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The MAS Project featured at ArtsECO Teacher Meet Up

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Lindsey Ballo, UWM School of Education wins the MAS Bundle.

Last night the MAS Project’s founder, Frank Juarez, presented on this project with a room full of art educators and pre-service students. He talked about how the project started, the intent behind it, the preliminary work, the selection process, studio visits, curriculum development, and  the dedicated people that helped make this project possible. It is hard to believe that this 3-year project is now finished. Over 5800+ miles were driven, 24 Midwest artists were interviewed, and 18 towns/cities were explored. 

A big shout out to the MAS team (Erika Block, Pat Ryan, and Jonathan Fritsch) for their commitment and hard work, Howard Leu (Walker’s Point Center for the Arts) and Josie Osborne (UW-Milwaukee/MAS artist) for their support, Joelle Worm (ArtsECO Program) for having this project featured in their teacher meet up, the Kohler Foundation, Inc for supporting this project financially, and Kris Bakke (NASCO) for her support for Year 2 & 3 MAS Publications printing. 

Photos by Cate Elsbernd

Courtesy of ArtsECO.

Check them out!

The MAS Publications is now being offered as a bundle package (Year 1 – 3) or each publication can be purchased separately. 

Click here to get your copy. 

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A MAS Update: Jason Ackman

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The Midwest Artist Studios Project has spent the past three years traveling the Midwest interviewing 24 artists from 18 cities/towns. This project has been such a joy to create and to see how these artists have touched the lives of art students through online interactions, emails, and social media.

One of the areas we pride ourselves in is staying in touch with these artists and hearing what they are up to these days? For the next two-months the MAS Project will be spotlighting one of our 24 artists by sharing with you what they are doing in their studio as well as in their communities. 

All three of our MAS publications are now available online.

Click here to buy your copy today!

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Jason Ackman

2015 MAS artist from Illinois

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MAS: In what ways have you benefitted from your participation in MAS?

JA: I have personally benefited from my involvement with MAS in a variety of ways.  The project has introduced and connected me with a bunch of artists in my region of the US.  Artists that I would most likely not known about had I not been involved with the work of MAS (Thank you!).  

It has given me more opportunities to not only talk and share info about the work I do but the work of other outstanding and fascinating artists in the Midwest.  This is a welcomed change since often times it seems that “real artists” are located in the major cities in the US, specifically out west and east.  

I also believe it has given me a boost of confidence and encouragement knowing that a project like MAS is interested in telling some of my story as an artist.  Not only as an artist, but an artist from the part of our nation that is often times overlooked when it comes artists making meaningful, significant work. 

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MAS: In what ways has your work and/or working environment changed since your MAS interview?

JA: My studio work has drastically changed over the past year.  Shortly after the MAS team visited my studio I held my first solo exhibit.  Once that exhibit closed my studio practice took a major shift.  My practice has now become more about the social and community interaction with the arts.  I have spent very little time making work or objects that would be seen in an exhibit.  Instead, I have been focusing my energies on developing a local arts and cultural center as well as renovating a historic brick mansion (in a rural town of 150 people) into a future artist residency program. Although I have not been making work in the traditional sense, this new “work” has evolved into a practice of sorts.  The communal aspect of creating has become more of a focus for me. 

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MAS: What is one thing you wish you’d said in your original interview, or what is the one thing that you hope the MAS audience remembers about your and your work?

JA: There are so many things I would have liked to have said 🙂  I don’t even know where to begin. 

Visit Jason’s website to see more of his work. 

All images copyright of the artist and used with permission.

Final Thoughts from Frank Juarez: Year 3 MAS Project

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Photo taken in North St. Paul, MN during our first day of road trippin’ in 2014.

My last road trip through the Midwest concluded on July 17, 2016 at approximately 6:00pm (CST). This one was one of the best road trips I’ve had with quite a few challenges during the 2,800+ mile journey. To date I have traveled to 18 cities/towns in 12 states driving 5,000+ miles in the span of a one-week increment during the month of July in 2014, 2015, and 2016.

When the idea of the Midwest Artist Studios Project came about inside my art classroom at Sheboygan North High School back in February of 2014 I never imagined where this would take me as an art educator and how it would change my personal/professional life. I knew that this journey was ambitious so I was fortunate to have worked with such an amazing and dedicated team; Erika Block (writer/editor), Pat Ryan (photographer), and Jonathan Fritsch (assistant). They were there from the beginning to the end no matter how crazy this idea was. This is an experience that I will cherish for a lifetime. I am truly blessed to have them in my life.

The MAS Project aims to connect art education with Midwest contemporary artists through studio visits, curriculum development, and opportunities for educator outreach. 

I still have a lot of work ahead of me, but I wanted to take this opportunity to thank the following artists and arts professionals I met since 2014. 

  • MAS artist, Josh Wilichowski, North St. Paul, MN
  • MAS artist, Vincenzio Donatelle, Minneapolis, MN
  • MAS artist, Jane Ryder, Oskaloosa, IA
  • MAS artist, Jamie Bates Slone, Kansas City, MO
  • MAS artist, Catie Miller, Kansas City, MO
  • MAS artist, Todd Mrozinski, Milwaukee, WI
  • MAS artist, Josie Osborne, Milwaukee, WI
  • MAS artist, Paula Schulze, Shorewood, WI
  • MAS artist, Suzanne Torres, Madison, WI
  • MAS artist, Mellissa Redman, Grand Rapids, MI
  • MAS artist, Kate Robertson, Ann Arbor, MI
  • MAS artist, Jenniffer Omaitz, Kent, OH
  • MAS artist, Ellie Honl, Bloomington, IN
  • MAS artist, Jessica Anderson, Jacksonville, IL
  • MAS artist, Jason Ackman, Rushville, IL
  • MAS artist, Krista Svalbonas, Chicago, IL
  • MAS artist, Emmy Lingscheit, Urbana, IL
  • MAS artist, Karri Dieken, Valley City, ND
  • MAS artist, Sharon Grey, Rapid City, SD
  • MAS artist, Jody Boyer, Omaha, NE
  • MAS artist, Lori Elliott-Bartle, Omaha, NE
  • MAS artist, Rachel Mindrup, Omaha, NE
  • MAS artist, Joe Bussell, Kansas City, KS
  • MAS artist, Larry Thomas, Kansas City, KS
  • Consuelo Cruz, Belger Arts Center, Kansas City, MO
  • Maria Vasquez Boyd, Artspeak Radio, Kansas City, MO
  • Marissa Starke, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO
  • Beverly Ahern, H & R Block Artspace, Kansas City, MO

This project was supported by a grant from the Kohler Foundation, Inc (2014-2016).

 

This video is about MAS 2016 artists sharing their thoughts on being our featured artists. Running time: 10:55.

 

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L to R: Frank Juarez, Jonathan Fritsch, MAS artists Karri Dieken, and Ellie Honl in Omaha, NE (2016)

 

MAS 2016 Gallery

MAS artist, Lori Elliott-Bartle (NE)
MAS artist, Larry Thomas (KS)
MAS artist, Larry Thomas (KS)
MAS artist, Karrie Dieken (ND)
MAS artist, Rachel Mindrup (NE)
MAS artist, Joe Bussell (KS)
MAS artist, Jody Boyer (NE)
MAS founder/art educator, Frank Juarez being interviewed by Artspeak Radio host, Maria Vasquez Boyd
MAS artist, Sharon Grey (SD)
MAS artist, Sharon Grey (SD)
MAS artist, Lori Elliott-Bartle (NE)
MAS artist, Jody Boyer (NE)
MAS artist, Rachel Mindrup (NE)
MAS artist, Sharon Grey (SD)
MAS artist, Joe Bussell (KS)
MAS artist, Karrie Dieken (ND)
MAS founder/art educator Frank Juarez and MAS artist, Joe Bussell
MAS artist, Karrie Dieken (ND)

 

Click here to view our photos from the road. 

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Get your copy today of the 2014 & 2015 MAS Catalog/Workbook by clicking here. 

Midwest Artist Studios Project in Ojai, California

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This spring break MAS founder and art educator, Frank Juarez, is participating in a visiting artist program at The Thacher School in Ojai, California. He will be working with Mrs. Liz Mahoney’s beginning to advanced art students. He will be introducing students to the Midwest Artist Studios Project through a series of art lessons, which highlights artists living in the Midwest. In addition, he will be Skyping the artists into the classroom so that they can have the opportunity to interact with them via a critique and/or Q & A.

Some of the artists introduced are Year 1: Todd Mrozinski (WI) and Jane Ryder (IA) as well as Year 2: Jessica Anderson (IL) and Jenniffer Omaitz (OH). 

Timeline:

Please note – images will be added each day of the residency. 

On March 25th, he spent the day getting to know the art students. Mrs. Mahoney’s students are fabulous, talented, and eager to learn more about art.

Day 1

On March 28th Advanced Art students and Intro Art students were  introduced their respective artists, process, and media. Artists discussed were MAS artists, Jenniffer Omaitz (OH) and Todd Mrozinski (WI). After the presentation, students began to either set up their still life for Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space lesson or deciding what the subject matter would be for their Shadows: Enter the Light lesson, respectively.

Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Shadows: Enter the Light – Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Shadows: Enter the Light – Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Shadows: Enter the Light – Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Shadows: Enter the Light – Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Shadows: Enter the Light – Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Shadows: Enter the Light – Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Shadows: Enter the Light – Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Shadows: Enter the Light – Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Shadows: Enter the Light – Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Shadows: Enter the Light – Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Shadows: Enter the Light – Todd Mrozinski (WI)

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Day 2

On March 29th, Studio Art students were introduced to the work of MAS artist, Jane Ryder (IA) followed by planning out their composition on paper. They are asked to create their own ecosystem based on observation, personal ideas, and using technology. The Intro Art students began working on their shadow paintings. Colors chosen consisted of a limited color palette with a dark tone, mid tone, and highlight of their choosing. 

Studio Art students planning out their compositions.
Studio Art students planning out their compositions.
Studio Art students planning out their compositions.
Intro Art students finishing their shadows.
Intro Art students painting their shadows.
Intro Art students painting their shadows.
Intro Art students painting their shadows.
Intro Art students painting their shadows.
Intro Art students painting their shadows.
Intro Art students painting their shadows.
Intro Art students painting their shadows.
Intro Art students painting their shadows.
Intro Art students painting their shadows.
Intro Art students painting their shadows.
Intro Art students painting their shadows.
Intro Art students painting their shadows.
Intro Art students painting their shadows.
Intro Art students painting their shadows.

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Day 3

On March 30th students continued to work on their assigned projects. Some students used today to catch up while others began to add color to their projects. It is interesting to see how they take the information presented and make the work their very own with their own ideas and interpretation. 

 

Advanced art students working on Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space
Advanced art students working on Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space
Advanced art students working on Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space
Advanced art students working on Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space
Advanced art students working on Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space
Advanced art students working on Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space
Advanced art students working on Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space
Advanced art students working on Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space
Advanced art students working on Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space
Advanced art students working on Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space
Advanced art students working on Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space
Advanced art students working on Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space
Advanced art students working on Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space
Intro art students working on Shadows: Enter the Light
Intro art students working on Shadows: Enter the Light
Intro art students working on Shadows: Enter the Light
Intro art students working on Shadows: Enter the Light
Intro art students working on Shadows: Enter the Light
Intro art students working on Shadows: Enter the Light
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrouding
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrouding
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrouding
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrouding
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrouding
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrouding

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Day 4

On March 31st, the art students had its first Skype session. Intro art students had the opportunity to talk to MAS artist, Todd Mrozinski (WI) about his work, process, and a brief critique/ Q&A with the students. Below is an excerpt from their session. 

 

About Todd’s work

The shadow series started on the one year anniversary of my father’s death. Wanting to connect with him, Mrozinski started to paint his portrait based off of a black and white photo from when he was a young priest. He had not painted a traditional portrait in years and soon was frustrated. Disgruntled, he laid on the couch until his wife entered the studio. She saw the large amount of dark acrylic paint mixed on the palette and asked if she could cover the canvas so it would not go to waste. He agreed and took a nap. When he woke up, he noticed the warm light coming in through the front door. He looked out at the tree shadows and realized, in that instant, what he needed to paint. He took the dark canvas off the working wall, laid it on the ground, knelt down and traced the tree shadow directly onto the canvas. He realized as life is to light, death is to shadows, one cannot be without the other. His dad was showing himself in a different form and he felt his presence profoundly. The shadow series began.

Mrozinski’s work is a record of what is going on around him in the present moment. His subject matter is his family, friends, house and yard which he records and adorse on a daily basis. The beauty and power of shadows, the mysterious and ever changing light that creates them and their ambiguity and implied meaning continue to inspire me and infuse my work. Each painting begins by tracing the object’s cast shadow directly onto the canvas and is an actual size record of time and space. He is constantly amazed how a single outline can capture a gesture, mood and personality and how color and edge can create space, focus and mood. Each painting becomes a light infused container that preserves a moment, painted directly though the malleable and flowing medium of oil paint. Through drips, skeins and piles of paint, the surface becomes activated and glows with a light from within.

Intro art student skyping with MAS artist, Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Intro art student skyping with MAS artist, Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Intro art student skyping with MAS artist, Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Intro art student skyping with MAS artist, Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Intro art student skyping with MAS artist, Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Intro art student skyping with MAS artist, Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Intro art student skyping with MAS artist, Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Intro art student skyping with MAS artist, Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Intro art student skyping with MAS artist, Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrounding – Jane Ryder (IA)
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrounding – Jane Ryder (IA)
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrounding – Jane Ryder (IA)
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrounding – Jane Ryder (IA)
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrounding – Jane Ryder (IA)
Shadows: Enter the Light – Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Shadows: Enter the Light – Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Shadows: Enter the Light – Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Shadows: Enter the Light – Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Shadows: Enter the Light – Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Shadows: Enter the Light – Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Shadows: Enter the Light – Todd Mrozinski (WI)
Shadows: Enter the Light – Todd Mrozinski (WI)

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Day 5 (Final Day)

On April 1st, the week concluded with Studio Art students skyping with MAS artist, Jane Ryder (IA). Students asked about the artist’s approach to her chosen medium (gouache), ways to stay motivated, artist’s current work, a brief critique between students and artist and a Q & A. The Advanced Art students kept working on their project, “Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space”.  I can’t wait to see the final outcome from the Intro Art, Studio Art, and Advanced Studio art students. I would like to end this post with a huge thanks to Mrs. Mahoney (art teacher) and The Thacher School for having me and for their hospitality. This experience was fabulous and memorable. 

About Jane’s work

Jane’s paintings are a right-brained approach to observing, dissecting, and recording the objective subject matter found in the lakes, rivers, prairies, and forests of south central Iowa. As her intimacy with the land surrounding her evolves, so does her approaches for depicting the complexities of varying terrains and the plants and animals that occupy them.

Each of her gouache paintings is a fictitious ecosystem that has been broken down into a series of vignettes. Each vignette describes the decay, growth, and interaction between the flora and fauna of that imagined place. Although bold colors, re- peating patterns, and flattened space make the paintings appear fantastic in nature, each scene is based off an observation.

She is constantly inspired by the complexities of the natural world. Her work is an ever evolving narrative about the interconnectedness of all things and the functions of an organism in a community of plants and animals.

Studio art student skyping with Jane Ryder (IA)
Studio art student skyping with Jane Ryder (IA)
Studio art student skyping with Jane Ryder (IA)
Studio art student skyping with Jane Ryder (IA)
Studio art student skyping with Jane Ryder (IA)
Studio art student skyping with Jane Ryder (IA)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Folded Gestures: Playing with Form and Space – Jenniffer Omaitz (OH)
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrounding – Jane Ryder (IA)
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrounding – Jane Ryder (IA)
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrounding – Jane Ryder (IA)
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrounding – Jane Ryder (IA)
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrounding – Jane Ryder (IA)
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrounding – Jane Ryder (IA)
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrounding – Jane Ryder (IA)
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrounding – Jane Ryder (IA)
Studio art students working on Be One with Nature: Painting your Surrounding – Jane Ryder (IA)

MAS founder, Frank Juarez, visits The Thacher School in Ojai, California

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MAS founder and art educator, Frank Juarez, will be participating in a visiting artist program at The Thacher School in Ojai, California. This residency will focus on integrating art into other content areas as well as exposing, educating, and engaging students on regional contemporary art from the Midwest. In addition, create opportunities for students to interact with MAS artists via Skype for a 1-to-1 online critique and Q&A.

Click the link or image to see video of The Thacher School.  

Courtesy of The Thacher School

Courtesy of The Thacher School

http://www.thacher.org/Page/Site-Entry-Full-Video

Meditation Drawings at Sheboygan North High School with MAS artist, Jessica Anderson

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On March 14, MAS artist, Jessica Anderson, spent the day at Sheboygan North High School connecting with students through her project, Meditation Walking, as the basis for her meditation drawings that she facilitated with Drawing/Painting II, AP Studio Art, and Senior Art 2 students. Jessica is one of our Year 2 MAS artists. 

Jessica’s artist statement states:

Part research, part design, part invention – my work navigates the boundary between mind and body through a re-contextualized lens of science, medicine, and biologic phenomena. Reminiscent of laboratory investigations, my invented scenarios answer questions with questions and provoke participatory explorations of the individual self.  

Taking the position as neither a skeptic nor a promoter, my research examines the role of holistic healing practices in contemporary culture. I am interested in individual relationships within these mechanisms of health and provide viewers with opportunities to test their own boundaries of belief. Reframing practices such as a detoxifying footbath, a chi activation machine, and phenomenological exercises, my re-contextualization of existing treatments heightens the tension of purpose, and provides viewers with neutral environments of investigation. 

Merging factual information with reinvented application allows me to expand the dialogue of cognitive occurrences. For instance, EMDR therapy asks patients to lean their head to the left to access thoughts and to lean their head to the right to access feelings and emotions. Redirecting this information, I then ask: Is there a discernible difference between these two cerebral directions when drawing a line? 

It is a question that can only be answered through experience, observation, and communally applied analytics. 

In my work, invitations for experience occur through demonstrative videos, interactive objects/devices, evocative statements of research, and performative exercises. Together, each of these installation elements create a multi-dimensional environment of investigative viewing, biologic questioning, and experiential answering. By repositioning scientifically grounded phenomena into the context of a gallery, information begins to transcend ratiocination and calls upon a physical conversation between mind, body, and personal experience. 

Katie, drawing/painting II student, writes, “the meditation drawing experience was very different from what I was expecting going into it. My mind works in a very mechanical fashion so I thought that I would not be able to relax and have my hand wander for a period of time. I found myself having completely letting go. Tracking time was impossible. When just sitting and doing nothing, 10 minutes felt like an eternity. Time was called when I thought we were only half way through. After completing the session, I felt more relaxed, more confident in my decisions, and more sensitive to my surroundings. I would gladly doing this again and recommend it to anyone. 

Abrille, drawing/painting II student, writes, “I felt that with this meditation drawing it was weird. At First, it was different because I never done it before. I learned that basically letting your mind take over your hand. You do not exactly create something recognizable. I thought this idea was cool because I never thought you could meditate through art. I was pretty excited with trying something new. In the end Id did get comfortable with doing this. By the time we were finished I was really relaxed, but when I opened my eyes to see what I drew it was unexpected.

Brittany, drawing/painting II student, writes, “Jessica did an amazing job! It was a great experience. I would do it all of the time. I felt refreshed. My mind was at peace. 

Mikayla, AP Studio Art student, writes, my experience during the meditation drawing was calming. I wasn’t thinking about what I was drawing, but more what I was feeling. This process taught me that to create art, I do not need to always necessarily think it through, but express how I’m feeling. I also learned that meditation drawing is the releasing of one’s mind. The thoughts and expressions in our minds flow directly into our hand and create an image on paper. When introduced to this process I was very interested. It seemed very stress free and enjoyable. After it was all done, the meditation drawing session made me feel very relaxed. I was also quite surprised by how my drawing looked. It pretty much was a bunch of scribbles, but nonetheless very enjoyable. 

Running Time: 14:17 with a 6:21 introduction by Jessica. 

Get your copy today – Year 2 Midwest Artist Studios Project

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The catalog contains 66 pages with studio images and full interviews with our featured Midwest artists: Mellissa Redman (MI), Kate Robertson (MI), Jenniffer Omaitz (OH), Ellie Honl (IN), Jessica Anderson (IL), Jason Ackman (IL), Krista Svalbonas (IL), and Emmy Lingscheit (IL).

The workbook contains 96 pages with color illustrations and grades 6-12 lesson plans inspired from our studio visits with our Year 2 Midwest artists. This includes access to our Backroom on our MAS site, which gives you access to artist videos, a gallery of images, and the option of contacting the artist for a Skype session with your students. 

Published by the Midwest Artist Studios™ Project, 2015

Catalog design by Erika Block of Creative Studios

Limited Qty: 100

(Stock code: MASCATWKBK15)

Click here to purchase this catalog & workbook

This project is supported by a grant from the Kohler Foundation, Inc. and the Wisconsin Art Education Association.

Orders will be shipped within 7-10 business days of your purchase. 

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