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Week of August 25th-August 30th
With summer camps concluded, the studio will be open daily. Come for an hour or two, whatever fits your schedule.

Open studio hours are Monday thru Friday from 10:00-1:00pmish and Saturday from 10:00-12:30. The theme this week is "cars, trucks, and things that go." Some projects planned are kite collage, canoes, cars, and more. Open studio costs $15/ hour per artist and $10 per hour for each additional sibling.

Dinner & Art on September 12th
Join us on Friday, August 12th from 4:30-7:00pm for dinner and art. The theme willl be decided shortly. The cost is $25 per child and $15 for each additional sibling. Reservations required and minimum of 3 kids required to hold the evnt. Age 4-9 years old.

Smudge Ten to Teens
Starting August 27th, join Sue on Thursday from 4:00-6:00pm to explore a variety of media and techniques. Sue will be combining her artistic experience and skills in a variety of art media with the teens own interest. The media used in class will be directed by the artists own interests. Some medias we plan to explore and attempt are collage, clay, stained glass, wood, fabrics, painting, and paper mache - to name a few. The cost is $25 per child. Regristration required.

Newest addition to Smudge

Please welcome Sue Hammerland of Cousins Island, Maine to the Smudge studio. Sue is a painter and person who "likes to make things." She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Sue attended Virgnia for undergrad and graduate school in Art History and Studio Art. She has taught classes through the Yarmouth Community Services, and as a volunteer at her children's schools. You can find out more about Sue by visiting her website Sue_Land.com.

ORDER PERSONALIZED GIFTS AND GIFT CERTIFICATES

We have a variety of products available for personalization including lap desks, step stools, piggybanks, storage containers, and more. Each item can be customized with a name and a design of your choice. The personalized gifts make great party favors as well. Gift certificates are also available.

Our Philosophy:
Smudge provides a unique approach to art making for children ages 2-9. Our drop-in sessions, birthday parties, and special events focus on the creative process while using a variety of media. Our studio is set up in stations which enables children to explore art in a relaxed setting and allows them to create at their own pace. Art making can be messy (which is a lot of fun) and we encourage children to come to the studio in comfortable old clothes. Each week our drop-in sessions will present children with an array of choices in order to maximize participation and focus on self-expression. Smudge aims to maintain a fun, supportive and instructional environment that will allow children to develop their artistic skills.

Location:

Smudge
541 Us Route 1, Ste 24
Freeport, ME 04032
(From I-295 take Exit 20, go south on Rte 1, and we on the left in the Freeport Plaza)

You can contact Michelle and Sarah by phone at 207.865.0272
or email us at:
art@smudge4kids.com

About Us:

Sarah graduated from BowdoinCollege in 1998 and earned her MBA at the University of Colorado at Denver in 2004. She spent seven years in the customer service side of a major Denver financial company and a year with a bonds company in Maryland. The mother of two young boys, she decided to go after her dream of opening her own business centered around children.

Michelle graduated from KnoxCollege in 2001. She spent a year working for City Year Chicago running an after-school program for middle school students. After City Year, Michelle worked for a year at ChicagoYouth Centers where she was responsible for the summer and after school programs for kids 5-7 years old. She then moved to Massachusetts where she worked at an educational children's store for four years.