An introduction to drawing, for beginners and pros alike, where all you have to do is start with a line. Online & In Person Courses.
Take off the label ‘drawing.’ Now the labels ‘good’ and ‘bad’. Now the bigger label ‘creativity’. And finally the mighty one ‘art.’ What’s left?
Just you and a blank page. And it all starts with a line.
Welcome. Here’s where you’ll find everything you need to enjoy drawing, either in person, from the comfort of your own home, whatever your age or ability,for yourself or with your team at work.
When In Doubt, Draw. Bringing Creativity Home.
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Ways To Work With Me:
Drawing Classes In Person At Atelier Kato Tokyo
Corporeal Mime Artist, Tania Coke, breaks into a new sketchbook on our magic carpet
“What a wonderful teacher you are!
The lesson on Thursday was glorious. I loved it. Whole worlds opened up, and connected with other worlds.
It was heart-warming and inspiring. THANK you! I felt very strongly your “being with me” as I engaged in the monumental task of reconstructing the lines of a shell.
I was touched by your attentiveness to my state and what I was going through.
I love the way you made the classes feel like an adventure, and the materials you gave were gifts to delight and encourage. I deeply desire that more people can learn from you.
Please let me know how I can promote you and spread the word!”
What is an atelierista and why create an atelier at your school?
“The atelier provides a place for children to become masters of all kinds of techniques, such as painting, drawing and working in clay – all the symbolic languages.
…it assist the adults in understanding processes of how children learn. It helps teachers understand how children invent autonomous vehicles of expressive freedom…
ABC International School
…it provides a workshop for documentation… presenting projects or experiences with children … artistic discoveries…
The environment of the atelier becomes a centre of culture… the relationship between the atelierista and teachers has grown and deepened, affecting in turn the professional relationship between teachers and children…
The visual language, as interpreted and constantly reinterpreted… provides the possibility to be involved in an ongoing process of communication”
– The Role Of The Atelierista, An Interview with Lella Gandini and Vea Vecchi
“From the age of 6 I had a mania for drawing the shapes of things.
When I was 50 I had published a universe of designs. But all I have done before the the age of 70 is not worth bothering with.
At 75 I’ll have learned something of the pattern of nature, of animals, of plants, of trees, birds, fish and insects.
When I am 80 you will see real progress. At 90 I shall have cut my way deeply into the mystery of life itself.
At 100, I shall be a marvelous artist.
At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word.
I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my self ‘The Old Man Mad About Drawing.”
― Hokusai Katsushika
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What is an atelierista and why create an atelier at your school?
