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From Emmy Award Winning artist Ruth Elliott:

I’m sure my parents loved me, but after they divorced at 11, Poppa gone, and my mom busy working, I felt like they divorced me. I probably needed therapy. But as a teenager, all I had was Art.

Art gave me a safe haven to draw out my feelings, to see on paper what I couldn’t say in words; a chance to spill my guts and unlock my inner world. I began to discover wonderful things about myself that helped me survive the pain and abandonment.

Teaching kids to draw truly gives them a vehicle to make sense of things, outer things and inner things, and to develop self awareness. Combining art with storytelling develops character. Storytelling reveals themes that are common to us all. We see our own lives interwoven with the thread of life itself – and suddenly we are no longer alone, but part of a much bigger picture.

This is the reason I founded EDU DESIGNS; to bring children an awareness of their place in the world, to help them find their true purpose in life.

While raising my 7 children and working in the animation industry for over 27 years, I created art for Hanna Barbera, Warner Brothers, Disney, and other studios on projects such as Scooby Doo, The Simpsons, The Smurfs, and many others.  But through it all, my personal dream was to inspire kids everywhere.

After I retired, I co-founded the non profit EDU DESIGNS to bring that dream into reality.

I am making myself available for teaching and speaking engagements that inform and inspire children, as well as adults, sharing the tools and insights that have worked for me.

Click here to schedule a class with Ruth

Be Inspired with a hands-on drawing experience that combines the visual with the manual to increase dexterity and powers of observation.

As a youth, it was Art that saved my life. Art was my therapy.

Maybe it can be yours.

A 45 minute class is $97

Pay here.

Schedule here. If the date/time is not available, email to request another class time.

(Class includes a copy of my Art Book, See What You’re Looking At, a $37 value, Free!).