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Digital Art Shuffle®: Kids  Color Experiences Overview: Students create a triptych of illustrated images which explore different color schemes, yet follow the same character experiencing three different aspects of a singular idea (Ex. The Seasons). Essential Skills: Learn how to establish a color palette that reflects the theme of the image and controls the tone and value Vocabulary: Monochromatic, Analogous, Complementary, Triptych Featured Artist: Rosemary V-O  

Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I am a Jersey raised educator and illustrator who graduated from SVA with a major in Illustration in 2015. I ended up becoming a teacher in 2019 and have been ever since.    What attracted you to work at One River School? I was looking to expand my teaching horizons and teach in new ways, and some of my students had mentioned coming to One River, so I immediately jumped at the opportunity when there was an opening.   How would you describe what it is like to teach here? Working at One River is such a delightful experience, it really lets me as an educator work with different projects and students, and lets me have unique experiences and opportunities that I wouldn’t have had normally in an education space. It’s not just the regular lessons I teach every week,…

Tell us a little bit about you and your background. As a proud Navy brat I’ve had the opportunity to live in many different places including Taiwan and Hawaii.  I have a degree in International Relations and another in Fashion Design and had the thrill of studying art in Paris for a semester.  I am ridiculously proud of my 2 sons and happily married to my college sweetheart.  And I can’t believe my good fortune that I’ve gotten to be 2 of the things I wanted to be when I was a kid – a fashion designer and an art teacher.    What attracted you to work at One River School? I started out as a OR parent and was so impressed with everyone I interacted with and how welcoming and accommodating they were for my son who has special needs.  You could tell both the teachers and students were…

Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I graduated from Sussex County Community College with an Associates degree in Studio Arts! I’ve been drawing my entire life and over time grew an interest in character illustration and comics!   What attracted you to work at One River School? The absolute range of classes was so wonderful to see. I grew up with studio art classes, and I always had a focus on digital illustration. It’s so incredible to see manga and digital illustration/animation as a focus for students here!   How would you describe what it is like to teach here? I love to teach all classes from studio to digital, but the topics of character design, story building, and world building intrigues me the most! Having students use their imagination and originality to think outside the box leads to such creative results!   What has been…