A bit about Tammy’s Art Studio

A safe and creative space for children to develop their artistic side.

Tammy’s Art Studio is a private art school located in Shailer Park, 4128.

Students are encouraged to be imaginative and individual, to explore and have fun each and every week.  Kids can advance at their own pace and have the freedom to investigate their own interests throughout the classes.

Please note that I am currently on leave till the end of 2024.  I am not running classes or art therapy sessions during this time.

About Tammy

Tammy Quire, Art Therapist

Tammy Quire graduated from the Bayside Community College of Art with a High Distinction in Visual Art & Design. She spent several years working as a screen print design artist and freelance photographer before starting a family. In 2008 Tammy began working for Education Queensland in the area of behaviour management.  She has worked extensively with children on an individual and group basis both developing and delivering specialised programs to kids including those on the autism spectrum.

More recently Tammy has furthered her training specifically focusing on the area of art therapy. This is an area Tammy is very passionate about so initially she completed a Therapeutic Arts Diploma (Renaissance Training Academy -UK – 2017) and then went on to complete an Art Therapist Diploma (2019) and Clinical Art Therapy Diploma (2021) with Health & Harmony Colleges where she is now a part-time tutor.  To add to these skills Tammy has also completed a 14 hour workshop in Sand Play Therapy – at the Gestalt Art Therapy Centre (2018) in Brisbane.

In 2019 Tammy conducted group art therapy and one on one expressive art therapy sessions at one Highschool and and 3 Primary schools in Logan, Brisbane and on the Gold Coast. Currently Tammy is also working at Griffith University delivering a small group program for young adults (17 to 25) with neurodiversity (2023).

In 2014 Tammy founded Tammy’s Art Studio in order to pass on her years of art and educational experience to the next generation. These days Tammy still teaches several group art classes and art therapy sessions for children aged 5-18 yrs each week.

Art therapy… when words are not enough.

Tammy’s Art Studio

 

Teaching Philosophy

As art teachers our aim is to teach our students the following:-

EXPERIMENTATION

Teaching them to have a go and to overcome any fears of unfamiliar materials or processes

INDIVIDUALISM

Teaching them to think outside the box and to be themselves

IMAGINATION

Teaching them that the mind has no limits, allowing them to dream

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Teaching them to show their feelings and to do it in their own personal style

SELF-ESTEEM

Teaching them to be proud of their work and to never insult the work of others

PROBLEM SOLVING

Teaching them that mistakes are part of the creative process and can lead to the greatest work

SHARING

Teaching them to share materials and ideas with the rest of the class

RECYCLING

Teaching them to use, re-use and recycle items one would normally throw away

PATIENCE

Teaching them that a great work of art takes time and one has to follow a process and to see it through

RESPECT

Teaching them to have respect for the teacher, their classmates, materials and the opinion of others

 


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