December is full of opportunities for kids not enrolled in a weekly class. For older kids we have Art in the evening Friday December 5th and December 12th. Their are also Open Studio opportunities on Tuesday evenings and Saturday Mornings. Birthday parties at the Art Room are popular when the weather turns cool, if you are interested in scheduling one please give me a call! Contact Emily @ 853-5174 or on her cell phone @ (919) 522-6236 If you have any questions. If you would like to join my email list, please send me a message at jane3746@hotmail.com.

Emily St.Clair-Lee: Emily has a BFA from East Carolina University’s School of Art and k-12 teaching certificate from the University of NC at Charlotte. She taught Middle School art for 5 years and pre-K – 5th grades for 4 years. Emily has also taught adult watercolor classes and other private classes for children in the Raleigh, NC area. Emily is a watercolor artist who has shown her artwork in galleries across NC and creates custom paintings for children’s rooms. Emily currently lives in Clinton NY with her husband, Alan, three children, two sons ages 8 and 4, one daughter who is 2….and a dog, Jackson.

The Art Room for kids was created …..

• To give Kids an opportunity to learn more about art in an organized, smaller class setting.
• At The Art Room for kids we want to provide Kids with a chance to work with the same type of materials that an artist might use.
• We want to help Kids create a piece of art that they feel proud of.
• We want to provide Kids with proper supervision so that they can use a hot glue gun, or a hammer, safely.
• We want our students to feel free to express their creativity by offering them options.
• We want Students to grow into people who have an appreciation for Art by introducing them to the works of artists past and present.

The Art Room for kids Offers three styles of classes:
Art Club Grades 6, 7 & 8
Mini masters K - Grade 5
Young Explorer’s ages 3 & 4
Mommy and Me toddlers up to age 3

Mommy and me classes are designed for toddlers or preschoolers to explore the world of art with an adult.
Toddlers and preschoolers have a natural desire to complete simple tasks, repeat simple steps, use their 5 senses and have new experiences. Mommy and Me classes are designed to help Moms and toddlers to explore their creative spirit together.

What are some examples?
The first series of Mommy and Me classes explored the theme
3-2-1 Blast Off!
Kids and Moms explored artworks that lift us from the ground, such as:

• Henri Matisse and The Fall of Icarus.
• Vincent Van Gogh and The Starry Night
• Joan Miro Woman Dancing with Bird and Moon
• Chuck Close Portraits of People

The kids made:

• salt dough
• playdough
• capes with stars and moons stamped on them.

I don’t think my child will sit still!
Because toddlers are on the move, the class is designed with just that in mind! We paint, draw, stick things together, build, fold paper, dance, read, blow bubbles, eat a snack, chat with other friends and at the end of the class we walk away pleased to have connected with our creative spirit…and with a nice piece of art to show for it!

I want my child to learn about art, but I can not draw!
Mommy and Me embraces the idea that you and your child create art together.
Ideas are broken down into a series of simple steps that can be fit together in order to take home a piece of artwork and a delightful experience.