The Atelierista is for all lifelong learners, students, educators, and artists.
Arts Education for All: lesson plans and project ideas for school, home school, and community groups; journal prompts for artists at all stages of creative pursuits; videos about art, artists and visual culture; blog posts with resources for artists, educators, and students… everyone!
What is an atelierista? From the Reggio Emilia approach of early education, the atelierista is an artist educator who collaborates with students and teachers to craft learning experiences that compliment class curriculum. I use this term here for my curiosity- and exploration-focused teaching artist practice and tools that I make available to all learners and educators.
Collections – Tutorials, Lesson Plans & Resources by Subject
Painting
PAINTING | Blog, tutorial, and classes posts on painting with gouache and watercolor
Illustration
ILLUSTRATION | Blog, tutorial, and classes posts about fine art and illustration Illustration is story telling…
Comics & Story Crafting
COMICS & STORY CRAFTING | Collection of all the comics and story-crafting resources, projects, posts and…
Bespoke Bookbinding
BESPOKE BOOKBINDING | Classes, tutorials and posts about book arts.
Crafting
CRAFTING | Blog, tutorial, and classes posts on crafting with polymer clay, fiber arts and more!…
The Artist Website Workbook
THE ARTIST WEBSITE WORKBOOK | Free downloadable resource for building a new artist website, covering everything…
Latest Videos, Lesson Plans & Journal Prompts
Art and creativity projects for skill building and exploring
Stab Binding
The stab binding is an elegant and simple binding method…
Embroidered Pride Patches
How to embroider patches for Pride month! In celebration of…
Colored Pencils Blending Techniques
Blending with Colored Pencils – 3 Ways This is a…
Color Pencils & Tools Overview
Colored Pencils, Paper & Tools Overview This is a quick…
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Past Residencies, Classes & Workshops
Painting a School Garden Mural
We painted a mural at Philomath Elementary School this spring!…
Creating Our Own Adventures in Art Camp
We created our own adventure this spring at The Arts…
Residency: Comics and Story Making
Write up for my residency at the Chinese Immersion School…
Comics Drawing for Teens @ Lebanon Public Library
Teen comics drawing class at Lebanon Public Library, March 27-30
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Latest Blog Posts
Artist blog about artwork, community, events and projects
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Graphic Novels for Young Wrt
For young writers: turn your story into a comic or zine with Wordcrafters Write Club! Saturday, October 14, 10 am-12 pm
Thumbnailing for Graphic Novels
Turn your scene from a story, poem, screenplay into thumbnails for a graphic novel! Workshop through Wordcrafters, Eugene on January 25, 6-8 pm
Still Life and Scenery with Gouache
Paint colorful scenes of landscape and still life in gouache. Class through LBCC: October 8 – 29, 2023, 10-11:50 am at Philomath Public Library
Bespoke Coptic Bookbinding: Family Edition
Bespoke Bookbinding, Coptic Binding Workshop Sunday, October 22, 2023, 2-3:50 pm at Philomath Public Library
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About Me
I’m Jen, an artist and educator based in the Pacific Northwest. The Atelierista is my project to offer arts learning and practice for all ages and skill levels. I’m dedicated to making arts education accessible and adaptable.