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KIDS corner

Carol Peters
With over 30 years experience in art education, Carol is an award winning artist, actress, executive producer and star of“ Carol on Creativity” Named 2021 Poppy Jasper International Film Festival’ s Art Icon. Her passion is to bring art alive for young and young at heart. Contact Carol at: caroljp @ garlic. com

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Ahana & Samaya paint in hair & clothing color with acrylic paint.
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Using round flat ended stippling brushes and 3 values( light, medium and dark) of the same color,
Andrew & the girls tap all three colors onto background creating texture
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While portraits dry, Andrew, Carly, Samaya and Ahana write about themselves enjoying the process, they talk and
share their interests and what makes them special and unique.
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After the paint is dry the yellow insert paper with their written personal information is glued under the fold.
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Using permanent colored markers everything is re-outlined and details are added to finish the portraits. Left to Right Ahana Balmurali, Samaya Balamurali, Andrew Fisher & Carly Fisher did an amazing job capturing their individual looks in these beautiful Self Portraits! Bravo! Image 10: left to right Johnny, Andrew, Austin, and Maya. LOVE THE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND POWERFUL COLORS! GREAT JOB!
Image 10: The information on the inside fold is fun to do and read and this area can also be decorated with drawings and stickers for more creative expression. UNIQUE & AWESOME in EVERY WAY!!!!!
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