{"product_id":"art-lab-for-kids-express-yourself-52-creative-adventures-to-find-your-voice-through-drawing-painting-mixed-media-and-sculpture-paperback","title":"Art Lab for Kids: Express Yourself: 52 Creative Adventures to Find Your Voice Through Drawing, Painting, Mixed Media, and Sculpture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Schwake\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArt Lab for Kids: Express Yourself\u003c\/i\u003e contains 52 brand new original art projects that will draw out each young artist as they discover their style, document their thoughts, and build confidence in their unique perspective. Each lesson asks questions and offers personal choices while encouraging diverse approaches and creative thinking.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the most important gifts we can give children is to nurture their creativity and allow them to express themselves freely. There's no better way to express yourself than through creative art projects. This is especially true for children because it gives them an outlet to \u003cb\u003eexplore their developing interests and strengths\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Colorful Beasts project, which incorporates discussion of endangered animals with the Blue Rider art movement, asks children to use torn colored tissue paper and glue to create an expressive representation of a favorite vulnerable animal. In I Built This City, children imagine and build their own cityscape using columns of newspaper text to make buildings on top of a watercolor painted background, and detailed with marker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Many projects include varying examples and executions of the activity to illustrate and reinforce the open-ended nature of the labs, \u003cb\u003einspiring children to embrace and share their own voice\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Give children the great gift of creative self-exploration with \u003ci\u003eArt Lab for Kids: Express Yourself.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The popular\u003cb\u003e Lab for Kids series \u003c\/b\u003efeatures a growing list of books that share \u003cb\u003ehands-on activities and projects on a wide host of topics\u003c\/b\u003e, including art, astronomy, clay, geology, math, and even how to create your own circus--all authored by established experts in their fields. Each lab contains a \u003cb\u003ecomplete materials list\u003c\/b\u003e, clear \u003cb\u003estep-by-step photographs\u003c\/b\u003e of the process, as well as \u003cb\u003efinished samples\u003c\/b\u003e. The labs can be used as singular projects or as part of a yearlong curriculum of experiential learning. The activities are open-ended, designed to be explored over and over, often with different results. Geared toward being taught or guided by adults, they are enriching for a range of ages and skill levels. Gain firsthand knowledge on your favorite topic with Lab for Kids.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Schwake\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist, art educator, and curator. Her passion for teaching art has led her to working in diverse settings for over 20 years. She has inspired thousands of people in private and public schools, museums, community organizations, special needs agencies, summer camps, intergenerational facilities, libraries, and her own art school, \u003ci\u003eartstream\u003c\/i\u003e in Rollinsford, New Hampshire, which she co-owns with her husband, Rainer. Most recently, she has taken her classroom online with a series of e-courses for artists, including a parent-child class based on her best-selling \u003ci\u003eArt Lab for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e series of books. She is also curator of artstream studios, where she has brought over 100 group shows of contemporary art to her corner of New England. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Susan is the author of \u003ci\u003eArt Lab for Kids \u003c\/i\u003e(Quarry Books, 2012), \u003ci\u003eArt Lab for Little Kids\u003c\/i\u003e (Quarry Books, 2013), and \u003ci\u003e3D Art Lab for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e (Quarry Books, 2013). Her latest book, \u003ci\u003eArt Lab for Kids: Express Yourself\u003c\/i\u003e (Quarry Books, November 2018) is an all-new edition of her first book, \u003ci\u003eArt Lab for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e, with 52 original projects that encourage self-expression through art making. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Follow her adventures. \u003cbr\u003e Blog: artesprit.blogspot.com \u003cbr\u003e Website: susanschwake.com \u003cbr\u003e Gallery: www.artstreamstudios.com \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44412252782694,"sku":"9781631595929","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/WjJnZ1VtVVR5WHA3SHI1dDY3dEtGUT09.webp?v=1769903484","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/art-lab-for-kids-express-yourself-52-creative-adventures-to-find-your-voice-through-drawing-painting-mixed-media-and-sculpture-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}