using a texture rubbing method and crayons.

For more information on Van Gogh go Here

Lesson #5 Value
Monday September 21st: Value: The lightness and darkness of a color.

Value in art work does not always have to do with how much it is worth, in fact value has to do with the lightness and darkness of a color.

In this lesson students will add white to a color to change it's value. Then they will then add a silhouette of a beautiful desert scene to create a very nice desert landscape painting.



images in this post from the author and these sources:
line: http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/wxyz/images/wire_calder_goldfishbowl_lg.gif
shape: http://www.museums10.org/images/uploads/EricCarleMuseum/ericcarle2.jpg
texture: http://www.artcanary.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/figure-11-vincent-van-gogh-starry-night-1889.jpg
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