Snail Mail
Connect with loved ones through letter art, envelope design & writing.
Before texting, zoom and social media, humans corresponded through what we now sometimes refer to as Snail Mail. Connect with the family and friends in your life that you miss and love, through letter art, envelope design and writing. Create tiny and delightful things that fit in envelopes.
1 Your Guide
Amber Santos is an art educator and artist with over 25 years of experience, including 15 years in online education and creating 65+ activities for the HomeLearners Network. Her multidisciplinary practice is deeply rooted in her German heritage and reclaimed Métis and Anishinaabe culture, blending paper craft, beading, textiles, and eco-conscious gardening. Amber’s curriculum combines technical fundamentals like colour theory and with somatic, wellness-centered art practices. A painter and muralist with an on-going studio practice, she also spent seven years curating the Nelson International Mural Festival of which she is a co-founder.
When I'm not making art, find me listening to music on full blast in the kitchen, dancing and making food for my family:)
2 Materials Needed
Assorted paper and drawing supplies, glue, scissors, magazines to cut out of.
3 Learning Focus
- Communicating
- Creative thinking
- Positive personal identity & culture
4 Registration
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