Come have some Holiday Camp Fun at the Shard Shop withShardWorx® art, games and fun. |
As the world around us has gotten more hectic and more unpredictable, I have found myself looking for happy spaces. Maybe you have too.
We took a family vacation four years ago to Seaside, Florida. It’s a trip we’d done a million times. But this time it rained. My husband and I found ourselves with two kids and grandparents in tow at a little art studio. We gazed up, admiring the work of Mary Hong, a local glass artist. The washed wood walls sparkled with glass suspended on canvas.
Mary, a mother of two, was refreshingly approachable. She had the skill of an artist, the patience of a mother, and the soul of a teacher. We took a class and lost ourselves in the art. The world melted away as the kids and I picked over broken pieces china and cracked bottles. “This piece looks like an eye,” my son exclaimed. “I’ve found a crescent moon,” said my daughter holding up a silver sliver of glass. I’m a wife, a mom, a lawyer. But I wasn’t artist until I met Mary Hong.
Mary taught me how to make beautiful glass art. But there was more. She taught me that anyone can be an artist. At forty years old I realized how much I had defined myself. I knew exactly who I was, and that included all of my limitations. What I didn’t realize is how many those limitations I’d shackled to myself, and perhaps more disturbingly, how many I had ascribed to my kids. He’s smart. She’s witty. He’s good at this, but not that. She’s a pro at x, but not y. Is this where it starts? Do we set all of our own limitations? And how many confine us because we allow them to reside in our definitions of self? What could we do if we stopped believing them?
Three years after I met Mary we opened up The Shard Shop on Magazine Street. We created a magical, beautiful space with friendly people. We use recycled wine bottles, broken shards of glass, cast-a-way pieces from glass blowers and capture it in a clear, glossy resin.
Now, I watch kids come into the shop and just create. The adults contemplate and browse and pick. When they start creating, it’s a thing of beauty, but it takes us longer. We don’t believe we are artists. We left that back in the 5th grade with dreams of being veterinarians, and fire fighters, and unicorns. But I know a place. It’s a happy place. You can bring your kids, even your spouse. You’ll leave with pretty art, and if you’re lucky amongst the shattered tea cups and cracked wine glasses, you just may find a bit of your creative soul.
Come have some Holiday Camp Fun at the Shard Shop with ShardWorx® art, games and fun!
Kids will enjoy a spacious art studio for each child to create holiday themed art and each session will have different crafts.
Snack, lunch, water and hot cocoa will be provided. Leave the mess to us and enjoy the season!
Holiday Fun Day
Friday, Dec 21
NYE Art Party
Friday, Dec 28
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
1st – 6th grades
The Shard Shop in NOLA, 3138 Magazine St Suite C New Orleans, Louisiana 70115
(504) 309-2581
$75/day
$15 off until December 12 with code: HOLIDAY15
*Limited to 10 kids
For more information, call 504-309-2581.
Birthday Parties |
Kids Party
Ages 6-12: Cost: $300 for up to 6 kids $40 per add’l child
(Max.25 kids) Each child makes art: 8 X 10
Event Duration 2 hours
A $200 deposit is required. Deposit is refundable up to one week before your event. After that, your deposit cannot be refunded. Reserve your party by calling our studio at (504) 309-2581 Or, Email us at CrackMeUpNola@ShardShop.com
Teen Party
Ages 13-18: Cost: $500 for up to 8 kids $60 per add’l teen.
(Max.30 teens) Each teen makes art: 8 X 10 or 12 X 12 or 11 X 14
Event Duration 2 hours
A $300 deposit is required. Deposit is refundable up to one week before your event. After that, your deposit cannot be refunded. Reserve your party by calling our studio at (504) 309-2581 Or, Email us at CrackMeUpNola@ShardShop.com
Learn more here: https://shardshop.com/NOLA/special-events/
