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Tutor: Mary Bradley
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Email: Mary.Bradley@CHATclasses.com |
| Length: Full Year | Class Period: Wednesday, period 1 |
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Description:
In this Explorer class we will be all over the place … because that is
what explorers do! This class is new and not fully formed yet, but I can
tell you it will involve cartooning in many aspects, drawing caricatures
of famous people and each other along with a realistic self-portrait
suitable for framing; basic anatomy of faces and bodies, backgrounds,
involving one and two-point perspective review, and
lettering, creating your own
alphabet. We will also take time to enhance our understanding of the Elements of
Art and the Principles of Design, also how to critique art. These will
be our building blocks for the projects we do this year. This class will
also include some 3D work … some
junk (found art) and sculpture, for starters. “Oh boy!”
You can start exploring now for those little pieces of junk you find
on the floor, in the garage, on the ground, in nature, under your bed,
or in the basement that have interesting shapes that could be used to
form letters on your own name plate or sculpture. It is not too early to
be gathering junk for yourself and your classmates. “One man’s junk is
another man’s treasure!”
I cannot wait for you to sign up for this class! Tutor: Mary Bradley received her BS from the University of Minnesota in Elementary Education with minor concentrations in French, Psychology, and Art. She has studied watercolor, pottery, and cartooning at the Edina Art Center and Hennepin County Vo-tech. Besides being an elementary school teacher for seventeen years, Mary has taught a variety of art classes after school and over summers at Chapel Hill Academy in Chanhassen and for Minnetonka summer community education. She also created and directed a two-week church art camp, involving many members at City Hill Church in Eden Prairie where she also taught cartooning and junk sculpture. After that, she started faux painting in homes both new and old, including some hand painting and murals in mission work with her church’s youth group. Teaching watercolor painting at her church’s women’s retreats has been popular. Most recently, Mary juggled a long-term substitute position at Eagle Ridge Academy teaching Art for grades 4-6 while teaching Cartooning for CHAT. She is eager to start her second year at CHAT with a new curriculum and age group!
Mary and her husband Steve, of 43 years, are proud parents of four
children all married and nine grandchildren. Steve and Mary currently
head up the prayer ministry team at City Hill Church, where they have
attended for over 50 years.
(Mary is also a tutor in Ortin-Gillingham Phonics and Reading with over
ten years of experience. She has completed Level lll of training which
qualifies her to be a certified teacher of OG. Let her know if would
like to learn more about the OG method!) Cost:
$230, $240, $250 per
semester (depending on registration date) |