On Sat. May 25th, the Marin City Recreation Department & The Hood Games present another day of skateboarding, youth performances, music, art-making & community love. The 12 noon – 4 p.m. event is all about keeping our youth safe, active & creative. Local co-sponsors include: Youth In Arts, Prooflab Skateshop, Triumph Skateshop, Marin City Health & Wellness Center, Marin City Health & Human Services, CA4Health, Venture Trucks & Big Thanks to S-One Skate Helmets! – Let’s Roll!!!
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2nd Annual Marin City Skate Day!
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013Happy Valentines Day from Willow Creek 3rd graders!- One Love.
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
“Thingy Name” project -Willow Creek art students Go Wild!
Saturday, November 10th, 2012Willow Creek students “Go Wild” with a fun project designed by Mentor art Teacher Mr. K-Dub. Students were given the task to design their name in “thingys” as their letters. They were instructed to carry a theme throughout their artwork foreground & background. Objects & thingys used were tools,fruit,sports equipment,trees, art supplies and Mr. K-Dub’s favorite selection Bacon! The final watercolor & color pencil works created were very fun and flavorful like this inspired Dr.Suess themed Lorax by a 5th grade student.
How can we use what we create to inspire YOUTH and COMMUNITY?
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
Message to Our Community
Mentor Artist K-Dub Williams has designed a year-long project with the teachers of Willow Creek Academy which will culminate in PSA’s by “Elder Avatars” (unique masks created by each teacher). The first Professional Development Workshop explored answering the question “How can we use what we create to inspire Youth and Community?”
We began with theater exercises designed to engage the whole body in the creative process. Teachers were asked to think of a word that represented the superpower their own personal superhero might possess: Listening, Strength, Caring, Inspiration.
When people were warmed up, we moved on to visual arts and began to brainstorm on our “Elder Avatar”. How do we design our masks to visually represent the characteristics of our personal character? First, we worked in paper. We practiced patterns, symmetry, cutting, and attaching pieces securely.
Next time, we move into cardboard and plaster.
Large ears represent a good listener.
Creating a Community SuperHero: Expressing character and a positive message through physical movements.
Collaborating to Create a Tableau Vivant: each person's pose represented the word they contributed to the group's message.
Student Exhibition at The Hannah Project Gallery-Marin City
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
A must see exhibition by Bayside Elementary & Willow Creek Academy students. The exhibit features fun creative works showcasing projects created by youth under the instruction of Youth in Arts Mentor Artists Ms.Marguerite Etemad & Mr. K-Dub. Exhibit opens today at The Hannah Project Gallery, 170 Donahue Street (next to Best Buy) in Marin City. Opening reception is Tuesday, April 24th 5:30-8pm. There will be a special youth performance at 6:30pm & refreshments provided by the “Growing Great” Marin City program.
Hannah Project Gallery hours Thurs-Sat. 12:30pm-6pm, Sunday 2:30pm-4:40pm and Mon-Wed by appointment only .
“My SuperFunky MaskTacoTruck MiniTotemThing”
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Checkout a preview of “MySuperFunkyMaskTacoTruckTotemThing” project now in production at Willow Creek Academy, Sausalito. Young artist (7th grader), Art Instructor Mr. K-Dub. Works to be included in student art exhibition (details soon) –Peace.
Where Do I Play?
Friday, March 16th, 2012
The Kindergarten Artists at Bayside Elementary and Willow Creek Academy along with their teachers and Youth In Arts Mentor Artist Marguerite Etemad have been exploring their playgrounds. They have asked themselves: Where do I play? Who do I play with? and How do I play?
First we explored different ways to work with the paper, bending, folding, tearing, cutting and gluing.
We spent time observing and drawing our playgrounds.
We looked at pictures of many different playgrounds, talked about what we wanted in our playgrounds and then we made 3D collage's of our favorite playgrounds.
"I notice that some people have stairs, swings and slides." Ithaka
The children enjoyed making minature representations of themselves to put in their playgrounds.
Each artists playground and little self are unique and beautiful
After completing our playgrounds we did observational drawings of them.
Demonstrating observational drawing, learning to really look and see.
Observing closely and drawing slowly.
Next the artists went over their pencil lines with colored sharpies.
Then we painted in the shapes of our playgrounds, remembering to wash our brush in between colors.
Observational playground painting.
Next we decided to explore drawing and painting fantasy playgrounds.
We worked in crayon and watercolor, learning about resist.
We enjoy reflecting on our work together. "I notice the one with purple and blue it looks like it has a rock on top and a grey wall. " Kloe Ann
Fantasy Playground - Trinity "I notice that everyone's is beautiful because they have pretty colors" Adam
We looked at Georgia O'Keeffe's work and talked about capturing the feeling of our playground.
In reflection we told how we were feeling while we were working: "Excited" Zaiden, "Good" Carlie, Ellie and Madeline, "I felt like I was doing a good job" Noel
"That one looks like a floating house with a slide." What do you see that makes you say that? "Because it's up in there and it looks like it's going to outer space." Dontae
The Kindergarten artists and their teachers enjoyed exploring playgrounds.
“Snapbacks for Africa & back”!
Friday, February 10th, 2012Youth in Arts and Arts Education International collaborated for an innovative new take on pen-palling. 27 eighth-graders at Willow Creek Academy in Sausalito are participated in a “snapback”hat exchange” with 27 students of Arts Education International in Makeni,Sierra Leone, West Africa. YIA art teacher K-Dub’s students designed and painted their own trucker hats to send to Sierra Leone, in exchange for a hat designed and painted by their pen-pal abroad. The hats are accompanied by digital story-telling projects that feature the voice and picture of each student displaying their design and describing what it means to them. Beautiful shared experience for all, Give thanks for Sarah Geller of Arts Education International for making it all possible.
Enjoy the slide-show of the amazing project.-peace.
http://youtu.be/3DY_2j8NbRM
Making Art To Music
Friday, January 13th, 2012
"Art To Feelings" Mikyla 11-10-11
The artists at Bayside Elementary and Willow Creek Academy, working with youth in arts mentor artist Marguerite Etemad, made art to music.
First we gathered feeling words, bringing to our minds all the ways that we can feel. We looked at Georgia O’Keeffe’s abstract paintings for inspiration. Then the artists listened closely to the music. As they listened to the music they asked themselves the following questions. How does the music make me feel? What do I imagine?
What is the feeling? What is the Story?
Then they drew with oil pastels while listening to the music. Expressing their feelings and their imaginations in their work.
3rd Grade Bayside Elementary Artists 11-7-11
"The Drum Players" Talia 2nd grade artist Bayside Elementary 11-10-11
The artists listened to “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole and “The Beat of My Drum” by Babatunde Olatunji while making their art.
Willow Creek students Interior & Taco truck Free-Up!
Friday, January 13th, 2012
2012 started off in fine style as art class was welcomed back with a fun “get back in stride” project. Students were given an option to be a interior designers or create their own banging custom taco truck. The energy was fun a upbeat as students were able to individualize their works with fun themes. This project will lead into a more in-depth interior design project-stay tuned!!-Peace Mr. K-Dub – Willow Creek Art teacher 5th-8th grades.
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