Art Exploration with Scribbles: Pet Friends

Art Exploration: Pet Friends 
Scribbles 
Wednesday, July 16, 1:00pm-2:00pm
Port Townsend Public Library- Pink House Lawn

Everyone needs a friend and pets make especially good friends. Join Scribbles at the library and create your own, one-of-a-kind, low maintenance, quiet, easy-to-train, hypoallergenic pet!

What is art exploration? 

It's all about the process, not the product!

Art exploration, or process art, is a creative endeavor that focuses on the process of art making, rather than the production of an end result. It may look messy and nonsensical to some, but for the maker, it provides opportunities to express emotions and ideas that they may not have the vocabulary or technical skill to represent. Through process art, makers also get to explore materials from a sensory perspective, follow feelings and trains of thought without constraint, and practice intellectual, social, and emotional skills.

Because there are essentially no rules to art exploration, it gives children opportunities to explore a number of concepts in a non-directive, non-judgemental way. For example, children can experiment with cause and effect, they take initiative and make self-directed choices. Though it may not be obvious, while creating art, children are developing early literacy, math, and scientific thinking skills.

Process-oriented art can be done by anyone and is developmentally appropriate to a wide range of ages. While a toddler’s gestural pencil marks and a 10-year-old’s found object sculpture may differ in their respective levels of technical skill and sophistication, they are equally as meaningful to their makers as forms of creative expression!

Ali and Whitney

We met teaching preschool in Seattle many moons ago and instantly bonded over a shared passion for early childhood education, art, and humor. We have found our hearts' home here in Port Townsend, the perfect place to combine our passions, educations, and experiences to serve the children of our community. This labor of love is sure to be nothing short of magical.

We have a combined 40+ years working with children and families in a number of capacities. Whitney has worked as preschool teacher, and nanny, employing a child-focused, developmentally appropriate, and communication-based approach. Ali has professional experience as a nanny, preschool teacher, and social worker in child welfare, public health, and family law settings. She holds a Master of Social Work degree and a Bachelor's in Interdisciplinary Visual Art.

Learn more here: scribblespt.com