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Magic Story Alert

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Magic Story Alert

Have you ever wondered what goes on in one of Becca's classes? Here is just one magic story she shared recently:  "At last night’s Drawing for Comfort session, one of the participants shared she was healing from a recent hip replacement surgery. Perfect time for some comforting art, right? The first slide shows marks that emerged as she engaged with soothing styles of drawing. She wasn’t in love with the black shapes initially, and confessed to the group she was unsure how to develop them.We explored an optional collage component in the second half of the session, and she felt pulled...

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Austin Coloring Presents... The Social Emotional Learning Coloring Book

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Austin Coloring Presents... The Social Emotional Learning Coloring Book

A few years ago I took a risk at a family pop up event in Austin. The organizers asked me to pitch an art activity for families. I sat on the thought for weeks. What if we painted with toys? What if we created comic books? Eventually I settled on an unlikely idea. I picked up dozens of floor carpets from a thrift store, some essential oil, a diffuser, and soft music. On the day of the event I spread the studio floors with Austin Coloring Book pages, mason jars of coloring supplies... and waited.  We were going to color. {Color?} people looked at me...

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