• A Mindfulness based Art School in Amagansett, NY

    by Pia Leighton, PhD

  • “My kids love Pia’s art classes. They come home excited to share what they made. It builds up their self-confidence.”

  • “I love doing art with Pia because it makes feel calm”. Maxi, 8

  • “I love Pia’s art class because she’s so funny and has a great imagination.” Mima 4

Joyful Mindfulness Art School in Amagansett, NY

At Whisker & Brush, children are invited to create from the inside out. Through painting, building, storytelling, and quiet reflection, we explore materials, emotions, ideas, and the joy of making. Our classes are small, year-round, and designed to grow with each child.

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    Whisker & Brush comes to you—offering on-site art experiences for schools, museums, libraries, and community spaces that nurture creativity, connection, and curiosity.

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  • Today, we moved to the music and added some lively coordination exercises—movement to keep warm after running between the car and the studio, and listening. It’s easy to just hear music, but to truly listen to it and follow the rhythm takes more concentration. The students were challenged to pay attention and practice their memory. We also created a set of watercolor postcards using our new magical forest watercolor palettes and practiced patience to decide whether the work was done or not. Sometimes we think it’s finished, but then we come back to it and realize it needs an extra color or a finishing dot. Today, we worked on that process, and each student had 4 pieces of paper to work on. At this age, they’re usually done and they’re done, but today, some of them started adding extra details after they thought they were finished, which added another layer to their work. Finally, we wrapped the postcards in origami paper and added a sticker that says “Magic Mail.” I wonder who will be receiving these beautiful postcards!

  • As the year begins with flames in the West, we think of water here in the East. Everyone in class shared their concerns about the fires in California, so we focused our creativity today on transforming dry scenes into scenes of water. I love what everyone came up with and how they found sources of water and made them flow. We worked with images from old books from my childhood that I collected during my visit to Chile. My son helped me sort through the pages, and together we selected images that would inspire the students. In class, we discussed the many layers of a collage and the importance of working delicately—considering the composition and interaction of the elements and what connects them instead of simply overlapping images on the same plane.