Crafting for kids with Marion Abrams & Hilary Emerson Lay

Art Sparks: Draw, Paint, Make, and Get Creative with 53 Amazing Projects!
Event date: 
Sunday, September 29, 2019 - 2:00pm
Event address: 
424 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

 

 

On Sunday, September 29 at 2 pm art educators Marion Abrams and Hilary Emerson Lay will guide kids & families through a craft from their new book Art Sparks, a friendly, approachable pathway to learning essential art skills and a springboard for building self-confidence and promoting independence.

Arts and crafts inspire and stimulate the imagination and can help to boost a child’s confidence. In Art Sparks, the authors prompt children to push their creative boundaries with 53 open-ended arts and crafts projects that foster problem-solving skills and encourage individuality.

Marion Abrams founded the Summer Art Barn in Hatfield, Massachusetts, in 1989. She has a BFA in art education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and has taught art in a variety of public and private schools for more than 45 years. Abrams teaches art workshops at local libraries and schools.

Hilary Emerson Lay is a working artist, the founder of Bubo Arts Collective, and the assistant director of the Summer Art Barn. She has a BFA from Emerson College in writing, literature, and publishing, with a concentration in children’s writing and illustration, and managed The Spirit of ’76 Bookstore in Marblehead, Massachusetts, for 10 years

Art Sparks: Draw, Paint, Make, and Get Creative with 53 Amazing Projects! By Marion Abrams, Hilary Emerson Lay Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781635861181
Availability: Special Order
Published: Storey Publishing, LLC - September 17th, 2019

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