{"name":"Students artwork H.N","short_name":"Students artwork H.N","description":"What you will see inside this portfolio\nSome images will be finished paintings. Some will be sketches. Some will be unfinished and that is okay. Art does not have to be done to be real.\nYou will see moments of frustration. You will see scribbles. Sometimes something small happens someone takes a chair, a child gets annoyed, and they take it out on the pencil. They scribble hard. They let it out. And then, somehow, they feel better.\n\nThat is not a mistake. That is a gift.\nIf your child can learn now in my room, on paper that they can release what is heavy inside them and feel lighter afterward, they will have that tool for the rest of their lives. That is more important than any perfect drawing.\nSo some scribbles may look like scribbles to you. But trust me: there is a story behind every single mark. That mark is an expression of who your child was in that moment. What they were feeling. What they were thinking. What they could not say out loud.\nAnd along the way, they also learn real skills\nYour child is learning the basic principles and elements of art line, shape, color, texture, balance, contrast, and more. They are introduced to master artists from history and new artists working today. They explore different materials and techniques: painting, drawing, sewing, clay, 3-dimensional art, hand-building, and so much more.\nNot everything is uploaded here. But through the years, as I keep adding to this portfolio, you will see your child's artistic skills grow along side their confidence, their voice, and their ability to express what is inside them.\nWe will celebrate it all. The breakthroughs and the scribbles. The clay pots that stand up and the ones that collapse. The paintings that feel finished and the sketches that are just beginning.\nBecause at Holy Name, the children are at the heart of every decision we make. And your child's heart is what I am caring for here. Not just their art skills.\nI need your help to keep this safe\nPlease, do not critique or correct the art you see here. Do not ask, \"What is it supposed to be?\" Instead, ask: \"Tell me about this.\" Or simply say: \"I love that you made this.\"\n\nWhen children feel safe from judgment at school and at home, their creativity explodes. And they learn that art is not about being good. It is about being honest.\nI will be uploading more as we go. You will see your child's progress not just in skill, but in their heart. Across the years.\n\nThank you for trusting me with something so precious.\n\nWith paint on my hands and joy in my heart,\n\nMs. Herrera\nArt Educator\nWorking with children since 1994","icons":[{"src":"https://media.base44.com/images/public/68e2b0b8ba0aeeb7ecd17f33/5d5adeac4_14901.png","sizes":"192x192","type":"image/png"},{"src":"https://media.base44.com/images/public/68e2b0b8ba0aeeb7ecd17f33/5d5adeac4_14901.png","sizes":"512x512","type":"image/png"}],"start_url":"https://students-artwork-hn.base44.app","display":"standalone","theme_color":"#000000","background_color":"#ffffff","scope":"https://students-artwork-hn.base44.app"}