ArtCentric

Too often, our children are given art projects at school or camp that are of a cookie cutter model. My Girl Scout co-leader Nancy and I have an aversion to that type of art. Yes, it's necessary at times but we know that having access to one's own creative flow is important to one's Being.

With that in mind, we took our Daisy Troop to a fabulous art studio in Bencia where they got to let their creative juices flow.

Each girl got to choose from a few styles of mugs or plates and painted as they  felt drawn to. The parents were asked to leave ("We don't want it becoming the parents work" said Aileen, the owner, when I called. That statement alone had me sold on her studio!) and the girls had well over an hour to do their work.

The photos of the girls deep in concentration and creativity speak for themselves and in a couple of weeks the girls will have their pottery, a reminder of their time in the studio.

Here is a link to ArtCentric for more information on this sweet art studio. I highly recommend it to local folks. It is well worth the drive.

http://artcentricbenicia.info/