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  • Projects
    Blue Bonsai Designs: Refresh your home! Decorating and Interior design direction using resources you already have and add a few new things depending on your budget. Private Painting & Mixed Media Classes: 5 weeks each Summer Learn technique – Design/Compositional Elements Color Usage Transfer/drawing techniques V.O.I.D. - Vehicles of involution Designs: Ethical Business practices Local community vendor product support High Quality, Organic cotton,Groovy design, comfort clothing and accessories. Young Rembrandt Art Coach: Aftershool Art Program for balanced development. Art is important for children especially during their early development. Research shows that art activities develop brain capacity in early childhood; in other words, art is good brain food! Art engages children’s senses in open-ended play and develops cognitive, social-emotional and multi-sensory skills. As children progress into elementary school and beyond, art continues to provide opportunities for brain development, mastery, self esteem and creativity. Critical Cognitive Skills Most importantly are the cognitive benefits that Young Rembrandts has on a child's brain. Art education is essential to the development of abstract thinking in children. Art teaches children the value of creativity and diversity of outcome in a way few other disciplines can. Rooted in Montessori education methodologies, Young Rembrandts uses engaging activity to help children develop focus, order, internal discipline and sequencing abilities. The Young Rembrandts Method and unique curriculum are intentionally designed to develop critical cognitive skills. The ability to think abstractly and perform at deeper cognitive levels is essential to a child's future learning in the advanced levels of math and science. With Young Rembrandts, children gain the following skills: • Fine motor skills (handwriting) • Attention to detail and focus • Process, order and completion • Visual discrimination • Time on task • Visual-spatial organization skills • Sequencing • Expanded image vocabulary • Persistence and follow through • Patience, discipline and manners • Increased self esteem and confidence • Whole Brain Learning Modern brain research shows educators and parents what constitutes the best education for developing children. It is already clear that an education which is rich in variety, visual stimuli, cognitive development, positive reinforcement and creative thinking can help children grow brains better able to face the challenges of future learning. The Young Rembrandts Method and curriculum offer this form of brain-based learning that is crucial to the complete education and full development of modern minds (credit – Young Rembrandts) Personal Assistant for Tracy Lee Stum CEO of Inspire Artfulness Inc: Tracy Lee Stum is an internationally recognized American streetpainter who specializes in spectacular, interactive 3d chalk art street paintings. A visionary and master in the chalk art world, Tracy’s mind-blowing dimensional images continue to ‘wow’, inspire and amaze viewers around the globe!
  • Awards
    • 2009, First Prize – “I love Ventura”, Take a shot of Ventura, City of Ventura • 2009, Second Prize – Mixed Media, Ventura County Fair • 2010, First Prize – Mixed media, Ventura County Fair • 2011, First Prize - Doodle contest for the Good, an online magazine. Theme – “Something GOOD in the world”
  • Exhibitions
    • 2010 Ventura County Fair, Professional exhibit, first prize, mixed media • 2009 A Cure for the Summertime Blues, CSUCI gallery, ventura CA • 2009 Seabreeze Gallery Fund Raiser for Lincoln School, Collaborative street painting • 2009 to present, Public Art Conservation for the City of Ventura Public Art collection • 2009 Ventura County Fair, Professional exhibit second prize, mixed media • Sip and Kranz, Pearl district, Portland Oregon • 2008, Spa for Dian Loring, Buenaventura Art Gallery Exhibit at the Love House • 2008 Ventura County Fair, Professional exhibit, mixed media • November 2005 Ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos, Ventura County Museum of History and Art. • September 2005 Masks Exhibition, Annual Fundraiser for NAACP, Oxnard, CA • April 2005 Traditions and Technologies, Studio Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA • October 2004, Masks Annual Presidents Dinner for California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA • April 2004, Paths Exhibition, Café Bariloche, Ventura, CA • July 2003 TobArt solo exhibition, E.P. Foster Library, Ventura Cultural District, CA
  • Experience, Travel, Collaborative Projects & Teaching Workshops"
    • 2011, Curcao “Colors of Willemsted” Street Painting Festival, Workshop instructor & assistant 3D Street Painter • 2010 Singapore Formula One, Workshop instructor and assistant 3D Street Painter • 2010 Winter Olympics USA House, Assistant 3D Mural Painter • 2010, Florida, Red Bull 3D Street Painting campaign, assistant artist • 2009 IIT Kanpur India Annual Antaragni (the fire within) Festival, Workshop Instructor & Assistant 3D Street Painter • 2009, 3rd Street & Promenade Santa Monica CA,GMAC 3D Street Painting campaign Assistant 3D Street Painter • 2009 ,St. Matthews Cathedral Houston TX, Ceiling Dome Mural, assistant muralist • 2009, US Olympic Hall of Fame Mural, assistant muralist • 2009,Aflec 3D street paintings, assistant artist • 2009, Sony Style 3D street painting, assistant artist • 2005, Ventura County Museum of History and Art, Educational Department Internship, teaching instructor Ventura, Cultural District, CA • 2004, Muralist, Native Plant and Animal Species, Channel Islands Marine Resource Institute (CIMRI) Port Hueneme Harbor, CA • 2004, Muralist, Yosemite, CA, a family commission
  • Collectors
    • Sri Yantra Mandala for the Cloverdale Recovery Center, owned by Dr. Jim De Jarnett, Los Angeles, CA. • Tribute to the Kiln God, Large soapstone jade flame sculpture, Presidents office, California State University Channel Islands • The Paths We Choose, series of 5 paintings, presidents suite, California State University Channel Islands • Hand-painted palm frond masks, various enthusiasts, California State University Channel Islands Campus, Camarillo, CA • Multicultural painting, Dr. Gregory and Mrs. Rita Sawyer, Simi Valley, CA • Designed, refinished, and mosaic tiled coffee table, Owned by Mr. Trevor Berridan, Ventura, CA • Painting of Channel Islands, owned by Mr. Matthew Clean, Ventura, CA • Designed and installed custom mosaic kitchen countertop, Mr. and Mrs. Jagelewski, Ventura, CA • Painting of an Oceans View, owned by Ms. Terri Sherridan • Painting of crop circle Sun, Owned by Sharyn Namnath • Painting Ashtamangala, owned by Mr. And Mrs. Gonzales • Poster for future Ventura Guitar Festival, owned by Standel Requisite Audio Engeneers
  • Do you offer private parties?
    Yes!
  • Education
    •2008 – 2011 Personal Assistant for World Renown 3D Street artist, Tracy Lee Stum • 2005 Conservation Internship, LA Conservation Studios, City of Ventura with CSUCI • B.A. in Fine Arts, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, May 2005 • Study abroad, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, China, February though March 2005 • Associates degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, Ventura College, Ventura, CA, May 2002
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