Donna

Mixed Media Artist & STEM Educator

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Creative Fine Arts Studio

Mondays

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3:30pm - 4:30pm

14 classes

9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8

Grade PK

Enrollment pending

Spoken Word: A Performance Poetry Journey

Tuesdays

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4:15pm - 5:15pm

13 classes

9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9

Grades 3-8

Enrollment pending

Spoken Word: A Performance Poetry Journey

Tuesdays

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3:15pm - 4:15pm

13 classes

9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9

Grades K-2

Enrollment pending

Culinary Creations and Cooking Calculations

Thursdays

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3:35pm - 4:35pm

15 classes

9/11, 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11, 12/18

Grades 3-6

Enrollment pending

Culinary Creations and Cooking Calculations

Thursdays

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4:40pm - 5:50pm

15 classes

9/11, 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11, 12/18

Grades TK-3

Enrollment pending

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Experiences

Dive into the captivating world of expression where children explore poetry and prose, craft visual stories, and engage in creative writing. They'll delve into videography and audio art, transforming their creations into dynamic performance pieces.
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Explore a world where imagination meets artistry! Dive into the universe of fine arts, experimenting with creative techniques. From sketching perspective drawings to vibrant printmaking, experience the joy of painting, crafting self-portraits, and creating mixed media designs.
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Embark on a culinary adventure blending creativity and learning in the kitchen. Explore recipe reading, turn pages into tasty plates, and uncover cooking secrets through fun, hands-on activities. Build confidence, enhance math and science skills, and ignite culinary curiosity.
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Dive into a world where science meets art in "The Art of Science." This engaging series blends creativity with exploration, allowing young minds to uncover the wonders of science through artistic expression. Experience painting with the hues of chemical reactions or sculpting structures inspired by engineering. Sessions ignite imagination and innovation, encouraging participants to see STEM in colorful new ways. As they experiment and create, they embrace invention and celebrate discovery, finding connections between the logical and the fanciful. It's a unique blend of art's magic with science's marvels.
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"Imagination is the only limit in 'Tiny Hands, Big Creations!' This enchanting multi-week series invites young artists to explore the wonderful world of crafts. Using a variety of materials and techniques, they will dive into painting, sculpting, and designing. Each session is an adventure in creativity."
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"Hands-On Happiness" is an arts and crafts series where participants explore creativity and imagination. With diverse materials and techniques, they create unique masterpieces, enhancing fine motor skills and confidence. Filled with laughter and friendship, this experience lets young artists discover and share their creations.
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Step into a vibrant world of fashion and creativity in this engaging multi-week series. Young designers explore the art of upcycling by transforming old garments into bold new creations. Each session focuses on sewing skills and hand-sewing techniques.
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Ignite creativity and sustainability as young artists explore the world of textile art. They will reuse materials through collage-making, mix media, and up-cycling, learning hand-sewing, tie-dye, crochet, embroidery, and fashion design. A joyful celebration of art!
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Get ready for "Bloom & Brush: Where Art Meets Gardening"! This series combines painting and gardening, ideal for young artists and nature lovers. Children will paint vibrant flowers and plants on canvases while learning basic gardening. They'll plant seeds, nurture sprouts, and create stunning botanical artwork.
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Discover the thrill of "Inventors in Action: A Hands-On STEM Adventure!" In this afterschool series, participants dive into science, technology, engineering, and math with a fun approach. They become young inventors, experimenting with imaginative creations in an environment where learning feels like play.
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Explore the blossoming world of creativity with the "Spring-Themed Mixed Media Series." Discover the wonders of spring using various artistic techniques, from pressed flowers and watercolor to printmaking, collage-making, and nature weaving. Each session offers a chance to celebrate spring through art inspired by nature.
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About Donna

Donna is an enthusiastic mixed media artist and educator with extensive experience in art, STEM, writing, and various creative outlets. Her passion lies in exploring different materials and processes, transforming found objects through painting, collage, printmaking, photography, and sculpture. Donna’s teaching philosophy revolves around empowering students to communicate through creative self-expression, fostering a healthy and enriching classroom environment. With a rich background in both 2D and 3D design, mechanics, robotics, and coding, she enjoys guiding students in discovering their artistic and innovative potential. Donna's commitment to reusing and upcycling in art practices underscores her dedication to inspiring creativity and sustainability in young minds.

Class reflections

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 26, 2025

Woodroe Woods

Went well learning each participants skill set and abilities. The sewing machine keeps having issues, but we still move forward

New group of younger participants learned to sew on buttons with the Teddy bear project. The older participants new group began to learned how to weave

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 25, 2025

Woodroe Woods

Going well learning each participant's abilities and skill set is helping with instruction.

Younger group of participants learned to sew on buttons and created a teddy bear out of felt. The older students worked on completing their tote bags stitching and using the sewing machine

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 24, 2025

Woodroe Woods

Went well getting to know new participants and their skill sets. Some with fine motor skill challenges were able to cut a star today. Learning each participants abilities and growth was rewarding.

Younger group of participants learned to sew on buttons, making small teddy bear plush. Older participants worked on tote bag designs and practiced more sewing skills on the sewing machine.

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 21, 2025

Woodroe Woods

Went well today smaller group of participants a few went on vacation. Overall good class good engagement excitement and interaction.

Last group of younger participants learned the running stitch using yarn on the house project. The second and 3rd groups continued practice using the sewing machine and created tote bags and upcycling t-shirts from their design ideas

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 21, 2025

Woodroe Woods

Smaller group of participants. A few went on vacation. Good engagement, excitement and interaction

Last group of participants learned the running stitch using yarn to make the house projects. The 1nd and 3rd group practiced more on using the sewing machine to create tote bags and upcycling t-shirts design

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 18, 2025

Woodroe Woods

Class went well. Good participation and engagement

Younger participants created house patches using yarn, upholstery fabric and learned the running stitch. The older groups worked on their totes and upcycling t-shirts design. They all learned to make a bobbin and used the sewing machine to sew.

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 18, 2025

Woodroe Woods

All went well. Good participation and engagement. The sewing machine still needed some adjustments but it didn't get in too much of the way for class time . Students were able to use the sewing machine.

Another new group of participants made a house patch using yarn and the running stich to outline. The older groups worked on tote bags, and upcycling t-shirts designs

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 17, 2025

Woodroe Woods

It went well today with the participants. Had to fix the sewing machine, but it worked out got it back and running.

Today new younger group learned how to handstitch. They made a house using the running stitch with yarn, on upholstery fabric. The next group practiced using the sewing machine to finish their upcycled t-shirts design.

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 14, 2025

Woodroe Woods

Very good day with class,and participation and engagement was great also. Had a good communication of how the week went meeting with staff. Discussion was on supported agreements with ways to move forward with schedule and other assistance if needed by their staff.

A new group of younger participants This week project: "Who Am I?" Patches. The second group of participants made and finis hed tote bags. Then last group of participants started t-shirt up cycle project,or finished them.

Fashion Forward Upcycling Adventures

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June 13, 2025

Woodroe Woods

All went well. Some changes were made in the lesson plan to accomodate the change of new students daily.

New group of younger participants worked on their "Who Am I" patch. The older participants practiced on the sewing machine and finished their upcycling off t-shirts. Also a few students started to make a tote bag.

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