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Downtown Brooklyn or Bust!

Downtown Brooklyn or Bust!

Posted by Kate Manville-Schwartz on May 16th 2021

We're moving and we're sooo excited about it.This is no small move.  We're more than doubling our classroom space, gaining tenants, enlarging the store, and adding art framing to our practice.Bac … read more
Make Handbuilding Ceramics Exciting

Make Handbuilding Ceramics Exciting

Posted by Kate Manville-Schwartz on May 11th 2021

One of the things I hear when talking about ceramics is that hand building isn't as exciting as wheel throwing. I do not agree! Likely, you were never given the right tools to make it exciting. C … read more
Learn Color Temperature

Learn Color Temperature

Posted by Kate Manville-Schwartz on May 3rd 2021

Using color temperature will help take your paintings from good to great!  Color temperature is a comparison of how warm or cools colors are in relation to each other.  The warmest colo … read more
Stop Creating in a Closet

Stop Creating in a Closet

Posted by Kate Manville-Schwartz on Apr 22nd 2021

Art is a Shared Experience.I've tried virtual teaching and I don't like it.  And you know what, the students who know the difference, don't either.  Virtual education is better then nothing, … read more
Achieve Better Sunlight in Your Paintings

Achieve Better Sunlight in Your Paintings

Posted by Kate Manville-Schwartz on Apr 21st 2021

Understanding color temperature and how warm colors and cool colors work, can dramatically help painting light and shadows. Watch this video for a short tutorial to see how students are accomplishing … read more