My Work as the Instructor of Art Workshops for Kids

I like to conduct these workshop with concern for freedom and creativity for each student. 

Halloween Workshop was last Saturday.

The art materials were  thoughtfully chosen: India ink, Japanese 'cake' water-soluble  inks/paints, watercolor pencils, charcoal, graphite pencils, newsprint  paper for sketching, and heavyweight drawing paper for the finished art. I always provide visual aids for inspiration:  images of my own artworks like the "Spider Eyes White Pumpkin Princess"; magazine pages with jack'o lanterns, paper party plates with Halloween theme, and last but not least,  my demos done right there in front of my students - crayon resist spider web, and friendly ghost trio - two quick artworks on white drawing paper washed over with black India ink; plus graphite sketch on newsprint paper.

And presented here are two artworks created during the workshop by my students: 11- year- old Madelyn, and 10-year-old Zoe.

Student Artist: Madelyn, age 11.

Student Artist: Zoe, age 10.

/Malgorzata Kawashima - Art Instructor

BEING ME

What do I really feel or what am I really feeling while painting or drawing?

- It depends. -  Painting with oils is different than drawing with a small pencil that has 'FLALOTTERY' written on it.

What was I feeling when I made "Helena's Florida Room" in 1984?

- I remember using a ruler because the professor told us to use rulers for that "Project One" drawing assignment. 

Did he care to notice that I was not favoring precision or super realism,  and using rulers to create fine art was a pedestrian approach ? -  Maybe I wanted to prove to myself... and to others, including the instructor, that I could make a perfect artwork with a ruler! - And it is so obvious from looking at this fine artwork that I could do it with or without a ruler!

This mixed media drawing/painting is absolutely magnificent! -- just like that young woman that produced it! 💚Me.

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HELENA’S FLORIDA ROOM a.k.a. “ Project I ”, 1984,  mixed media on paper.... created as a homework  assignment for drawing class at FIU - 
rediscovered in the old art portfolio after 25 years in the garage of my house in Sunrise, Florida.

/Malgorzata Kawashima