Celebrate Art! ~ About Us

Celebrate Art is an art studio with lots of fun and creative materials and projects. Since 2004 we have grown from a home-based art service to our own big, bright studio in downtown Redwood City.

We provide quality creative art experiences for artists of all ages and abilities. We believe in fostering self-expression in a positive open environment. Making art helps improve motor skills, problem solving and enhances creative thinking. It is our mission to provide a place for children and families to come and have fun being creative, getting messy and making art together.

We have art classes, playgroups, art birthday parties, summer and mid-winter art camps and adult art nights at our Redwood City location or we can bring the fun to you! We can set up an art studio anywhere you want to Celebrate with Art!

Celebrate Art is an approved vendor for Ocean Grove Charter School and the Cities of Redwood City, Menlo Park, and San Carlos.

Ginger Lordy ~ Director

Ginger began her career teaching Montessori preschool while studying art history in college. After six years of teaching in New Jersey she relocated to the Bay Area where she received her Masters in Psychology and Art Therapy from NDNU. After a year working as an Art Therapist in the San Mateo school system Ginger went on to found Celebrate Art to join her love of teaching and art.

For over 20 years Ginger has worked with children and adults in schools, summer art camps, at hospitals, homeless shelters, as well as for open houses and festivals. Ginger is a volunteer board member of the Redwood City Mothers Club. She lives in Redwood City with her husband, Peter and her daughter, Lily.

Anja Blum ~ Teacher Anja grew up in Koblenz, Germany. She received her MA in Architecture from Technische Hochschule in Darmstadt, Germany and worked as a designer for architectural firms in Hamburg, Germany and the Bay Area. Since 2003 she has been teaching art classes and workshops for children (classes for preschoolers, painting, drawing and architectural design.)
Anja works as a painter and has shown her art locally in group exhibits. She has two kids and lives with her husband in Palo Alto. Anja also likes music, hiking and yoga.

Karin Sargis ~ Teacher

Karin enjoys helping children explore their potential with hands-on activities. She is from Czech Republic where she received her Masters degree in Teaching at the Palacky University. She earned her Early Childhood Education Certification from Cañada College in Redwood City, and Children’s & Family Yoga Instructor Certification from Nandi Yoga Studio in San Mateo.

Karin has been working with children in the Bay Area for over 5 years as a preschool teacher, preschool fitness instructor, and a baby & mom and kids’ Yoga instructor. She shares her joy of Yoga and creative arts & crafts with children and her two lively daughters and promotes healthy interaction. While Karin and her girls paint or practice Yoga, her husband Tom accompanies them with sounds of the didgeridoo.

Amy Abatangle ~ Workshop Leader

An avid artist, writer and generally crafty gal, Amy enjoys splitting her time between creative endeavors and family life. She earned a B.A. in writing and art history before pursuing a doctorate in English at Columbia University. She left NYC to work for a variety of Silicon Valley companies in web development from 1995 to 2005. For the last five years, she has worked as a freelance writer and web consultant and spent her free time starting two Etsy businesses.

She recently exhibited her amigurumi crochet in Washington, D.C. and won a Martha Stewart contest in 2009. Her jewelry collection is carried in boutiques nationally. Amy has now turned her attention to painting and is enjoying the many challenges of learning a new medium. She lives in Redwood Shores with her husband and son, both of whom are very patient and supportive of her art explorations.

Jen Berlingo ~ Workshop Leader Jen is an art therapist, artist, and a mom to a radiant little girl. She received her Master's degree from Naropa University's Transpersonal Counseling Psychology and Art Therapy program and sees clients at The Community Center for Health and Wellness in Palo Alto.
Art has always played a major role in Jen's own personal growth, so she is passionate about sharing its healing potential with others. She takes time to make art every day, and she publishes the projects she creates with her daughter on her blog, paintcutpaste.com For more information about Jen's art therapy practice, see jenberlingo.com.

	Megan Rosenhart ~ Workshop Leader Megan Rosenhart loves sewing and all things fabric! She trained and taught at the Art Institute of California in San Francisco, in both fashion design and marketing. Megan teaches basic sewing classes for children and adults, as well as quilting and more advanced classes in accessories and clothing.
Megan has created a number of her own fashion lines for children, babies and pets. In addition to her all her sewing projects, Megan founded Project Warm Hug, a non-profit with the mission to help single moms and local children on the peninsula, in 2004. She currently lives with her son in Menlo Park.

	Leigh Pyle ~ Marketing Director Leigh grew up in Alexandria, VA, graduated from Brown University and began her career in Chicago at a large ad company called DDB. After 5 years of agency work in Chicago, she moved to San Francisco and continued her career at various agencies like Frankel, Eleven, Look Design, Liquid Agency and worked client-side for Olympian Oil.
Leigh has worked in brand marketing for over 13 years. She is currently working part time and spending the remaining time with her family which includes husband, Brian and daughter, Samantha in Redwood Shores. Both mom and Samantha are avid fans of Celebrate Art!

Peter Todd ~ web, print, design

Peter, our webmaster and general handyman, is really a musician at heart but puts his extra time into Celebrate Art because he believes in the value of art and creativity in the lives of children.

He also happens to be married to Ginger.