COMPAS ART STUDIO 2011

Pewabic Pottery

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COMPAS would also like to Thank, Pewabic Pottery for their exceptional tour, of your World Class Pottery.
You have inspired us and we hope to return and see more of your exciting works of Art.
And a hardy Thank you to our Van Drivers and of course the Mom's and Dads who help us along the way.
And last but not least Ismael Duran for your vision and adventurous spirit. We salute you !!!

Summer Classes 2011 Fast, Funny and Fieldtrips !

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Inspite of the crazy weather and the very exciting fieldtrips, we did make some wonderful things in clay.
Here are a few examples. We tried new glazes that didn't quite pass our liking, but we forged on and worked towards a wonderful learning experience.

This is a teapot or a cereal bowl with lid.

Mask with experimental glazing.

We added a candle for Halloween.

blue over yellow glaze, creating green.............................

Volcanic glaze creating cool stuff on Steff's Idol Plaque.

Learning about multiples by Diego and Rafael.

Artists getting ready for the Intergenerational Show

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Here are a few of my Artists and helpers

Intergenerational Art, Kids and Seniors at the Kayrod Gallery, Sneak Peak.

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We are getting ready for our Intergeneratioanal Exhibition at the Ellen Kayrod Gallery. More on that in the next post.
Working with the Seniors has been such a enriching experience for me. I know its suppose to be for the Kids and the Seniors. I just want to Thank them for all their wisdom and joy, their lust for life and all their talent they share so wonderfully. Thank You !
Here are a few examples of their work. This is a sneak peak ...I'm Honored and Greatful for having met each and every one of you. Keep up the good work !!!!

We are well into Summer and Fieldtrips

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COMPAS ART STUDIO Goes to the Henry Ford Museum. It was very educational and informing. There were plenty of hands on exhibits to keep us all busy.

Exhibition Posts

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Exhibit opens on the 21^st of July

the Project on Vernor, "The Frames"
The COMPAS Art Studio Students are assisting Mr. Valdez with this project and adding their creative knowledge and inspiring creativity.
Thank you, for considering us for your project. the Community Speaks and Creates,

New Summer Project

2011-07-06T11:22:00.000-07:00

New Work and Great Pride

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Dia de los Ninos at Clark Park, Southwest, Detroit. Great Day !!!

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Dia de Los Ninos........This Saturday, in Clark Park !!

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Look for our tent !!!
Look for our sign !

We had our last day of Our COMPAS Art Studio Class and we are out of everything !!!

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We finished our Fall Session !

So we drew......inbetween the glazing and the gluing.

COMPAS ART STUDIO ARTISTS 2011

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Big Community Art Day !!! All the Artists were Inspired !!

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Painted Clay 2011

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Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye, The Magical Flower Will Now Shine

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Today the sun was shining all day.

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On the post of a double moon I give you my morning at our COMPAS Art Studios.

We are getting ready for 2 Exhibitions and we are enjoying our day.

Deep in the creative process, new ideas and Art to show..Can't wait to see them !!!

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Deep in thought and creativity............Hearts Everywhere

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Art Art Art

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Show Time !!

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Our fist Studio Sale was so much fun. We learned alot about what we need to do next time. Preparing for shows is about preperation and presentation.

All the parents were proud and helped us with making our event a success. Thank You !!!

Our First Sale !

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Warrior Dance for Mother Earth

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We want to Thank Marta Lagos, for her storytelling of the Hummingbird Warrior, and leading us into a dance. Here we pay Hommage to Mother Earth by dancing in the 4 directions of the winds.

Finished Mask by Carlos

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Spiderman Mask

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We are thinking in color, even though it's snowing outside.

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Windy Trees and Flowers

Working on our Gift Shop and New Work Feb 2011

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From the glaze load Feb. 2011

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Detroit Tiger Images 2011

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New and Improved Ideas 2011

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Rafael and Julio........."Captain America Shield"

Evergized and more energized than that.

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I was excited to return to our Studio here in Southwest Detroit. The kids were also a bit in a creative frenzy. It was a good day. The Captain America sheild is almost done, Thank You Rafael !! We couldn't have done it without you !!!

Festival of the Three Kings 2011

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During the Christmas Break

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This is a good time to evaluate what has been done and some new ideas. Here are a few jpegs of the pieces I thought turned out well. A little fine tuning here and there and we can only improve. The first piece is a skate boarder guy with his favorite foods, like fries, shake, pizza and of course his skate board. The Artist thought it would be a great idea to do a panorama, or environment for him as well. We were happy with the results and the development of these creative ideas. The mugs are made by three different Artists as Christmas presents for their parents.

The Christmas party was fantastic ! See you Next Year !!!

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This was the last day of class for 2010. The class is already making plans for 2011. The Big Art Adventure Lives Large and Wild in Southwest Detroit. We thank you for your donations and support.

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Trying to beat the Holiday Crunch

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Presents for Mom and Dad and the people in our lives that have helped us grow and discover new things in our lives.

Planning the Christmas Party

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Food, check, Tree, check, Music, check all the rest of the stuff, check !!!

Working on Lids

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Tealite Holder

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We are also playing with images for our Marketing Team, which is all of us, we vote and in my opinion make fair decisions.

"The Store"

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The kids are excited about starting the store and all the parts it takes to run a business. We had our first round table business meeting with signage, pricing and locations the topics of conversation. It was a serious meeting and the excitement proved to be very productive. I see improvement every week with the work and the way they respect each other. I'm very proud of them, can't wait to see what develops from our first Art Class at COMPAS, in Southwest Detroit.

Very Productive Saturday Morning

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Busy Busy Busy

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Today we have a new work table, and it's nice and roomy. More room the better, we have elbows flying. This is also the day we worked on our store. We are making a store and learning about pricing and photos and display. We are excited about this, and next week our Christmas Party, which we are also excited about. So stay tuned for up coming news on all the above.

Dog Painting

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New Art in the Studio

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Compas Art Studio this week. Some of our new creations

Busy Hands in Clay

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This is a bird or a dinosaur, not sure yet.

Here are a few things we make

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Our painters are creating wonderful paintings ! A few are posted here.

Three Classes

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We are doing Clay, Painting and Crafts.
Each class complementing the other, with the Holidays in between. In the Clay and Painting classes we are making products that can then be used with the crafts class for the store. The children are using the crafts class to make the classroom they need to create in and a Market, or what we call the Store, to learn about marketing, commissions and an occasional sale or two. Supply and demand and quality vs. quantity, lessons worth exploring. The time goes by fast and we learn a lot.

Students

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The students have a great time showing off their work. Each week they return with new and exciting ideas. As our studio develops and the Art work piles up to the ceiling we continue to create right here in Southwest Detroit. Busy hands creating and designing every Saturday morning.

Satuday A. M. Studio Day Number 7

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We have around 12 students, all ages and sizes. And what we have in common is we all like to create. So through this BLOG we will be sharing our projects and some of our latest creations.