Who does Virginia typically teach?
•Pre-Teens •Teens
•Seniors •Retires
Virginia has ten cumulative years of teaching experience and has found that her teaching instruction lends itself not only to one audience, but a few. She has taught teens, helping them to develop their portfolio to gain admittance to art high schools. In the process, she has sparked their inspiration and confidence in their art making, and witnessed this confidence translate to their daily lives. She has also worked with seniors and retires who want to learn fine art making, or want to improve their skills in a particular medium. In fact, she has been teaching one senior student for three years now. She has been teaching another teen student virtually for over two years and has seen her confidence and art interest bloom. If you are interested in crafting your skills or gaining inspiration and confidence, art lessons through Virginia's practice are a gateway to do so.
Story behind Critter Critter Creations
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Virginia Warwick grew up in the country and had numerous pets, or "critters" as a child. This relationship with animals and nature has no doubt influenced Virginia's art making and her creation of Critter Critter Creations
Critter Critter Creations first began as a business offering custom pet portraits. This satisfied Virginia's aim to provide artistic inspiration for a number of years. It was amazing to see client's appreciation for Virginia's art, but in the past few years Virginia decided to change the aim and focus of Critter Critter Creations, now focusing on art instruction and creations of her favorite critters in the form of linoleum block prints. You can also find her more fine art here on her companion site. |
This shift in focus to art instruction and prints was prompted by Virginia's realization of how impactful one on one art studio instruction is to the lives of the Virginia's students. Not only does art instruction provide a contoured learning experience, but instills confidence and inspiration in Virginia's student's art making, which also translates to their daily lives.
But what always underlines Virginia's pedagogy and Critter Critter Creations is creativity, playfulness, and humor, which allows both children, teens and adults to access art and art instruction easily.
But what always underlines Virginia's pedagogy and Critter Critter Creations is creativity, playfulness, and humor, which allows both children, teens and adults to access art and art instruction easily.
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Virginia has a wide range of teaching experience, which fueled her passion to provide art instruction at Critter Critter Creations. Her experience is outlined below.
- M.F.A. Rinehart School of Sculpture, Maryland Institute College of Art, 2008
- B.A. University of Maryland, College Park, Studio Art 2005
- Current Art teacher at the Delaplaine Arts Center in Frederick teaching Drawing, Elements of Art, Oil Painting, Collage Creations and Performance Art workshops classes to children, teens and adults.
- Currently teaches virtual workshops in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association Greater Maryland Chapter.
- Former virtual instructor for Aliada Learning, a organization that assists in providing independence for special needs adults.
- Former Adjunct Professor at Frederick Community College teaching Drawing and 2D Design.
- Current Art Teacher at Visarts in Rockville teaching Pet Portraiture workshops and Drawing courses.
- Current Art Teacher teaching and leading Pet Portraiture Wine and Dine nights at Pet Parents, a pet store in Bethesda
- Former Art Teacher at Art With a Heart based in Baltimore, implementing art lessons to at risk youth
- Former Visiting artist at Maryland Institute College of Art giving presentations and leading critiques.
- Former Art Teacher at Kids on Campus at Frederick Community College designing and implementing art lessons to 11-13 year olds.
- Former Teaching Assistant at Maryland Institute College of Art for undergraduate students in the following classes: Introduction to Fibers, Introduction to Wood and Sculptural Forms.
