Kids Art Classes
We offer art classes for ages 2-10 and teen art classes forcusing on both drawing and printmaking for ages 11-14 to help build portfolios to apply to the local art highschools or to just hone their skills and develop their own voice.
Some of our classes focus on mediums from drawing, printmaking, ceramics to textiles and soft sculpture to process art classes for little ones and some on themes such as Animals or Under the Sea or Fairylands.
We are happy to discuss putting together a private class for you if you like. You just need 6 kids. Email us at info@purpletwig.com for inquiries.
Masks are optional in the studio.
We are continually watching and accessing the situation so things may change.

process play- Tuesdays
This is a process oriented class focused on furthering your child's creative confidence. While exploring all kinds materials, clay, glue, wood, recycled materials, beads, buttons and fabric students will learn to problem solve, verbalize their ideas and further creative thinking. They will participate in the joyful learning through exploring sensory based materials while learning age appropriate skills.
Details:
- Ages 2-3
- This is a 6 week class
- This is grownup/child class. Adults must stay to engage with the children.
- Masks are optional in our classes at this time
- We have smocks for you to wear that are laundered after each class or you are welcome to bring your own.
- taught by Shelley Friedman

collage and watercolor
This isn't your ordinary collage class. Collages can be beautiful made from colorful vibrant papers and they can be funny made from animal images. Students will learn elements of design and composition. Kids will create still-lifes and self-portraits and many more.
Details:
- for ages 6-9
- Masks are optional in the studio at this time
- Taught by Shelley Friedman

process art- Wednesdays
This is a process oriented class focused on furthering your child's creative confidence. While exploring all kinds materials, clay, glue, wood, recycled materials, beads, buttons and fabric students will learn to problem solve, verbalize their ideas and further creative thinking. They will participate in the joyful learning through exploring sensory based materials while learning age appropriate skills.
Details:
- Ages 3-5
- This is grownup/child class in our studio. Adults must stay to engage with the children.
- Mask wearing during our classes are optional at this time
- We have smocks for you to wear that are laundered after each class or you are welcome to bring your own.
- taught by Shelley Friedman
Lions and tigers and bears along with giraffes, tapirs and sea animals, this class is inspired by these amazing animals and where they live. We’ll create masks, make paintings, build sculptures, make collages and even construct homes for some of the animals.
Details:
- ages 4,5
- This is a drop off class
- Masks are optional in the studio at this time
- taught by Val medina

comic book making
Students will further and practice basic drawing techniques while doing character design, creating narratives and making pop up books. They will create characters, learn about comic book structure and explore different kinds of drawing materials.
Details:
- ages 6-9 - Kids must be at least 6 years old at the beginning of this class.
- masks are optional in the studio at this time
- taught by Sascha Stannard

process play, Thursdays
This is a process oriented class, designed for a parent/caregiver and child interactive, learning experience. While introducing your child to all kinds of materials, clay, glue, beads, buttons fabric. We'll explore printing, painting, sculpting, cutting and gluing. Some of the projects will be collaborative between adult and child but most will be watching what your child can do. Adult must be present to interact with child. The class is seasonally themed for fall, winter and spring.
Details:
- Ages 3-5
- This is grownup/child class. Adults must stay to engage with the children
- Masks are optional in the studio at this time
- We have smocks for you to where that are laundered after each class or you are welcome to bring your own.
- taught by Shelley Friedman
This class is inpired by delisious treats, we will do collaboration of ice cream cones prints, cake floats and ceramic fortune cookies. This is a great class for those who like to work in many different mediums, from ceramics to printmaking to collages.
Details:
- ages 6-9
- masks are optional in the studio right now
- taught by Val Medina

little architects
Houses that float, houses tht fly, houses that are built from clay and ones from wood. This class uses many kinds of sculptural materials to create structures and talk about places that people live in the world and even some animals homes too.
Details:
- ages 4-5
- this is a drop off class
- taught by Shelley Friedman

hand building ceramics
In this class students will explore the hand building process. They will learn many building technique like coiling, pinching, rolling in order to make pots and bowls and much more. After working on pinching we will move on to slab building which is the foundation to many hand-building ceramics techniques. While making animals, lanterns, houses and masks, students will learn a variety of surface treatments and techniques, including textures and glazing. We use two kinds of low fire clays, terrecotta and a white and we use a variety of both underglazes and over glazes.
Details:
- for ages 6-10
- Masks are optional in the studio at this time
- taught by Sascha Stannard

portfolio building for ages 11-14
This class will focus mainly on drawing but will also explore some other mediums like collage and watercolor and printmaking. Students will refine their own drawing skills and style by practicing shading, composition, line weight. We will working to build out their portfolios to apply to the local art highschools.
Details:
- Masks are optional in the studio at this time
- taught by Kelly Dancer

process art Saturdays
This is a process oriented class focused on furthering your child's creative confidence. While exploring all kinds materials, clay, glue, wood, recycled materials, beads, buttons and fabric students will learn to problem solve, verbalize their ideas and further creative thinking. They will participate in the joyful learning through exploring sensory based materials while learning age appropriate skills.
Details:
- Ages 3-5
- This is grownup/child class in our studio. Adults must stay to engage with the children.
- Masks are optional in the studio right now
- We have smocks for you to where that are laundered after each class or you are welcome to bring your own.
- taught by Sascha Stannard