Trust the Process (ART)
A LIVE VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
How to Make Your Process Art Less Hit or Miss, Bring Nature Into Your Art Area, and Finally Have a Way to Explain It
Live class November 12th at 5-7pm Arizona time. Replay included.
Some of your art setups work beautifully.
Some get a shrug.
“What did they make today?”
“It’s just a brown blob.”
“They only wanted to paint their hands.”
“I’m tired, so we’re doing the safe craft today.”
If you value open-ended art and want to do more of it, but your process art feels hit or miss, you’re not doing anything wrong. Most of us were never given a framework for why some projects work and others fall flat.
So it’s hard to plan. It’s hard to explain to parents and co-teachers. And it’s easy to fall back on the same three setups, or a “safe” craft when you’re tired.
What we’ll cover in the room
The Art Scale: see where each of your art activities lands, and how to nudge any of them one step further
The main types of art, made process-based: painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, and printmaking
Nature as your art studio: simple ways to offer natural materials, so the outdoors becomes your supply closet
Thinking in themes: you don’t have to make paper plate animals to talk about the zoo. Explore texture, pattern, movement, and color instead
You don’t need to overhaul everything.
Most teachers think art is either process or product.
It’s not that black and white.
The 5-Step Art Scale shows you where your projects fall today and how to take one step further, starting exactly where you are. Some of the best process art is a basket of leaves and a tray of paint.
Here’s everything you get for $9
Live 2 hour Trust the Process workshop, November 12 from 5 to 7pm Arizona time, plus replay access
The Art Scale Cheat Sheet: a printable of the 5-Step scale with example activities at each level and a quick self-check, so you can plot your current projects and pick a next step for each
The Nature Art Starter Pack: 25 easy setups ranked by effort, from 5 minute grab and go to weekend collecting project, each with a materials list and where it lands on the scale
The Process Art Support Sequence: check-in emails over the weeks after class, with a ready answer for the first parent question and a reframe for the “it’s just a brown blob” moment, so you don’t quietly slide back to what’s comfortable
A basket of leaves and a tray of paint on the table. Children deciding for themselves what to do with them. You standing back, knowing exactly where this activity falls on the scale and what you’d try next.
No more running out of ideas. No more defaulting to the safe craft when you’re tired. Just easy nature-based setups you can put out tomorrow morning.
Picture your art area on a regular Tuesday
It costs less than a pack of paint brushes
Two hours, a replay, three bonuses, and a way of seeing art that you can use in your room for the rest of the year.
One workshop.
A completely different art area.
One workshop. A completely different art area.
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out anytime. If you’re feeling ready, go ahead and apply.
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Preschool teachers who already value open-ended art and want to do more of it, but feel like their process art is hit or miss.
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Yes. Everyone who registers gets the replay.
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Register anyway. You’ll get the replay link automatically.
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Enrollment closes Wednesday, November 11 at midnight. After that, the doors close until the next round.
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No refunds at this price point. Remember, it costs less than a pack of paint brushes.