"We're not just making art in here- we're teaching another way of being, thinking and seeing our world. Teaching art to young friends is so special and fun. The conversation often goes from "I already know how to do that," to "Well, actually I've never done this before..." to "This doesn't look right, I messed up." And that's when I say "Keep going. Trust me and trust yourself." Once they do the magic happens. They start to discover the connection between their eyes and their mind, to their hands. Then they feel it and they make something absolutely beautiful. They rush to show it to their person at the end of class, and they're so proud of what they created, they just beam up at you with this confidence saying, "Look what I made!" And it feels like a dream!"