How do you spend your summer evenings? Probably with your friends
and family, right? Yeah, us too. Last week, I hosted the very first Staff Wine
Your Art Out Party - it seemed like the right way to get us all together doing
something we all love. And let's face it, we art teachers and artsy-fartsys
don't always prioritize of our own creative time very well.
It gave us all a way to become the student again, to throw caution
to the wind, and just let things flow and go - together. And
a special treat for me, I also got to meet husbands, roommates, or boyfriends
for the first time - very meaningful!
That's Shannon (with the curly hair), Art Educator,
who brought her husband. And believe it or not, it was their first trip out of
the house together without their young son!
Who's not pictured here is Sam, our Social Media Coordinator
Intern, and that's her roomie to the left. Sam's the one holding the camera!
Here is Dana & Amy, Art Educator, and their (very artistic)
boyfriends!
Jennifer, Art
Educator, got to bring her Mom for the first time.
This camaraderie, friendship, and community of support is
exactly what I strive to bring into Art With Anna's doors every single class
with every single student. I think we grow on you. (I hope, anyway.)
As I thought of the importance of connection, I looked
around the studio and realized it was starring right back at me. All these
kiddos eating their lunch at Summer Art Camp each had their own connection and
story.
Here is hilarious Slane and sweet Rachel - their Mom is a past art
teacher, how special to be able to teach another art teachers' kiddos!
Kyra & Kayla attend after school art classes, Summer Art Camp,
and their Mama comes to paint and play at Wine Your Art Out! She'd want me to
mention, of course, her art is displayed proudly on our studio wall. <3
Two of the three girlies have had their Birthday party at Art With
Anna. And the third? She's been to both.
Scarlett and Sasha have
been Art With Anna-ing from the beginning, as soon as they could paint, they
were doing so. Both have had Art Birthday parties at Art With Anna (when it was
Children's Art Studio AND Creative Art Studio), been to NUMEROUS Summer Camps,
Kids' Night Out, etc.
Sasha
was even featured on Good Day Columbus teaching the anchors art with me.
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So from our clan to yours, YOU ROCK. We love your connection,
our connection, and the connections we make every time we make art with you!
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