still room in the silk painting workshop this sunday

When my youngest child, who is now in University, was in grade 4, her teacher asked if I would create silk painted scarves with the class for Mother's Day. Thankfully the woman I chaired the Art Docent program with was a silk painter and shared with me her extensive knowledge.

The project was not only breathtaking, but the kids LOVED it and in the end, had something that would be cherished by their mothers forever more.

I still get messages from some of those moms who I am friends with on Facebook telling me they still wear their scarves.  Mine is one of my most prized possessions.

I have been hooked on this medium ever since and it is by far one of the most popular things I introduce to children.

Over the past couple of years, there have been some very amazing works.

For some of the projects the silk has been put on canvas.

And others have been done as scarves, especially around holidays.

Like this special scarf created for Mother's Day. The artist created a self portrait and then a portrait of both her sisters. She also drew her mother's favorite mug including a hot cup of coffee with steam billowing up in the shape of a heart. 

These are the things her mother loves most in the world.  

Her mother loved the gift and hopefully dad didn't feel like chopped liver for too long since he wasn't included in the "most loved" scarf items....

Last Christmas several scarves were created for special people in each artist's life.

Like this budgie scarf for a grandmother how loves her pet birds.

When she opened the gift, she did not even realize her granddaughter had made it at first.  She assumed it was store bought! If that isn't a compliment to the artist!

Another artist created a scarf for her grandmother too.  

This  beautiful scarf was done all in purple because it is her grandmother's favorite color. It was quite amusing to listen to her describe her grandmother's love of purple, right down to wearing purple eyeshadow.

This artist created a scarf for her mother last Christmas of her childhood cat. A cat the mother loved dearly and has shared stories with to her daughter. It is painted in her mom's favorite colors, purple and pink.

And then this boy who created the most amazing abstract scarf for his mom.

Sounds like she was the envy of her friends when she wore it. 

This Sunday from 2-5pm, I will be running a workshop in the studio where each child will have the opportunity to create a stunning scarf for someone they love. A scarf that without doubt will become a cherished possession of the owner.

More importantly, there is a pride I see in the kids who create these wearable artworks. Last year Christmas morning could not come quick enough for the artist, not because of what they were going to get but because they could not wait to see the reaction of what they were going to give.

Yes. The true spirit of the season.

So I hope you will be able to have your child take advantage of the opportunity to create a silk scarf on Sunday. Like those kids who have done this before them, they will fall in love with painting silk.

(evident by how many students signed up already have done one or more before!)

But more importantly they will be excited this holiday season for all the right reasons, the gift of giving. 

Register at KudzuStudio.com

Sunday, December 13.  2-5pm. $100.00 including all supplies and appropriate for ages 5 and up.