Authors + Illustrators (Ages 6 – 8)
Youth After School | Available
Do you love to tell stories? In this class you will write and illustrate your own tales inside a handmade book! We will learn how to bind a book, how to use a variety of drawing materials, and how to craft an exciting story with words and images. We'll help each other turn ideas and sketches into finished books, and we'll read and find inspiration from our favorite authors and illustrators. Students will do the storytelling and illustrations, ad we will help with the mechanics of capturing it and writing it all down!
Classes are confirmed one week prior to the start date. In order to help us confirm classes, please register as early as possible.
This class does not meet on 11/4.
Accessibility notes: In youth art classes, many artmaking processes involve (age-appropriate) fine motor skills, physical strength, vision, and ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time. VisArts values making classes accessible to everyone, and is always happy to work with students to make accommodations when possible. Please reach out to info@visarts.org with specific questions related to accessibility or accommodations.
In this class, students will be seated and looking at a computer screen for extended periods of time, and should be able to comfortably be able to use a keyboard and computer mouse.
Hannah Larney
Hannah Larney is an artist and educator based in RVA. She graduated from VCUarts in 2018 with a BFA in Art Education, and spent four years as the art teacher at Acquinton Elementary School in King William County. Hannah views art as a means of exploring ideas and making sense of the world, and she encourages her students to take creative risks and express themselves in new ways. When she's not in a classroom you'll usually find her reading a book, working in the garden, or running on a trail by the river.