{"id":6935,"date":"2016-05-04T15:01:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T22:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alleyartstudio.com\/?p=6935"},"modified":"2017-04-26T18:31:02","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T18:31:02","slug":"mentorship-program-emma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/?p=6935","title":{"rendered":"Mentorship Program: Emma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Emma-show-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6931 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Emma-show-4-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"Emma show (4)\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I had the good fortune to participate in <a href=\"http:\/\/salemart.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Salem Art Association&#8217;s<\/a> mentorship program again this year (here&#8217;s a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/2014\/12\/29\/messy-messy-messy\/\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a> about my mentorship a year ago). During the program, high school students are paired with professional artists, who work with their student for several months helping the student build a portfolio of work. This year I had the pleasure of working with Emma, a sophomore at a local high school.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6918 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2016 Emma (2)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6917 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-1-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"2016 Emma (1)\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6919 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"2016 Emma (3)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Emma chose to work in plaster and acrylic so during the past several months we met for Emma to prepare her boards and then do paint on them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6920 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2016 Emma (4)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>It was great to watch Emma work: she worked intuitively and was very confident and self-assured when it came to painting her boards. We met last week for our final session, where Emma signed her pieces and then applied a layer of cold wax to bring out the luscious and rich colors of her boards.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6926 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-10-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"2016 Emma (10)\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6927 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-11-270x300.jpg\" alt=\"2016 Emma (11)\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe loaded up Emma&#8217;s boards for transport to the reception site in downtown Salem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6928 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-12-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2016 Emma (12)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>Here are the five pieces Emma created during our mentorship:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6924 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-8-290x300.jpg\" alt=\"2016 Emma (8)\" width=\"290\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6925 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-9-292x300.jpg\" alt=\"2016 Emma (9)\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6923 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-7-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"2016 Emma (7)\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6922 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-6-292x300.jpg\" alt=\"2016 Emma (6)\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6921 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-Emma-5-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"2016 Emma (5)\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" \/><\/a>Last night was the reception for all of the students and their mentors. What a fun evening!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Emma.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6932 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Emma-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Emma\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Emma-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6933 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Emma-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Emma 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s beautiful Emma standing in front of her work.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Emma-show-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6930 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Emma-show-3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Emma show (3)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had the good fortune to participate in Salem Art Association&#8217;s mentorship program again this year (here&#8217;s a link about my mentorship a year ago). During the program, high school students are paired with professional artists, who work with their student for several months helping the student build a portfolio of work. This year I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/?p=6935\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mentorship Program: Emma<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,246,65,168,141,69,1,24],"tags":[252,50,45,138,70,253],"class_list":["post-6935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abstract-painting","category-acrylic-painting","category-art-workshops","category-mentorship","category-plaster","category-salem-art-association","category-uncategorized","category-workshops","tag-acrylic-painting","tag-alley-art-studio","tag-dayna-j-collins","tag-plaster","tag-salem-art-association","tag-salem-art-association-mentorship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6935"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7880,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6935\/revisions\/7880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}