Photos From the Art Show

We could not have asked for a better turnout on Saturday. Many thank you's to those of you who came out to support the first ever art show at the studio. I was so proud of my little artists. The studio looked beautiful, full of so much to look at. For those of you wondering when you get to take home the paintings, you can pick them up this week. It was a wonderful day and thank you, thank you for all the support you have given us.

Beau's penguins got 1st place over all in the Santa Cruz County Fair this year. Great job!!










This was the blue apple tree that the kids could take cookies off of as they left the show.

Holiday Art Show This Saturday

Don't forget! Hope to see you there.
Saturday, Dec.6th
3-6pm
at Blue Apple Studios
Come check out the kid's projects. And sip some cider, maybe even grab a cookie. Get some Blue Apple Jam and shop our boutique.

Up On The Rooftop

So bright and colorful and a great way to spend an afternoon. Here is the info on this workshop which still has plenty of space:
12/7: UP ON THE ROOFTOP 1PM-4PM
USING A 16X20 SIZED CANVAS, ARTISTS WILL DRAW AND PAINT OUT A CITY FULL OF BRIGHT HOUSES AND TREES AND PAINT IN A VAN GOGH INSPIRED SWIRLED SKY AS THE BACKDROP. THEN THEY WILL PAINT CLAY REINDEER TO ATTACH TO THE CANVAS. FINISHING TOUCHES WILL BE GLITTER AND GEMS IF WANTED. A BRIGHT AND HAPPY AND PIECE OF CHRISTMAS TO CELEBRATE WITH FOR YEARS TO COME. GREAT FOR ALL AGES.
$75 UNFRAMED/ $100 FRAMED

Holiday Canvas

This is an example of what the "Holiday Canvas" project will look like. It is wonderful and the kids have loved making them in the past. The kids can make images like this sample, or come up with their own. There is still space in this workshop, so don't wait too long to sign up. My 12 Days workshop filled rather quickly and I would be so bummed if you missed it! Here is the info:
12/13: HOLIDAY CANVAS 2-5PM
ARTISTS GET FOUR 9X12 CANVASES TO PAINT THEIR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS AND WINTER SUBJECTS: SANTA, REINDEER, TREES, WHITE DOVES AND MORE! WE WILL THEN PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER IN A HANDMADE REDWOOD FRAME FOR YOU TO KEEP FOREVER! GREAT FOR ALL AGES.
$125

Big Sale (this weekend) at Blue Apple!!

Just a reminder to all who got our mailer a couple weeks ago: we are having a huge sale here this weekend!! It will be:
Saturday, Oct.18th 9am-12pm
Hope you can come! We are getting rid of all our current stock in order to make room for new wonderful stuff coming in.

All organic baby clothes start at 50% off. Great deals, so if you are expecting or know someone who is, now is the time to stock up! Sadly, we will not be carrying these clothes anymore as the company is no longer here. I was very sad to hear the news of this since really, these were the best clothes I had for Jack Henry when he was a little pipsqueak. All sizes go up to 24mos.


All books and games are 25% off


Best ever receiving blankets are 50% off

Rattles, animals and backpacks are 25% off.
Cash or check only. Hope you can come!!

12 Days Of Christmas

I know we are jumping ahead a bit here, but I have been bad about updating entries. As promised in my new holiday schedule I am posting examples of what some of our upcoming workshops will look like. Here are some examples of the 12 Days Of Christmas workshop that happened a few years back. We are so excited to hold it again and see the beautiful projects! It is really a treat for everyone to be a part of.

Andy Warhol Project Outcome

So here are my little masterpieces. Some chose to have a frame and others didn't. They all turned out so great and I loved watching the kids try and figure out what image they wanted and how to put fabrics together. They didn't really need much directing, they all pretty much had something specific they wanted to create. One of the many reasons why I love my job so much.

Imagine A Garden

This workshop was held in June. The studio was quickly filled with an excited bunch of girls ready and eager to paint out their own gardens. It was truly a wonderful time filled with paint (everywhere), glitter (we call fairy dust) and LOTS of gems. The outcome was priceless.

Handmade Sign

These are some samples of the handmade sign workshop that just happened. I think they turned out great.

Variety of Flowers 2008

Variety of Flowers workshop ended today and I am so pleased with the results! All the flowers are just beautiful. I love them sitting around the studio. So colorful and bright to look at. Here are some shots of them drying outside. Jer will build frames over the weekend and then put them together inside the frame. Each artist worked on 10 canvases each.

Andy Warhol Inspiration

This is the Andy Warhol Inspired Canvas. It was so much fun to make (esp. with a 19 monther running under and over your legs while trying to do so:) But here is the idea behind the project as written up in my summer schedule this year:

6/19&20: ANDY WARHOL INSPIRED COLLAGE
9AM-12PM 2 DAY
WARHOL WAS GREAT AT PRESENTING THE SAME IMAGE OVER AND OVER BUT WITH A DIFFERENT COLOR BACKGOUND EACH TIME. IT’S THE SAME IDEA WITH THIS PROJECT, BUT WE GET TO USE FABRIC, PAINT, CANVAS AND MORE. ARTISTS WILL PICK A SIMPLE SUBJECT LIKE AN ANIMAL OR FLOWER AND ORGANIZE THEM REPETITIVELY ON DIFFERENT COLOR BACKGROUNDS. THESE WORKS WILL BE FRAMED WITH A RUSTIC REDWOOD FRAME. A STRIKING POSTMODERN PIECE TO HAVE IN YOUR HOME.
$125
Hope you can make it!

color collage

This is finally a sample of the color collage. At last I have a picture to show of what was inside my head when I was writing the schedule up. Really it is just going to be fun with color. Artists get to choose the main color of what they will work with (mine was obviously green) and they will think up images they can paint with that color (I will have a sheet of objects they can look at if needed)and then they will not only draw out those images, but then I will encourage them to draw out some other images using the complimentary color of the one they have chosen (in this case it is red for me). I will help them through understanding the color wheel as we go along. Although it may sound somewhat confusing in words, my hope is that my sample helps explain what I am trying to get at:







Oh! And I forgot to mention here about all the cool fabrics they get to work with on this project! If they are having a hard time thinking up images, there are always shapes and fabrics to use.

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (and more!)

So this is a sample I just completed of the "planes, trains and autos" canvas project coming up. I take the kids through drawing really any mode of transportation they chhose (although I forgot a train on mine) on separate pieces of canvas or heavy paper and then they decoupage them on adding fabric, pebbles and more to get that 3D effect. I think it turned out pretty cute. Plenty of spaces left so call if interested.

Peacocks

Wow. Can't believe how long it has been since we have updated anything on here. I will be adding more photos of sample work I did for the workshops we are offering this summer. For now, I hope you enjoy these adorable peacocks as much as I do. They were done in my after school classes during the school year. This is typically what the kids end up doing in one class, they start and finish one painting. Not always animals, but I think it's pretty safe to say that these seem to be the preferred subject matter most of the time.