ONLY 5 more days left until our next event and we just added 2 more speakers! If you havent registered yet, theres still time. Brian Yanish is another one of our awesome speakers. Check out his bio: Brian Yanish has been a professional illustrator and childrens product designer for over 13 years. He began his training drawing monsters in kindergarten in Western New York. He has worked for Jim Henson Productions in Los Angeles, trained as a special effects moldmaker, written and performed comedy, designed educational CD-ROMs, and sold his own line of T-shirts. He lives in New York City where he runs the ScrapKins Recycled Arts program, designs apparel and product for the top childrens licensed properties, writes and illustrate childrens books, builds ridiculous things out of cardboard tubes and milk cartons, and continues his training drawing monsters. ScrapKins® is a creativity brand that inspires children ages 5-10 years with a hands-on approach to art, creativity and the concepts of resourcefulness and re-use. It follows the adventures of a tribe of monsters (the ScrapKins) who live in a recycling center and build their world out of the things we throw away. Through school visits, festivals and workshops, the “ScrapKins” teach kids to turn milk cartons into pirate ships and cardboard tubes into custom creatures. They have created programs for The American Museum of Natural History, Whole Foods Markets, HGTV, Maryland Science Center, Skirball Museum in Los Angeles, Seventh Generation, Speakaboos, Ultimate Block Party, World Science Festival, Maker Faire and Scholastic Afterschool. In November 2012 they were invited to host 4-days of Recycled Art Workshops in Doha, Qatar. Created in 2006 with characters based on designer Brian Yanishs childhood drawings, the ScrapKins mission is to create self-expression, empowerment and DIY resourcefulness for kids across the Globe.
Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2014 20:55:40 +0000