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No Experience Necessary

No Experience Necessary

Posted by Kate Manville-Schwartz on May 24th 2021

I've seen this a billion times in my years as an educator: students telling me, during their first studio class, that they were NOT an artist. When you tell me this, I want you to know; For one, who t … read more
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