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One City One Story 2017 Art Contest 3rd place Middle School category Clarissa Ayala Grade 8, St. Andrews School “Preparing for Takeoff” Acrylic paint; 8 x 10 inches A lone plane on tarmac, absent of people and luggage, illustrates the purity—and sometimes loneliness—of traveling. There’s great use of negative space—of […]
Personalize your own mugs using markers! These instructions are adapted from Popsugar. Here’s how: What you need: Oil-based Sharpie paint markers. These can be ordered online or purchased at an art store. White mugs. We ordered these in bulk from Dollar Tree at $1 each. (optional) Stencils. You can make your own […]
by Alaina Joby, Grade 9 On October 15, 2016, the PCDA hosted an art exhibit that featured a variety of young artists’ masterpieces. The show focused on the five primary sensory organs and the ‘sixth sensory figure’ consisting of creativity and imagination. The event started with a short cultural program that […]
by Kara Eng, grade 12 In the Beginner’s Workshop for Scratch, children 8-12 learned the basics of using coding. Scratch is a program designed to teach the basic logic of coding. In addition to allowing users to program with preset blocks of coding, there is a large library of programs […]
Recap by Miko Sellier, Grade 9 The T-shirt making workshop was on July 20, 2016. This class took place on the fourth floor in the Studio. I helped out with putting the supplies on the tables and with putting the tables into place for this fun event. The setup consisted […]
On Thursday, July 14, teens and librarians took to the streets of Pasadena to gather XM from the Enlightenment and explore the world of Ingress. If you aren’t familiar with Ingress, you will be in for an incredible adventure that will force you to explore every corner of the city […]
Recap by Miko Sellier, Grade 9 The Robot Making workshop took place in the teen library room on the fourth floor. I happily helped with setting up the crafting tables and signing everyone in. The setup consisted of brown paper bags full of ‘supplies’, a pencil, and a piece […]
For three weeks in June, a group of extremely smart and motivated teen girls came to Pasadena Public Library to teach kids between the ages of 10 and 14 how to do graphic design using free websites like Pixlr and using art media like pens, pencils, markers, scissors and more. […]
Ever played Mario on Play-Doh or Piano on Bananas? With MaKey MaKey, turn everyday objects into touchpads and combine them with the internet. It’s a simple Invention Kit for Beginners and Experts doing art, engineering, and everything in between. This program was hosted by Teen Advisory Board members Chris & […]
One City One Story 2016 Art Contest Honorable mention High School category Jaylin Zavala Grade 8, Blair High School “Times at a Highlighted Garden” Markers, pen, pastel; 8 ½ in x 11 in This is a lovely drawing as well as a lovely memory. A floating, dreamy girl is […]