Construction Zone (Recycled Art) with Miss-Elaine-eous
$250.00
Many items once destined for the landfill, will have a future reimagined through the eyes of young artists.
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CREATIVITY FACILITATOR: Elaine Woodhouse.
Found-object Working Artist, Artist-In-Residence, Elementary School Educator
WHAT IS THE “CONSTRUCTION ZONE”?
- Access to a large variety of building materials,
- Low temperature kid friendly hot glue guns.
- An accepting, joyous, non-judgmental, non-competitive creative space.
- A Child-led, process-oriented environment (emphasis and value placed on the process of creating, not the finished project)
HOW DOES IT CULMINATE IN CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE AND CONFIDENCE?
- Through self-exploration and discovery
- Decision making and problem-solving
- Self-expression/uniqueness (no two pieces of work look the same)
- Risk taking
- Self-evaluation
ALL SKILLS THAT ARE UTILIZED THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM, AND IN LIFE
Instructor: Elaine D Woodhouse, Cert.Ed, CQSW
Day of Week: Monday
Time: 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Dates of classes: 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/29, 11/4, no school 11/11, 11/18, no school 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 – 10 Classes
Location: Room 305
Grades: 1-5
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Originally from England, Elaine trained in Early Childhood Education, and Fine and Applied Art, before moving to the United States in 1982. Since then she has acquired over 20 years of teaching experience, including several years in the Head Start Program. The majority of her experience however has been providing after school art enrichment classes at Seattle Public Schools.
She has also been retained as an Artist in Residence,
Elaine’s interest in folk art led to authoring a book on metal repujado, and several television appearances. She is responsible for developing and popularizing metal embossing techniques and products in the crafting industry.
Elaine has also received certification as a social worker, specializing in child care. Most recently she completed training as a sign language interpreter.
“Traditionally, folk art was created by people who did not even have a word for art in their culture. Art was simply what people did. It was a part of being human. My classes foster this philosophy in a contemporary setting. Folk art often has a practical purpose or meets a specific need. Many of my classes utilize found objects and recycling, reflecting our society’s need to conserve and repurpose”
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