Here is a class video of elementary students painting gnomes they created out of clay.

2022-23 Elementary Art Studio Classes
Registration open!

Sometimes, no matter our best intentions, we watch art slip off the homeschool schedule.  Weekly classes at Riverwood Studio help ensure that doesn't happen. I hear often that my art classes are the highlight of a student's week.  Students engage in projects that challenge them to build skills, problem solve, experiment with new media, interact encouragingly with others, and learn who's who in the art world.  

​This year we will experiment with many 2-D mediums, such as charcoal, acrylics, oil and chalk pastels, and watercolors, and build skills with 3-D mediums, such as clay, plaster, and fiber arts.  We also spend time practicing drawing skills as Step 1 of most projects.  I often coordinate my lessons with themes from literature, science, math, and of course, art history.

2021-22 project slideshow

I adore engaging children in Art History!  I've got some tricks for making it NOT boring!  My purpose in having students become familiar with great works of art is singular:  that someday, when they come across that piece of art, they will have a joyful moment of recognition, like glimpsing a favorite celebrity in the grocery store!  I tell them it's my little gift to them for their future enjoyment!  

At the end of the year, I plan to take all the students on a field trip to Minnesota Institute of Art in Minneapolis.  Kids LOVE this trip!  

I create new projects every year, so kids can sign up year after year, steadily improving skills!  Space is limited and typically fills quickly.  

​***If the class you want is full, I can put you on the waiting list in case someone has to drop out.  Just email me your name at jillpearson1111@gmail.com.

Studio Classes
all supplies included for elementary
pay by:
year (5% discount)
semester
​month
$25 deposit due at time of registration (non-refundable and applied to tuition)
This may be paid online via credit card or bank transfer or by check in the mail or in person.

Level	Class	Dates & Price	Day & Time
Elementary (Ages 7-12)	Multimedia	Weeks of Sept. 12- Dec. 5 and Feb. 13-May 8 24 classes ​$325	Tuesdays, 10-11:30 FULL Wednesdays, 10-11:30 FULL Wednesdays, 12:30-2  FULL ​​Thursdays, 1:30-3 FULL