As you may know, I have recently started teaching classes and tutorials again. I must say that it has been incredibly tricky doing this while being a full time mum. I’ve had to rely on my mum and husband to take Wren when I teach. Each day, as soon as Wren’s eyes close for her afternoon nap, I zoom around planning, prepping and all the stuff in-between, praying that I get at least an hour! Having said this, it feels like a dream having such lovely students putting their trust in me to help them improve their art. I absolutely love teaching and I’m sure I was put on this planet to be an art teacher. Art education is so important as there are so many layers of skills that are being learnt, which transfers to so many other parts of a childs life. For example, it takes a lot of patience to produce a watercolour painting. you have to wait for the layer underneath to dry until you can apply the next one. You also have to really think about the colours that you want and work out what colours to mix together to make them. The water paint ratio takes practice. On top of this you have to consider the composition and form of the objects on your page and work out the shapes and spaces to get them accurate. In this fast paced, digital world we now live in, I think these skills are increasingly important to nurture. Isn’t that why we have hands and fingers? I can honestly go on for hours advocating the importance of art education, but I am not going to do that, I promise. I just want to spread the love of my passion and Invite you all in to have an art lesson. You can also meet Indie and Wren as they usually show up just before the end. Why not book in a lesson with me and I can show you why art and creativity is so important. take a look and see what’s on this Autumn.
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