Photo Courtesy Art AmorMother/daughter duo Kathy and Elyse Barmettler opened art studio Art Amor in December geared at filling a niche in the declining art education field.
"With budget cuts, art is being squeezed out of schools," Kathy said. "We bring art to the people, to children. This is basically what gives us our creativity."
Art Amor, located at 6507 Jester Blvd., Ste. 504B, off of RM 2222 near Capital of Texas Hwy., opened in December and is scheduled to offer classes beginning Jan. 7.
Kathy is a certified teacher who has taught classes ranging from prekindergarten to high school students. She said classes will focus on having younger students work with a variety of mediums such as fingerpaints and bubble wrap, and learning fine motor skills and the foundations of art. Preteens and teenagers will learn about art history and how to develop creativity. Adult classes will involve mostly an open studio and using watercolor, acrylic and oil paints, and pastel and Cont crayons.
