While it continues to rain, it is a perfect time to catch up on some Attaining Creativity news:

• Newsletter update.
  Newsletter subscribers will be seeing some new products (including free downloads) in the upcoming weeks. I love being able to connect with fellow customers through this medium, letting them know about new drawings and product ideas. These downloads will be great ways to give something back to these great supporters. You can check out old newsletter archives or sign up to see what’s happening “in the studio.”
• Creative arts for children classes.
  The Creative Art for Children class began because I like to do art experiments. As an artist, this is a good thing: it leads to new concepts, new techniques, new images. As a child, however, experimenting in art leads to really fun, creative things: coloring with figs or pomegranates, mixing tacky glue with balsamic vinegar, and adding sand or dirt to acrylic paint.
  In the classroom, I try to emphasize how we all see the world differently. Our optical lens translates images uniquely for each of us, and our soul and language decipher that image in a vibrantly, singular way. Art becomes useful when music or speech or writing isn’t sufficient or doesn’t provide the appropriate vocabulary. I love sitting back and seeing children proceed in finding their own expressive views, with no artistic boundaries. Whether a student wants to create an abstract piece made up of fluorescent pink paint and blue/silver yarn, or a crafty piece with flowers, glitter, and a decorative border, or draw a realistic hillside filled with California poppies, it is all “correct” in my class.
  The first sessions of my Creative Art for Children and Creative Art Thru the 5 Senses start this week!
• Creative projects for children.
  As an offshoot of my Creative art classes, I’ve come up with loads of simple art projects for kids. These projects primarily use recycled products as well as found objects from around the house or backyard. Once a week, I’ll post one of these art projects up on the web. If you are interested in more ideas beyond the blog, visit my daily creations webpage for more products.