Clementine art kits.

• Author: Peterson, Eric
• Position: COLORADO COOL STUFF - Brief article

After teaching at a private school in Boulder for a decade, Diana Mercer launched her own art school for kids, Clementine Art Studio, in 2003. "As a teacher, I became interested in the importance of art in the development process," said Mercer of the studio's origins. Her verdict? "The de-emphasis of the process in favor of the product isn't good for children." Clementine's resulting focus on the creative process over the end result helped it entrench itself in Boulder's creative community. Mercer recently sold her studio to Boulder's Open Studios and went into the business of making her own distinctive reusable art kits with organic supplies. "We saw an opportunity to take Clementine and put it in a box," said...