Our Atelier: Rebecca Brown

July 16, 2012

Playful Learning: Our Atelier by Rebecca Brown

Rebecca Brown of, Sweet Hot Mess is providing us with a glimpse into the inspiring atelier she has created for her children. I am sure that you will enjoy it as much as I have…

Thanks for taking a peek at our homeschool/art room. It’s taken a while to get here, but our basic philosophy is to give the kids lots of options and lots of variety. And while I love planning an art project and working with the kids, there is nothing better than glancing over there on a quiet afternoon and seeing them sitting on the carpet, surrounded by scraps of paper and happily gluing together some sort of artful monstrosity that comes straight from their brains. And as we all know, kid brains can tap into a crazy amount of genius – a genius we can only dream of of tapping into in our bill-paying-bottom-wiping-stress-inducing state of adulthood.

Playful Learning: Our Atelier by Rebecca Brown

Playful Learning: Our Atelier by Rebecca Brown

Playful Learning: Our Atelier by Rebecca Brown

Playful Learning: Our Atelier by Rebecca Brown

 

Playful Learning: Our Atelier by Rebecca Brown

Maybe we should all go hang out in an art room more? Cut some paper, go through an entire bottle of glue in an afternoon and chase that with an entire roll of tape? Maybe we could find a little bit of our youth again.

Becky

Becky

Owner at Sweet Hot Mess
With a background in screenwriting and business Management, Becky Brown also has a passion for homeschooling her son and daughter, Luke and Charlie. Becky’s passion for teaching her children runs the gamut from introducing them to visual arts to introducing them to the natural world around them. Becky strongly believes that her passions will fuel her children’s passions, and actively works to further her knowledge as a parent and educator—as well as learning more every day about the importance of playful learning. With a degree in film direction and her Masters in Screenwriting, Becky’s passion for writing and storytelling run throughout her work and her life, as seen in her eclectic family blog, Sweet Hot Mess.
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7 Comments

  1. Emmalina said on July 16, 2012 #

    What an inspiring room!  This is the kind of thing I’d love to evolve into as my youngest grows out of the ‘seek and destroy’ phase ; )  I really LOVE the green table!

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  2. Laura said on July 16, 2012 #

    As a huge fan of organization, I absolutely love this space! I love that everything is so accessible to the kids. I love the punch of color from the table & that it’s such a great amount of space for spreading out & creating.

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  3. Michelle @ Layers of Learning said on July 17, 2012 #

    Wowie Zowie!  That looks awesome!  We have quite a bit of storage in our schoolroom, but not much wall space left over.  Your’s looks so light filled and happy and organized.  Good job!

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  4. {Enchanted} Lovely Links, July 23, 2012 said on July 29, 2012 #

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  5. Katie said on August 11, 2012 #

    I am in awe. And so inspired. Thank you for sharing!

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  6. TC said on August 17, 2012 #

    Hi!  Love the table and rug!  Can you please tell me the style name where I can find one of each?  Your space is so encouraging!

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  7. becky said on August 20, 2012 #

    hello TC –

    the table is from ikea – http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60206611/ – this would be the closest thing to it (and i think i like it better :)

    from here go to your local auto body shop and have them paint it with automotive paint – lots of bright colors and it is indestructible.

    as far is from overstock.com and is their cheapest version of a chevron – but there are a lot nicer (i wanted something that wouldn’t make me cringe when they dropped paint on it) – it was @ $60.

    best of luck!

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