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Weekly WOW!

Sunday, November 29, 2015

I was wowed!
I asked Sienna what inspired her to create her winter wonderland scene. She couldn’t say for sure. It wasn’t just one thing that triggered the idea. It just came to her as she walked around the studio. This is the kind of wondrous nature that inspired the weekly wow posts. Processes  unfold for creators in an ever awesome way. Sometimes it is one item that creates the spark and sometimes it is a bunch of different things together. The gift in it all is that it happens. This is the wow, the process of sticking with an inspiration and letting it come to life.

Snowman
Sienna
9yrs

Weekly WOW!

Sunday, November 22, 2015

WOW! I like Lily’s style.
She took a magazine picture and cut it in half so she could draw out the other half to complete the image. It was clever thinking to do this and skillful to capture this image at an angle. I would say she has a future as a sketch artist. What a great avenue for self expression!
I would guess that she has magazines at home so I hope we see more of this kind of creativity from her.

The Dancer
Lily
10yrs

Weekly WOW!

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Friendship makes the world a better place. That’s what Audrey & Haylie think. They spent their creative time at studio making matching necklaces out of tin container lids to commemorate their special bond. They had a great time collaborating on the overall look their necklaces would have and were proud with big smiles when their matching projects were done. What a great connection. I am sure they are wearing them fondly this week.

Friendship Necklaces
Audrey & Haylie
9yrs.

Weekly WOW!

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Eva came up with a very clever reuse for T.P. rolls by converting them into the fall message, Autumn. I love the way this creation captures the concept of limitless possibilities. Eva took a few ordinary items and put them together in an unusual way.
Over the years I have always seen cardboard rolls used in their circular state so, seeing them flattened with a word display struck me as delightfully different. WOW!
The mind is a wondrous place.

Autumn
Eva
9yrs

Weekly WOW!

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Creativity seems to be the power that makes the wheels of imagination turn. When the power is turned on, the ideas just keep coming. That’s how it seemed for Jack as he built his robot man. Bits and pieces were coming together in a way that felt so fun for him, he spent the whole two hour session working on it. I wonder if this is how George Lucas felt as he developed the first characters for Star Wars? WOW.

Jimmy the Robot Man
Jack
9yrs

Weekly WOW!

Saturday, October 24, 2015

This may look like a drawing, the kind of thing we have all seen before, but I am struck by more.

During the first few minutes of a birthday party, when all of the kids we working in their ice breaker projects, Cole was drawing this picture. He took the time to develop the picture into full color then proceeded to mount it on one of the wood panels that had been donated by the Awards shop recently. He was careful when using the masking tape to hold the illustration in place. I appeared done but, one last thing was needed. He wanted to name his work. “Grace” he called it.
I was impressed with his process but then, as the party went on I realized who Grace was. He had drawn a picture of himself with his younger sister, Grace. WOW! Now thats a boy of good character.

“Grace”
Cole
6yrs

Weekly WOW!

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Mia made the cutest little mouse from a rock and a sock!
I am so impressed by the inspiration and the vision she had for the little rock beneath it all! I must say, seeing in the unseen is a common occurrence at CReATE but is always a big WOW to see.

Sock Mouse
Mia
9yrs

Weekly WOW!

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Sadie was so focused the other day when she was here at the studio creating.
When her family was ready to pack up I noted with awe, what she had been working so diligently. It was a hand crafted teddy bear made simply of yarn she had cut into bits and fastened together with masking tape, so clever.
Creativity happens when we are the quiet of the moment allowing ideas unfold into realities.

Bear
Sadie
6yrs

Weekly WOW!

Monday, October 5, 2015

WOW!
I love Shannon’s inspired creation made after seeing an exhibit at the Norton Simon Museum of Art. Her collection of circles in all shapes, sizes and variations of plastic and metal leave me feeling zen.

Circles
Shannon

Weekly WOW!

Sunday, September 27, 2015

WOW!
It’s awesome that painting is still a number one favorite for expressing creativity around here. The easels seem to call children to come closer and share a story. Sometimes the story is a tree, sometimes a flower, sometimes simply abstract. It’s fun to watch them unfold unabashed. Then there is this painting, an ode to Mom. There is a deep intention here to place honor and love. It is no wonder then, that it comes alive in full color, sharing itself with us.
Nice work Olivia.

Portrait of Mom
Olivia
7yrs