Open House

One of the best parts of Hands on Art is seeing all the projects gathered together for displays on Open House nights at the schools.  Here's a photo from the Adams Middle School open house, tonight.

Good Things and Scottish Nights projects on display in Adams Middle School Library, April 25, 2013.

Chalk It Up 2013!

Get ready to chalk a new schoolyard, as Chalk It Up moves to Adams Middle School for 2013.  The event will be June 1, and will feature (as always) live entertainment, food vendors, shopping, and chalk chalk chalk.  More details coming soon, watch this space, and start planning for your square today!

The Good Things in Life

Photos from our workshop this week on Romero Britto (b. 1963), a Brazilian contemporary artist, presented by Marcie Heaslet....

Fanta-Sea Workshop

Here are some photos from the Thursday workshop for our fourth project, "Fanta-Sea," presented by Marianne Coble.  Watercolors? Check.  Collage? Check.  Pastels? Check.  Markers? Check!  Get ready to splatter, scrape, cut, and blow...

Sumi-e Workshop

We met the Four Gentlemen and spent the Four Treasures at today's Hands on Workshop on sumi-e, a Japanese ink-painting tradition, presented by Erika Snow Robinson (who also wants you to come see her perform with the Beach Cities Symphony Orchestra--information here).   Don't forget to check out the South Bay Hands on Art board at Pinterest, for many more examples of sumi-e art.

Here are some photos from Thursday's workshop: