Our young artists learn from degreed artists who are also experienced teachers and trained childcare professionals. They have a love of children and a passion to share their talents and expertise. Each instructor brings a unique artistic perspective to the program so that our young artists are exposed to a rich and diverse range of activities. Because our class sizes are small, teachers develop close, nurturing relationships with each child within a safe, supervised and supportive environment. All staff receive annual childcare training and are CPR and First Aid Certified.
Candace Caston
Candace Caston is an artist and educator who specializes in mixed media collage, painting, and drawing. She graduated from SCAD Atlanta with a BFA in painting, and she is dedicated to creating and teaching. As a teaching artist she has taught thousands of students in the Atlanta area ranging from pre- school to high school ages. Candace is also a practicing studio artist who has shown her work internationally. To view her work visit www.candacecaston.com
Em Rose Ehret
Em Rose is a painter, muralist, fiber artist, and writer who loves to explore how different mediums collide. You can follow her work and adventures in sustaining a creative life at emroseehret.com.
Autumn Fuller
BA Studio Art/ Textiles, Georgia State University
Bailey Gaver
Bailey Gaver is a painter and art educator currently pursuing her Master’s in Art Education at Georgia State University. She has a passion for unlocking in young people the confidence and joy that making art can provide, and a commitment to creating a fun, encouraging, and safe environment for creative exploration. Bailey’s personal work focuses on impressionistic scenes of nature and portraiture in oil, gouache, and watercolor. She strives to make art that celebrates bold color, texture, and qualities of light that invite the viewer into a world of warmth and nostalgia.
Lisa Schnellinger
Lisa Schnellinger is a metro Atlanta 3D artist specializing in kilnformed glass. Using textured shapes and abstract figures, Lisa offers new perspectives to explore the contradictions between interior and exterior spaces. Lisa owns Fused Light Studio, Georgia’s largest studio for kilnformed glass, where she creates custom glass and teaches. Her art has been exhibited at juried shows in Atlanta and elsewhere in Georgia since 2007. She is a post-baccalaureate student in the Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design, Georgia State University. Her previous medium was photography, part of her career in international journalism that spanned 22 countries.
About Color Wheel
"A Community Art Studio for Decatur Families" 