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Estel Slabbert

Acrylic, YAC Drawing, YAC Painting

Creative Background:

Estel Slabbert is a highly respected art educator who has taught at Mairangi Arts Centre since 1997. Over the past two decades, she has given numerous workshops in primary schools around the Auckland region. Before immigrating to New Zealand in 1997, Estel ran a design company that produced silk screen prints for interior decoration. The business printed silk screen designs on fabric, with colours being hand-painted to create unique items. As a professional artist, Estel has worked for Intona Design Studios (Johannesburg) and the Library and Museum Services (Pretoria). Estel is committed to sharing with her students all that she has learned and discovered on her own journey as an artist and tutor to encourage students to explore and extend themselves as far as possible.

ES01. Creative Drawing and Painting (CHILDREN)

ES02. Create a Painting (CHILDREN)

ES03. Artspaces (CHILDREN)

ES04. Fun Painting and Drawing (CHILDREN)

ES05. Exploring Acrylics (ADULTS)

Teaching Philosophy:

My philosophy about art is shor and simple: to teach students everything I know and have discovered on my own journey as an artist and tutor, to encourage my students to explore and extend themselves as far as possible. For the younger students, my aim is to stimulate them to use their imagination and to use vibrant colours.