How would you like to trade small pieces of art? In this camp, you’ll create your own miniature mixed media masterpieces designed for swapping with others. Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) are just 2½” x 3½” in size, and offer a fun, creative way to explore techniques like master-boarding and layering with various materials. Start your own collection in this playful and expressive art camp—just like trading baseball cards, but with your own unique artwork!
About the Instructor:
Tammy brings a wealth of experience and a heartfelt passion for art education to Spiva Center for the Arts. She has had a creative vein in her since she was young, experimented and taking as many classes as possible in her lifetime from her elementary years to today. Over the year she has found herself exploring many mediums and discovering her favorite ways to express herself. Tammy has 6 years of formal training in art at Missouri Southern State University with an emphasis on Graphic Design, Studio Art, and English, including a summer program in Sweden focusing on Art History, Drawing, and Photography.
Tammy has found a LOVE for mixed media art the most; paint, paper, textiles, and everything all mixed up! She will use anything that stands still long enough for her to glue or sew it down! She is compelled to share her love of art with others and to encourage them to discover what they may love about art and its various processes. Art is a way of life and a form of therapy for her!
Tammy works full-time in a high school library, has maintained her own graphic design business part-time for 20 years, and teaches community art classes as much as possible. She has 6 kids, and 13 grandchildren! Tammy especially loves teaching and inspiring kids and adults to love art! Tammy also sings and enjoys reading as much as she can.
