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We hope you are having a Great School Year!
Now Scheduling Visiting and Resident Artist Programs and Special
Events:
2010-2011 School Year Scheduling: If you are interested in
scheduling Visiting Artist or Resident Artist Programs this school year, I
have some days available from January-May. Please call or e-mail for
available dates in your area: 616-745-9742 or tom@woodruffdesigns.com.
School and Event Highlights:
I would like to extend a heartfelt "Thank You" to all school and
event coordinators and funding organizations for inviting me to share my
Illustration Workshops with your students, staff and attendees. Given the
current under- funding of Michigan's schools, and of the arts in general, I
am grateful to have such a full and varied schedule I'll have pictures
from some of these events in time, but for now, a special thanks to the
following schools and events scheduled this Fall:
Goodwillie Environmental School-Ada; Vestaburg Elementary; Alto
Elementary; Crestwood Elementary-Rockford; Symons Elementary-Milan;
Milan Middle School; Barefoot Gardens-Ada; Michigan
Story Festival-CMU-Mt. Pleasant; Celebrate Literacy Conference-GVSU-Grand
Rapids; Moccasin, Stark and Ottawa Elementary Schools-Buchanan; Central
and McMillan Elementary Schools-Muskegon; Ellis Elementary-Belding;
Trout Lodge YMCA of the Ozarks-Potosi, MO; North and South
Elementary Schools-Watervliet; Hillcrest, Brookside, Riverview and
Eastwood Elementary Schools-Big Rapids; Big Rapids Middle School and
High School; Roguewood Elementary-Rockford; Lakeview and South
Hamlin Elementary Schools-Ludington; and Hill El Academy-Farmington
Hills.
New Projects:
100 Dragons and Counting: This September, in the midst of
some projects that felt much like work, I painted a dragon, just for the fun
of it. One became two, then ten & twenty...I pulled them from my memory
and imagination, surprised at how many I had within me and the ease with
which ideas flowed. I found myself watching my children and animals play,
imagining them as dragons and drawing them as I saw them. Innocent shoppers
and passers-by have, likewise, been mutated on note cards, receipts and
restaurant napkins. To date, I have thirty dragons in color, fifty drawn and
ready to paint, and another sixty ready to transfer. There seems no end to
it...
I began sharing these paintings and their stories with students along the
way, and realized by their response, what a wonderful connection I had here
to imagination, art, history, science, creative writing and especially to
childhood. Now, I'm getting dragon-mail from dozens of students and
teachers, with drawings, lengthy idea lists and dragon-rich thank you cards.
As this fun little sideline has taken on a life of its own, and continues to
be a joy, I expect to be busy at it for some time to come. So in addition to
my more serious GREAT LAKES ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOPS and WORLD
HISTORY ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOPS, I now offer my flip side:
HYSTERICAL FICTION ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOPS. Call or e-mail, if you
dare...
Coming soon:
Summer Art Classes in Leland: If you are in Leelanau County
this summer, you’ll want to check out the many art classes and activities
offered by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center, at the Old Art Building,
in Leland. Once again, I have the pleasure of sharing my Drawing and Nature
Journaling Workshops with classes for both children and adults. For
information and registration, contact Judy Livingston at oldartbuilding@charterinternet.com.
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