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Stories of my travels across the globe that enrich my experience with teaching and making art. You can find me at my art studio in the FAB Studios 314 E.Holly Street, Bellingham WA, and shop with Rachel's Whimsical Art on the Annual Holiday Festival of the Arts!

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April Newsletter

4/15/2020

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"Creativity takes courage." Henri Matisse

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Greetings! Oh, how much has changed in all our lives these past several weeks, and on so many levels. All of our amazing parents and families are helping teach their children from home, sharing how they are doing from home, and doing their best! So many schools and teachers are also trying their hardest to give lessons, tutorials, videos, free online access, resources, tech access, communications via Zoom, and more! I’ve also been joining in on the fun online education access… well, most of it is fun, and some of it is really hard! Talk about a big learning curve for all of us. I believe that we can all achieve the next level in our learning, and succeed with this challenge!

I created this “Artists, I Miss You” painting in honor of my art students & made it into cards to go along with my 50 Art Kits to be given to the Franklin Academy Middle School Art students this week. I hope they can find joy in making art with some paints, oil pastels, & clay at home.  

Do you want to see some fun art lesson videos? I’m sharing free art lessons to students during the COVID-19 Quarantine, and to all families who want to do art, I’ve created a series of YouTube videos on my channel. Some are about drawing, painting, soft pastels, making art materials with things found in the home, like coffee painting! You can find them on this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9031DBH-INmdaqdHAMnrSw


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Children's Art Walk is on May 1st - Virtual Art Show!

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This May 1st is the Allied Arts Annual Children’s Art Walk, and we are going to do it as a Virtual Art Tour! This means that there will still be an opportuity for families, students, teachers, and schools to participate and view all of our talented kids artwork online. I’ll be submitting over 100 students artwork for the virtual tour, so be sure to watch! We can follow virtually via social media on both Facebook & Instagram  #ChildrensArtWalk

Allied Arts of Whatcom County wrote this: “Anyone with creative kiddos at home: Post images or videos of creations on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #ChildrensArtWalk. Please also include your name, artwork title, grade, school and a sentence or two about your work! Share your artwork with your neighbors: adorn your sidewalks with chalk art, display your creations in your front windows or create yard sculptures! Post pictures on Facebook or Instagram with #ChildrensArtWalk “


Summer Art Camp!

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We’re still planning to run the Summer Kids Art Camp on June 29th – July 3rd, (as long as the quarantine is lifted and with safety standards according to the state). It will be at the same location as the last summer camp: Unique Technique Dance Studio. Be sure to keep checking for it on social media, with Rachel’s Whimsical Art (oc both FB & IG), email, on Rachelsimpsonart.weebly.com and in the newsletter.

Are you buying local? There are ways for you to do this by contacting me via email: [email protected] , via social media#RachelsWhimsicalArt (FB & IG) and online Rachel’s Whimsical Art on Etsy, to shop, or commission artwork, and brouse many pices of original art, matted prints, cards, stickers, kids wands, & jewelry such as glowing earrings.


All Artists Can Keep Connected with Whatcom Arts Project!

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“As a gift to the community during Washington State's Stay Home - Stay Safe Order, Bellingham and Whatcom County artists, musicians, actors, storytellers, dancers, filmmakers, performers, and arts supporters have come together to create the Whatcom Arts Project. Free, daily online content is available through this campaign to uplift, educate, and inspire during these difficult times, while we socially distance to slow the spread of COVID-19.
 
More than 30 nonprofits, venues, and organizations from Whatcom County’s vibrant arts scene are collaborating to provide free performances, interactive tours, classes, narratives, and other arts experiences online and accessible to the public. The newly formed collective arts campaign hopes to inform, entertain, educate, and support the community and each other through this stay-at-home period and beyond. We are all in this together. Now we can stay engaged and connected, even while apart.” – Allied Arts of Whatcom County, April Newsletter, 2020

Kids Art!

The after school kids art enrichment programs at local elementary schools are cancelled this spring, due to the COVID-19 Quarantine, and school closures in Washington State. We’ll plan on getting back into things next fall, when school is open for students. That being said, I am working online (find me on FB & IG), creating virtual art lessons, painting parties by request, and available for private lessons with Zoom, and YouTube videos on my channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9031DBH-INmdaqdHAMnrSw

Art Education & More!

Along with teaching middle school art at Franklin Academy, I also teach art education K-12 at a few different elementary schools, for after school enrichment programs in Whatcom County, and the Bellingham School District as an independent contractor, as well as fun summer art camps, private art lessons, parties/events, private lessons, present and teach at museums/galleries, and I’m a Teaching Artist/Board Member with Allied Arts of Whatcom County. This non-profit is one that brings the arts to many kids throughout the schools, and I’m so thankful I can be a part of it and this community.

Newsletter Reminder! Now there’s just a bi-monthly art newsletter. There will be 6 art newsletters a year in the months of: February, April, June, August, October, and December. We’re all so busy online these days, as well as myself, such as Art Classes online, YouTub videos, Professional Art, writing the monthly newsletter, social media, and blog. All are welcome to follow on social media with Instagram, Facebook: #RachelsWhimsicalArt, to learn about future art events & art classes.

You can find more about all the fun art events, my art work, commissions, art exhibits, and art classes on my website and Instagram/Facebook pages: Rachel’s Whimsical Art.

Thank you for all your enthusiasm for The Arts and keeping it alive within our community!

Be Kind. Let’s Shine!

~ Rachel Simpson
~ Artist, Art Teacher, (K-12)
~ http://rachelsimpsonart.weebly.com/
~ [email protected]

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12/10/2022 11:13:23 am

I follow your work closely. Congratulations for this beautiful content.

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