MAGIC TIGER ART
Children's Classes and Holiday Workshops
Why Magic Tiger? I have always adored and been fascinated by tigers…since I was a very little girl. I used to constantly carry a toy tiger with me, and draw and draw and draw them, They were my first muse!
With wildness and beauty combined…a bit like the creative process it just felt right for me to name my art sessions for children ‘Magic Tiger’
My vision was for a child to step into the Magic Tiger studio and feel that it is a protected special space to be creative.
Art helps with necessary fine motor skills, confidence, self expression and well being.
When children are encouraged to express themselves and take risks in creating art, they develop a sense of innovation and confidence that they can carry into their adult lives. Society needs people who are forward thinking, inventive people who seek new ways, improvements and innovations not those who can only follow directions.
The arts allow us to explore new worlds, they encourage individuals to develop their skills and to nurture both imagination and intellect.
One of the greatest delights in working with children is the freshness with which they see the world in unexpected and imaginative ways.
Witnessing art; through a child’s eyes is a constant joy, they help us remember the authentic and spontaneous in life!
All sessions are guided and facilitated, with teaching on use of materials and observational drawing skills, yet also giving your child the space they need for their own individual self expression and artistic choices.
They include good quality artists materials, and quality heavy weight papers.
Having run group sessions for 8 years I now focus on 1-1 and small group mentoring.
This allows for very individual and creative support for each child. I have children who have been coming to me from Primary age to teens, which I consider a great testimony to how much they get from my sessions, and the strength of relationship we foster during this time.
The age range tends to be from 6-15 years,
We often take time at the end of project to show the work made and share what you particularly enjoy or admire about others work. The children really respond to this, they are often very insightful and it helps articulate feelings around creativity and self expression. Shyer children may prefer to just listen and to join in naturally, if it feels comfortable for them.
The most important thing is that the children feel happy, confident and safe so they can enjoy their creative time and self expression.
I hope this is the case, as I have children returning year after year, my classes are usually full with a waiting list.
I now teach only private lessons or small groups by arrangement - Details here
I take private 1-1 and small group sessions/mentoring throughout the week and weekend - 5-16 years
Private lessons times by arrangement.
Private lessons 1-1
£35 for 1 hour- suitable for younger children
2 children £20
3 children £17
£45 per 1.5 hours
2 children £25 each
3 children £20 each
Private group lessons- if you have a group of friends you would like to get together for bespoke sessions
£16 per child for 1.5 hours. Min 6 children/max 9
Private group day min (6 children/max 9) 3 hours £32 per child
All payment in advance of lessons to secure space.
Your child will work in a wide range of mediums.
Charcoal, pencil, graphite. Chalk and Oil pastels. Acrylic and Watercolour paints. 3d work. Pen and Indian inks. Printmaking
HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS- FEB HALF TERM
3 hours 15 mins - Children bring a packed lunch- age aprox 7-13 years cost £32
max of 8 children in the session
Thursday 20th Feb 'Winged Things' We will be crafting creatures ( think bugs, butterflys, moths etc) from wire and adding chosen colours and designs with coloured tissues, which will dry hard. They will be held or suspended on a natural slender tree branch. Light shines through really beautifully with this technique.
Friday 21st Feb 'In the light of the Moon'- we will be imagining our own beautiful moon scape- Using whites, blacks, golds and silvers to create a moonlight composition on a dark background adding the creatures you wish to dwell there. Mixed Media 2D piece.
11am -2.15pm
For those who have not attended before these are held in my beautiful dedicated art studio set in our rural garden at the foot of the south downs. Children bring a packed lunch which they eat around the shepherds hut in the garden.
Art and nature combined in a very special and nurturing environment.
Contact me to book a space.
PLEASE NOTE : Payment secures your child's place as these book up quickly and it is difficult holding a space if others are enquiring.