About Me

Hi, I'm Tracy and I'm a photographic storyteller in the Bay Area! I love capturing the best in people and moments of shared experiences. I have been a Art, Drama, & Photography teacher for over 12 years, teaching the arts throughout Northern California public schools, Civic Arts in Walnut Creek, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Bay Area Children's Theatre, and privately. Read below for information on upcoming classes. You can also visit my teaching blog at: http://tracyrandolph.blogspot.com To register, email tracyrandolph@hotmail.com or call 925-822-5435.

Monday, April 29, 2013



UPCOMING MAY & JUNE CLASSES 2013


PICTURE DAY FOR MOM
Friday May 3rd 2013 from 10am-1pm

Mamas, want a lovely natural portrait of your little one/s in a hand painted by your child frame?  Let's celebrate Mom with upcoming Mother's Day!  Your child will have fun painting and decorating a keepsake frame, card, and gift bag made for you with love and then enjoy playing outside while getting their picture taken for you!  Pictures will be printed up and put together for you to pick up after May 8th in preparation for Mother's Day.  Afterwards we will make time to jump on the giant trampoline and play improvisational theatre games, maybe even act out a story!  And, as always we will finish our fun together with an all fruit popsicle.

Cost is $40 and includes all art supplies/materials and popsicle.  

Beautiful painted picture frame and one of a kind photograph of your child gift will be ready for pick up on Friday May 10th.






GRATITUDE LOVE JAR & ORIGAMI KEEPSAKE FOR MOM
Saturday May 4th 2013 from 10am-1pm

Let's celebrate Mom and practice gratitude for all that she does!  Students will create a very special keepsake gratitude love jar for Mom filled with special reasons why they love you so.  We will also learn about origami and create a special crane to decorate our project.  Moms, bring out your tissues when opening this special gift as it will be created from the heart, all by your child.  Afterwards we will make time to jump on the giant trampoline and play improvisational theatre games, maybe even act out a story!  And, as always we will finish our fun together with an all fruit popsicle.

Cost is $40 and includes all art supplies/materials, popsicle, and take home project.







PICTURE DAY FOR MOM
Wednesday May 8th 2013 from 2:30pm-4:30pm



Mamas, want a lovely natural portrait of your little one/s in a hand painted by your child frame?  Let's celebrate Mom with upcoming Mother's Day!  Your child will have fun painting and decorating a keepsake frame, card, and gift bag made for you with love and then enjoy playing outside while getting their picture taken for you!  Pictures will be printed up and put together for you to pick up on May 10th in preparation for Mother's Day.  Afterwards we will make time to jump on the giant trampoline and play improvisational theatre games, maybe even act out a story!  And, as always we will finish our fun together with an all fruit popsicle.

Cost is $40 and includes all art supplies/materials and popsicle.  

Mom's special painted frame and photograph gift of your child will be ready for pick up on Friday May 10th.






HANDMADE JEWELRY FOR MOM
Friday May 10th 2013 from 10am-1pm

Let's honor our Moms with a special necklace keepsake and/or earings in preparation of upcoming Mother's Day!  This will be no ordinary plastic beads necklace.  Students can choose from natural hemp fibers for the base necklace and create special handmade beads for a necklace and/or earings you will love to wear.  Afterwards we will make time to jump on the giant trampoline and play improvisational theatre games, maybe even act out a story!  And, as always we will finish our fun together with an all fruit popsicle.


Cost is $40 and includes all art supplies/materials, popsicle, and take home gift for Mom.









NECKLACE KEEPSAKE FOR MOM


Saturday May 11th 2013 from 10am-1pm





Let's honor our Moms with a special necklace keepsake in preparation of upcoming Mother's Day!  This will be no ordinary plastic beads necklace.  Students can choose from natural hemp fibers for the base necklace and add special stones and charms of their choice for a necklace you will love to wear.  Afterwards we will make time to jump on the giant trampoline and play improvisational theatre games, maybe even act out a story!  And, as always we will finish our fun together with an all fruit popsicle.

Cost is $40 and includes all art supplies/materials, popsicle, and take home gift for Mom.





~NO CLASS WEDNESDAY MAY 1ST, 15TH, 29TH OR FRIDAY MAY 17TH~



NEW! FAMOUS ARTIST SERIES: Dutch Painters from Johannes Vermeer to Rembrandt
*SUNDAY* May 19th 2013 from 10am-1pm

Let's celebrate the life and art of famous dutch painters!  We will especially explore the life and artwork of Johannes Vermeer, most well known for his painting "Girl With A Pearl Earing" which is currently being shown at San Francisco's De Young Museum.  Students will paint their own masterpiece paying attention to Vermeer's style of working slowly and with great care, using bright colors to create either a portrait or still-life of their choice.  We will also view the artwork of other famous Dutch artists from The Dutch Golden Age.  Afterwards we will make time to jump on the giant trampoline and play improvisational theatre games, maybe even act out a story!  And, as always we will finish our fun together with an all fruit popsicle.




Cost is $40 and includes all art supplies/materials, popsicle, and take home painting.







NEW! FAMOUS ARTIST SERIES: Picasso
Wednesday May 22nd from 2:30-4:30pm


Let's celebrate the life and art of one of the most famous and influential artists...Pablo Picasso!  Students will have a chance to learn about Picasso's life through stories and view a variety of his most famous paintings.  We will attempt to both replicate some of these famous paintings as well as create our own Picasso inspired painting.  Afterwards we will explore a variety of drama games and act out our own story!  The fun will end with an all fruit popsicle and time spent on the big trampoline.

Cost is $40 and includes all art supplies/materials, popsicle, and take home Picasso-esque painting.





ALL ABOUT ME DAY!











Friday May 24th 2013 from 10am-1pm





Today is themed around you!  Who are you?  What do you like?  What do you look like?  What do you like doing?  We will ask these questions of our friends and more, learning about all our wonderful similarities and differences.  Students will enjoy taking turns tracing their friends as they lay on large white paper to create human life sized versions of themselves to draw and MORE!  Afterwards we will make time to jump on the giant trampoline and play improvisational theatre games, maybe even act out a story!  And, as always we will finish our fun together with an all fruit popsicle.

Cost is $40 and includes all art supplies/materials, popsicle, and take home project.










UPCYCLE A TOY!
Saturday May 25th 2013 from 10am-1pm


Calling all toy lovers and engineers!  We will turn our old broken down toys into new super toy creations as we re-envision new life for old toys.  Plenty of hot glue, string, and tape will be on hand for instant toy building fun!  Have old toy parts or broken things around your house you just don't want to throw away?  Bring them and add them to our magical treasure box of discarded play things!  Think "Sid" from Toy Story, except nicer!  Afterwards we will make time to jump on the giant trampoline and play improvisational theatre games, maybe even act out a story!  And, as always we will finish our fun together with an all fruit popsicle.

Cost is $40 and includes all art supplies/materials, popsicle, and take home project.






CREATE YOUR OWN SUPER HERO DAY!
Friday May 31st from 10am-1pm

Calling all superheros!  Let's celebrate our love of these protectors with special powers by creating our own unique superhero character!  We will transform an ordinary t-shirt into an extraordinary cape that we will decorate with colorful puffy paints and fabric markers!  What's your superhero name?  Special powers?  Once our capes are made, we will transport our super-selves to the world of our own super story where we will defeat our foes in a super-play!  We will end our super-time together with a super-all fruit popsicle!

Cost is $40 and includes all art supplies/materials and take home cape!




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IMPORTANT DETAILS FOR PARENTS:

Please bring a snack and water bottle for your child.  Also, expect your child to get messy when choosing attire.

All classes are held in Lafayette, CA and geared for children of all ages.  We are located a short walk from the Lafayette Reservoir.  Parents can feel free to park at our location and enjoy the beautiful Reservoir recreation areas and trails...you can take a really beautiful walk and be back in time to pick up your child if you're looking for time to rejuvenate.

CONTACT:  Call/Text Tracy at (925) 822-5435 to inquire or enroll in a class/es.  Enrollment is on a first enroll first serve basis and space is limited to ensure that each child has a good experience and enough attention given.  You can also email me at tracyrandolph@hotmail.com

DISCOUNTS:  If you enroll in and purchase 3 classes at the beginning of the month, your 4th class will be 1/2 off! 

Please share information about my classes with other friends who might be interested...word of mouth is the best marketing!

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UPCOMING JUNE 2013

SUMMER MOVIE MAKING DRAMA CAMPS!!!

Calling all movie makers!  Have you ever wanted to make and/or be in a movie?  

Come and join us in this new and exciting Summer Movie Making week long camp where we will dream up and create from start to finish our own movie!  

Students will take on many roles throughout the week long process from creating a story, building a character, putting together costumes/props/set, learning ensemble building games that are fun and promote team building, and shooting a one of a kind original film like no other!  This is the "reel" deal!  

Campers will become comfortable throughout the week with one another by having a variety of free art experiences, open play, and focused drama activities that will support the filming process.  This will be a unique experience for children of a variety of ages to learn from and assist one another in developing their own story.  At the end of each week in June we will have completed a new film.  

Students can sign up for one, two, three, or all four weeks of Summer Movie Making Camp.  There will be a special Family & Friends Summer Movie Showing of all four films (one film per week will be made) in mid-July where everyone can reunite and kick back with some popcorn to enjoy their film!  Copies of the films will be made and included in the cost of camp so that each child can have a keepsake memory of this special time.

Class will be held in Lafayette, CA.  Students will need to bring a healthy lunch and water and wear clothes they can get dirty/paint on.  

WEEK ONE:  June 3rd-7th from 11am-2pm
WEEK TWO:  June 10th-14th from 11am-2pm
WEEK THREE:  June 17th-21st from 11am-2pm
WEEK FOUR:  June 24th-28th from 11am-2pm

SPECIAL FAMILY & FRIENDS GALA MOVIE SHOWING: Mid-July (DATE TBA)

Each week session costs $250 per child.  Special discounts for siblings and home schoolers...please inquire.

CONTACT Tracy at (925) 822-5435 or at tracyrandolph@hotmail.com


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