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About 50 kids met up in Deep Ellum on Saturday for an art workshop led by folks from ArtLoveMagic and hosted by the Deep Ellum Foundation. The kids, from organizations including Camp Fire USA Lone Star Council, the Genesis Women's Shelter and the Pegasus School of Liberal Arts & |
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Sciences, had one-on-one lessons in drawing,
pottery, abstract painting and street-style cartooning from members
of ArtLoveMagic, an art and entertainment collective. That's ArtLoveMagic cofounder Michael Lagocki, in the photo, giving drawing pointers. He uses a blue pencil to quickly and roughly sketch the shape of whatever he's drawing, and then goes over it with a marker to fill it out. Using this technique, the kids seemed impressed with their own work.
Despite the constant downpour Saturday, the kids even got lessons in
graffiti art under the awnings in front of the Deep Ellum Community
Center, 2630 Commerce St.
you know i love kids… it has only gotten worse (or is that better?) since i had one of my own. so when my boy Mike asked me to participate in the Arts Workshop he had set up for this past Saturday, i was ALL over it!
the event was at the Deep Ellum Community Center in downtown Dallas, so i saddled-up rolled out. even though i had to be there at the ghastly hour of 8:30 am (yes, freelancing from home has spoiled me) i was actually on-time and ready to rock! and rock it did! Mike and I did a drawing demonstation, but there were painters, a potter and graf artists in the house sharing the love of the art with these kids, who were mad eager to learn and show what they could do as well!  it’s
very rewarding to get a chance to touch somebody’s life,
especially kids. Artists are so seldom seen as valuable
for teaching kids not only about art but also about life
in general, but that’s what makes artLoveMagic cool,
’cause that’s what we do. i encourage artists to look for
opportunities large or small to teach what they do.
peace,
words by samax Amen
photos by Carolyn Collins
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a
report of ArtLoveMagic with the Deep Ellum Foundation
