by Alissa Crafter | Feb 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
Your guide to turning a trip to Japan into a creative treasure trove for your mini-artist – PART ONE: The Tokyo area I’ve just returned from beautiful Japan — my third adventure in The Sakura Nation! Over the past few months, chatting in the studio, I’ve been so...
by Alissa Crafter | Aug 28, 2024 | All, Art Activities for kids, Art Level: Easy, Science, Uncategorized
At Artlis Studios, we love blending art and science in our classes, especially for our homeschool students. This week, our class took on a fun and messy challenge: creating “Melting Monsters” using non-Newtonian fluids (Slime)! The homeschool kids were...
by Alissa Crafter | Aug 14, 2024 | All, Art Activities for kids, Art Lesson, Art Level: Easy, Benefits of Creativity in Education, Common questions students ask!, preschoolers, Uncategorized
Have you noticed how often we do rainbows in the studio? There’s a reason for that! Rainbows are one of the most versatile learning tools we have, and they captivate our mini-artists. Here’s why rainbows are an essential part of art tutoring and how they help our...
by Alissa Crafter | Jul 19, 2024 | All, Benefits of Creativity in Education, Uncategorized
Have you ever wondered if digital art is real art? I used to wonder if digital art was “real” art. It felt so different from what I grew up with (yes, I’m showing my age as an eighties child!) and didn’t align with the traditional art...
by Alissa Crafter | May 15, 2024 | All, Benefits of Creativity in Education, Uncategorized
“But art won’t help them find a job!” It’s amazing how many people I speak to believe that being art isn’t something that’s will help their child transition into their working life. I recall so many adults telling me as a child that art wasn’t something you get...
by Alissa Crafter | Apr 23, 2024 | All, Common questions students ask!, Uncategorized
Creating an art portfolio for an excellence program or an art school submission isn’t as daunting as it sounds! I generally work with a lot of kids who want to create portfolios for art excellence programs in high school and a few for tertiary studies, and I get...
