Architecture ~ Kids’ Art Salon ~ HOMES

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Kids’ Art Salon is in it’s fourth year!  To celebrate this milestone AND to pay homage to STEAM 2018, we thought we would focus on architecture.  Architecture is the perfect choice for Pasadena’s year of STEAM because it incorporates science, technology, engineering, art and math! For our first session of the year, we covered […]

Yogurt Silly Putty – Art & Play

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Our “Art & Play” program for children ages 2-6 focuses on “process art”. With process art the fun is all in the doing, there are no rules;  it involves exploration and tactile learning with no specific outcome.  In the end you always end up with a work of art, even if it isn’t […]

Dot Paint – Art & Play

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Our “Art & Play” program for children ages 2-6 focuses on “process art”. With process art the fun is all in the doing, there are no rules;  it involves exploration and tactile learning with no specific outcome.  In the end you always end up with a work of art, even if it isn’t […]

Playing With Chalk and Water – Art & Play

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In July we launched a new program: “Art & Play” for children ages 2-6.  One Monday morning each month, we focus on “process art”. With process art the fun is all in the doing, there are no rules;  it involves exploration and tactile learning with no specific outcome.  In the end you […]

Marbled Paper with Shaving Cream & Liquid Watercolors – Art & Play

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In July we launched a new program: “Art & Play” for children ages 2-6.  One Monday morning each month, we focus on “process art”. With process art the fun is all in the doing, there are no rules;  it involves exploration and tactile learning with no specific outcome.  In the end you […]

Painting with Cleaning Tools – Art & Play

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In July we launched a new program: “Art & Play” for children ages 2-6.  One Monday morning each month, we’ll focus on a process-based art project.  With process art, the fun is all in the doing, and you happen to end up with an art piece at the end! For […]

Sensory Art & Craft Making

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Last Saturday’s Sensory Art & Craft Making  program at Lamanda Park Branch Library made a BIG SPLASH (pun intended).  Over 20 young artists and their families set out to make “sandpaper” starfish, “squiggly” jellyfish and “squirmy” octopuses (just to name a few).  An entire wall of Lamanda Park’s meeting room was turned into an […]

My Picture of Traveling — art by Kayla Su

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One City One Story 2017 Art Contest 1st place Elementary School category Kayla Su Grade 4, Sky Mountain Charter School “My Picture of Traveling” Colored pencils; 8.5 x 11 inches Absolutely gorgeous! This piece is a wonder for the eyes:  colorful, stunning, and wholly embraces the feel of traveling. There’s […]

Seeing Beauty From the Clouds — art by Giulia Bhatia

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One City One Story 2017 Art Contest 2nd place Elementary School category Giulia Bhatia Grade 5, St. Rita’s School “Seeing Beauty From the Clouds” Watercolor and ink on watercolor paper; 15 x 11 inches The artist is a skilled designer. This piece has creative composition—using the entire canvas and the […]

The Mars Traveler — art by Ace Slavin

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One City One Story 2017 Art Contest 3rd place Elementary School category Ace Slavin Grade 3, St. Monica Academy “The Mars Traveler” Colored pencils, tempura, and ink on paper; 18 x 24 inches This is interesting and creative theme incorporation—the concept of outer space traveling, reaching beyond our world. It’s […]