http://eco9.com/rareharestudio San Diego Art Classes for Kids Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:43:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Rare Hare Studio offers art classes to children ages preschool through 8th grade, introducing a wide variety of materials and techniques. Students are encouraged to explore supplies and tools freely, as well as to participate in guided lessons. Basic artistic elements such as line, shape, color, texture, form, space, ... http://eco9.com/rareharestudio/?p=7     We were crazy for owls this past fall.  These were made using upholstery fabric scraps.  Both kids and adults created these unique pieces. Making these owls was a hoot.  One young lady decided to have her birthday party at the studio, with the theme of...you guessed it, OWLS.  She and her friends ... http://eco9.com/rareharestudio/?p=346 Teaching away from the studio with ArtReach, Rare Hare has the opportunity of working with kids all over San Diego.  On this day we were at Onienta School in Imperial Beach, helping students to make ArtReach's signature project, The Dream Quilt using oil pastels. The Dream Quilts are alive with so much energy and color! This ... http://eco9.com/rareharestudio/?p=377   In the summer camp Old Fashioned Crafts, we made pantins, a French paper doll similar to a jacking jack. Digging through the big bin of recycled papers to choose our designs in half the fun! Borrowing from an "old fashioned" type of game, we played Pin the Ear On Van Gogh on the ... http://eco9.com/rareharestudio/?p=303 [caption id="attachment_274" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Memorial Day was beautiful at the annual Holiday at Home Parade in Kensignton. Rare Hare Studio brought historical artists to the event; Georgia O'Keefe, Frida Kahlo, Annie Leibovitz, Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali and Vincent Van Gogh pictured here."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_275" align="aligncenter" width="267" caption="Pop Artist, Andy Warhol shows ... http://eco9.com/rareharestudio/?p=273 [caption id="attachment_242" align="aligncenter" width="267" caption="This lovely lady evolved from a found palm frond, a curtain rod loop, wooden beads, and raffia. Her mouth, a slight scratch in the frond, was already there."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_250" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Using a laundry soap bottle, reclaimed foam scraps, poker chips, and vegetable netting, this fish ... http://eco9.com/rareharestudio/?p=241 This amazing creation was made by a 6th grade student. This family class provided a chance for everyone to explore materials from nature. There were Mom and Dads and kids of all ages using bark, shells, beach glass, seed pods, branches, pine cones and more to create mini environments, mobiles, and ... http://eco9.com/rareharestudio/?p=225 [caption id="attachment_213" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="People of all ages were getting into the fun at the one year anniversary party (2/21/09)."][/caption] The studio was all a buzz during the one year anniversary party!  Celebrating one year of art classes for children and families, and spreading awareness about recycling arts, the studio had ... http://eco9.com/rareharestudio/?p=212 Eye candy like you never seen it before!  This class was a big hit; we couldn't stop making them, eating real cupcakes as we worked on the sculpture. Each cupcake was highly specialized, made with sweet, artful ingredients.  We were in awe of one, then someone else would finish, and we ... http://eco9.com/rareharestudio/?p=173   Rare Hare Studio wrapped up 2008 with art classes focusing on card making, decoupage, and holiday gift making using recycled scraps and reclaimed objects.  Offering a combination of art classes for kids and for families, artists of all ages were engaged in the endless fun of recycled arts.  We look ... http://eco9.com/rareharestudio/?p=160