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Book a session with Kale: Check out Kale's Create to Learn Video Tutorials! Kailey is a self-taught artist based in Winnipeg. Most of her work is done in acrylic paint and ink, which are inspired by nature and her Inuit heritage. Get your paint out this weekend! Kailey has some beginner tips for acrylic painting and three different tutorials. Watch her videos on our "Painting" series. create to learn C O N N E C T E D N O R T H 2 0 2 4 - 2 0 2 5 S E S S I O N M E N U Kale is a self-taught mural and illustration artist, and works full-time as a professional freelancer in those fields. Kale works with traditional and modern Inuit styles, as well as contemporary designs. In this session students will learn about taking an illustration from idea, to sketch, to final piece. The goal is to inspire students to look at art as a potential outlet, as well as encourage any aspiring artists to pursue art as a career and demonstrate that it is possible to achieve without formal training, as this can often be intimidating and discouraging. Students will be asked to follow along with the tutorial, while being encouraged to be creative and explore individual style. By the end of the session, students will have one finalized illustration on paper, drawn in ink. Illustrations — from sketch to masterpiece WATCH/READ THE REST OF KALE'S STORY IN THEIR FIRESIDE CHAT: https://www.firesidechats.ca/video/kale-sheppard In contrast, as an emerging artist, they took every job they could and found they were getting burnt out. "Now I feel stable enough and confident enough to turn down the job opportunities that are smaller,"they report, recounting how they've reduced their workload by knowing and respecting their limits. "I have done enough pushing myself to my limits and I need to be kinder to myself." Now they take breaks and ask for extensions, not sacrificing their mental health to meet a deadline and trying not to be hard on themselves for doing so, knowing people who want to work with them will understand it's worth the wait. They schedule time for themselves with extended breaks to relax and reset... 23