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My name is Clara and I believe in fairies. I believe in magic and I believe in myself. I also believe in you. I believe that you can do anything that you want to do. I believe that you can make art and by doing so you learn about yourself through expression of your creative being.

I invite you to follow along as I learn and make art and share it with my friends and students. Please feel free to post your comments when you see something that inspires you - share your own tips and ideas and together we can spread more creative magic!

~clara aka "artarella"

About this blog
I started this blog to have someplace to share art projects and ideas specifically geared towards teaching and inspiring kids (like my own) to make and love art. I am a graphic artist/designer and up until recently most of my art was made on the computer. I've just discovered some amazing mixed media artists who have inspired me to start painting and drawing.

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