Hummingbird House Art Studio

If you would like to sign your kiddos up for these classes, enrollment is Open Now! See attached flyer for full details.

We just wrapped up our Paul Cézanne-inspired landscape projects! During the first half of our project I read aloud to the students as they worked. We learned about Cézanne, his artistic style, and his love of painting the French countryside, especially the famous Mont Sainte-Victoire. Students used watercolor to create visual texture within their own french country side.

Today, we finished the top layer of those landscapes with physical texture using collage! Each artist designed, colored, outlined, and cut out their own French-inspired studios/workshop buildings, cypress trees, bushes, and other landscape elements. We then layered these pieces into the foreground of our paintings to create depth, texture, and composition.

Along the way, we talked about each artists creative liberty to choose which medium to use when adding value to their work. We compared creating value with pencil shading to creating value with watercolor and a brush. We also talked about how a kneaded eraser works and how it differs from a traditional rubber eraser, which the kids thought was fascinating!

A little Thursday studio update..

I’ve got a local commission on my table this morning, and I’m spending some time painting before jumping into everything else on today’s list.

Nothing major to announce today, Just another project slowly coming to life.

What are you working on today?

A little peak at the water color works from today. I love teaching these buildable techniques

UPCOMING CLASS DATES:
Oct 20 & 27 | 10 AM–12 PM.

Always free. Always come as you are. I can't wait to see you there.

Homeschool Families, Kids Art Class Opportunity!

My existing after-school art classes at Coble are now OPEN TO HOMESCHOOLERS!

These classes currently take place on campus at Coble Elementary, and the school has graciously allowed me to open enrollment to homeschool students who would like to join us!

Classes are offered for:
3rd–5th Grade
6th–8th Grade
Fridays from 2–3 PM (Alternating by age group)

Please see the flyer below for how to sign up, spots are limited. Please reach out via text or message me here to sign up!

FREE studio time. FREE art supplies.

* Art supplies provided
* Studio space provided
* Completely FREE, just Come and Create.

9AM to 12PM, Every Monday @ Hummingbird House Art Studio in Calhoun. Come as you are. Create what you want. 🥰

Millie’s Munchies grand opening is this Monday, September 28th!

While you’re here for Come & Create, stop by the Millie’s Munchies shelf in the studio lobby to grab homemade cookies and banana bread.

Purchase in person while supplies last, or place an order for pickup at the studio. Come and Create and grab a sweet treat!

If you do not already, go follow her here: Millie’s Munchies to get updates about where else you can find her and get your sweet fix ❤️

So thankful that creating gives me the focus that I need so I can do all the rest of the things.. Each leg of the artistic process feeds into the next for me. That is one of the things that I love so much about art.

It has always felt a little irresponsible to put something I love at the top of the priority list when so many other things need my attention. But lately, I've started to make it a non negotiable that I have to paint every morning before I get into my workflow.

What I've found in making this a habit and a non-negotiable for me is that I work better after taking care of myself. (Shocker!) I have more focus, I have clarity. I have vision again after painting. And I need both the refined art process AND the messy, no expectations put on what comes out, in order to have balance within myself. ❤️

Did you know we’ve been bringing FREE adult art classes to our community for years?

Long before we started developing free programs inside Hummingbird House through our newly formed non profit "Come and Create". I’ve had the privilege of partnering with our local library to make art accessible to adults in our community for the past several years.You should come check these classes out for yourself.

WHEN & HOW:
My classes are the last two Tuesdays of every month
@ 10 AM–12 PM
All supplies provided. Always FREE, Always come as you are and I'm excited to see you there.

Our next class is next week! Space is limited, so please contact the Calhoun-Gordon County Library to sign up.