Tell us a little bit about you and your background. Growing up in Florida, my earliest artistic interest was in dance. I graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts where I concentrated in ceramics. After relocating to New Jersey with my husband, dance and ceramics remained…

Summer Camp Cosplay: Headwear & Helmets Overview: Express yourself through cosplay, and costume fabrication! Students design an original character’s wearable outfit and learn techniques for bringing their 2D sketch/idea into the physical world. Essential Skills: Pull inspiration from the environment, architecture, fantasy, or media! Design a character with a cohesive…

Tell us a little bit about you and your background. My first introduction to art was watching Studio Ghibli movies with my family. My mom thought it was very important to keep my sister and I connected to our Japanese-American culture. I spent my childhood drawing my favorite Pokémon and…

Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I was born and raised on Long Island, and after high school, I moved to Orlando to study Computer Animation at Full Sail University, where I earned my Bachelor’s degree. I’ve been working in 3D animation for about eight years…

Tell us a little bit about your journey as a young and developing artist. I started making art by learning from videos, but my grandma says she is the one who originally taught me. When I was young I would make art with her. She would always see me making…

Tell us a little bit about your journey as a young and developing artist. Since I was very young I’ve always loved expressing my creativity, whether it was by drawing or painting. At school, my teachers and classmates would tell me how talented I am and that I was gifted.…

Tell us a little bit about you and your background. Over the years my creative journey has spanned many different avenues and media types. So, I’m pretty comfortable with a variety of mediums/techniques (traditional and digital alike) and working with a wide range of ages. Since the early 2000s, I’ve…

Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I’m a graduate of William Paterson University with a BFA. My concentration in college was painting, but I started my artistic journey as a draftsman. At a young age, I used to draw everything from action figures, cartoons, my family,…

Kids Focus on Drawing Natural Elements Overview: Students learn how to create different textures to represent elements of nature such as trees, leaves, and grass. Essential Skills: Students learn how to render textures and fine line details across different mediums including charcoal, ink, and paint. Vocabulary: Naturalistic, Organic, Line Weight…