Programs & Workshops

Heidi Jeub offers transformative art programs that blend expressive creativity with practical life skills. Each offering is designed to help students discover their artistic voice while developing essential capabilities for learning, growth, and self-expression.

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Offerings

Foundations of Art & Design through Abstract Painting

Ideal For: All levels from beginners to advanced students, anyone who thinks "I'm not good at art," therapeutic art programs, alternative education settings

Building Creative Confidence from the Ground Up This program teaches fundamental art and design principles through the freedom and exploration of abstract painting and drawing. Students learn that art isn't about "getting it right"—it's about seeing, feeling, and expressing authentically.

    • Composition: Balance, rhythm, focal points, and visual flow

    • Color Theory: Relationships, temperature, value, and emotional impact

    • Mark-Making: Line quality, gesture, texture, and personal style

    • Spatial Relationships: Positive/negative space, depth, and dimension

    • Design Principles: Contrast, unity, repetition, and movement

  • Abstract painting removes the pressure of "realism" and allows students to focus purely on the elements of art—color, shape, line, texture, form. Without the anxiety of "does this look right?", students build genuine confidence and discover their natural creative instincts.

    • Freedom to experiment without fear of failure

    • Understanding that art is about expression, not perfection

    • A visual vocabulary applicable to all art forms

    • Confidence to trust their creative decisions

    • Problem-solving skills through artistic challenges

    • Gesture drawing exercises to loosen up and find flow

    • Color mixing and exploring emotional responses to color

    • Experimenting with different tools and application methods

    • Building paintings in layers to understand depth and complexity

    • Creating a series to develop consistency and personal style

  • Risk-Taking: Safe space to try new things without judgment

    Self-Trust: Learning to trust your own artistic instincts

    Resilience: Embracing "mistakes" as opportunities

    Mindfulness: Being present in the act of creation

Impactful Art Installations with Large Paintings

Creating Art That Transforms Spaces and Perspectives

Ideal For: Elementary through adult, collaborative school projects, community art initiatives, spaces needing visual transformation

This program focuses on creating large-scale paintings (not murals—these are moveable artworks) that make powerful statements and transform environments. Students learn to think bigger, work collaboratively, and create art that commands attention and invites contemplation.

    • Paintings are created on large canvases or panels—portable and flexible

    • Can be displayed temporarily or permanently

    • Easier to plan and execute than permanent wall installations

    • Students can work in a studio setting or any large space

    • Work can be relocated, exhibited, or sold

    • Scaling up: How to translate small ideas to large formats

    • Planning large compositions that work from a distance

    • Physical techniques for working on large surfaces

    • Color choices that impact large spaces

    • How to create visual impact and emotional resonance

    • Collaboration and coordinating group efforts

    • Abstract explorations of themes (identity, community, change, growth)

    • Series of large panels that work together as installation

    • Response to literature, history, or current events

    • Environmental or social justice themes

    • Expressing school values or community identity

    • Project planning and time management

    • Physical stamina and body mechanics for large work

    • Team communication and collaborative decision-making

    • Critical thinking about audience and context

    • Confidence working at scale

  • These large paintings create gathering points, conversation starters, and visual anchors in schools, community centers, libraries, or public spaces. They make art accessible and demonstrate that student voices matter in shared spaces.

Visual Journaling for Personal & Educational Growth

How I Discovered a Love of Learning When I Wasn't Good at "School"

Ideal For: All ages, especially struggling learners, gifted students needing creative challenge, therapeutic settings, alternative education programs, homeschool communities

Heidi's Story:

"I wasn't good at 'school.' Staying focused, taking notes the 'right way,' memorizing facts—it didn't work for my brain. But when I discovered visual journaling, everything changed. I could finally see my thoughts, organize information in ways that made sense to me, and actually remember what I learned because I was connecting to it visually and emotionally. It wasn't just note-taking—it was thinking made visible."

What This Program Offers:

    • Processing emotions and experiences through visual expression

    • Documenting personal journey and tracking growth over time

    • Exploring identity, dreams, fears, and aspirations

    • Creating a safe, private space for authentic self-expression

    • Building self-awareness through reflective practice

    • Using visual journaling to understand and retain academic content

    • Connecting subjects through visual mind-mapping

    • Collecting inspiration, quotes, and ideas that resonate

    • Tracking learning progress in all subjects

    • Discovering your own best learning style

    • Quick sketching to capture ideas and observations

    • Collage for collecting and organizing visual information

    • Text integration—when words enhance the visual

    • Color coding for different subjects or themes

    • Creating visual summaries of books, lectures, or concepts

    • Photography and found materials incorporation

    • Feel like they "aren't good at school"

    • Need alternative ways to process information

    • Think in pictures more than words

    • Get overwhelmed by traditional note-taking

    • Want to remember their learning journey

    • Need a creative outlet that serves multiple purposes

  • Students experiment with accessible, low-cost materials including:

    - Drawing and mark-making tools

    - Watercolors and acrylics

    - Magazine collage and found papers

    - Photographs and printed images

    - Natural materials and textures

Bookbinding as a Life Skill

Create, Organize, and Preserve What Matters

Ideal For: All ages from elementary through adult, therapeutic programs, library workshops, homeschool groups, anyone wanting to slow down and create something meaningful with their hands

Bookbinding is both a practical life skill and a meditative craft that teaches patience, precision, and the value of creating something lasting with your hands. Students learn to make books they'll actually use—journals, sketchbooks, portfolios—while developing focus, manual dexterity, and pride in craftsmanship.

  • In our digital world, there's something profound about making a physical book with your hands. It slows us down, requires attention, and results in something tangible that can be filled with thoughts, art, and memories. Bookbinding teaches us that we can create the containers for our own stories.

  • Traditional Techniques:

    • Pamphlet stitch (perfect for small journals)

    • Japanese stab binding (beautiful exposed spine)

    • Coptic binding (allows books to lay flat)

    • Accordion/concertina folding

    • Simple hardcover case binding

    Contemporary Applications:

    • Creating journals for any purpose

    • Making sketchbooks customized to your needs

    • Building portfolios to showcase work

    • Designing gift books

    • Repairing and rebinding old books

    Life Skills Developed:

    • Patience: Each stitch matters, each fold has purpose

    • Focus: Following multi-step processes with precision

    • Problem-Solving: Adapting techniques when things don't go as planned

    • Organization: Understanding structure and how parts work together

    • Pride in Craft: Creating something beautiful and functional by hand

    • Manual Dexterity: Fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination

    • Resourcefulness: Working with available materials creatively

    • Academic note-taking and research journals

    • Visual journals and art sketchbooks

    • Travel journals and memory books

    • Recipe collections and project documentation

    • Poetry chapbooks and zines

    • Gift-making for meaningful occasions

    • Professional portfolios

  • Students work with accessible materials including paper, cardstock, thread, fabric, and basic tools. Focus is on techniques that can be done at home without expensive equipment.

    Note: For residencies, expect a budget of $15 per student and si subject to change based on material expenses, shipping, and international tariffs.

"Bookbinding helped me learn as a student and through my college career. It helped me organize my thoughts, gather images, and capture quotes. When you make your own books, you make them exactly how YOU need them—the right size, the right paper, the right purpose. You're not waiting for the perfect journal to exist—you're creating it." -Heidi Jeub

Custom Programs Available

Every residency and workshop can be adapted to meet your specific needs, timeline, and budget. Whether you need a single-day introduction or a semester-long deep dive, Heidi works with you to create programming that serves your students and community.

Combination Programs:

Many schools combine offerings—for example, students might create their own journals through bookbinding, then fill them using visual journaling techniques. Or learn foundations through abstract painting, then apply those skills to large installation work.

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