ABOUT
Welcome! My name is April Coleman, and I’m the owner of Created Resources. I started offering faith-based summer art camps for girls in 2019 and am so excited to now be able to serve our local community through our studio, a long-time dream come true which we opened in March 2023! I am a certified teacher with a Ph.D. in gifted education, and I have over 20 years of teaching experience, including gifted education, art instruction, and teacher preparation.
My goal is that each person who enters our studio space or attends an event would be affirmed and encouraged in both their creative gifts and identity in Christ. I have a passion for helping children and women identify, develop, and use their creative potential and thrive in the identity and purpose they were created for. I accomplish this in two ways:
Offering skills-based art classes, camps, events, and kits
Offering faith-based art events and products
I’m also a Christian, wife, mom, adjunct education professor, and coffee enthusiast. I live in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with my husband, our two girls, and our Springerdoodle. I’m grateful you’re here and would love to hear from you! Click here to contact me.
CLASSES, EVENTS & PRODUCTS
ART CLASSES
After School & Homeschool Kids/Teen Weekly Art Classes
Gain an introduction to the elements of art, famous artists/styles, and a variety of art materials in Beginner Art classes. Intermediate/Advanced Art students go more in-depth to explore more advanced drawiing/painting techniques. Session content does not repeat, and we love working with returning and new students!
Ladies’ Weekly Art Classes
Do you love creating but lack the time/margin in your current schedule? Ladies of all ages are invited to meet in the studio one morning a week to paint, create, and connect! Classes are themed and include a variety of painting and mixed media techniques, to grow in our creative practice in a low stress, non-judgmental environment. The goal of this class is for women to use art as a way cultivate feelings of peace, stress relief, connection, and self-care as they pursue a regular creative practice.
Preschool Monthly Art Classes
Mom/caregiver and child monthly preschool classes are beginning in January 2025! Classes will be centered on process art and sensory friendly stations to engage 3-5 year olds with art in a FUN, developmentally appropriate way! With the goal of integrating literacy and STEM with art, these classes are designed to provide an enriching and meaningful way for you and your child to create together.
MONTHLY ADULT/TEEN STUDIO EVENTS
We’ve got an exciting monthly event schedule featuring events hosted by guest instructors and Created Resources artists for adults and tweens/teens. Bible journaling, canvas painting, mixed media projects, floral arranging, and cookie decorating have been popular past events! Watch email and social media for updates. Have an idea for hosting a class? Contact us for details about becoming a guest instructor!
GROUP ART EVENTS
Events may be held in our studio, or we will travel to your preferred location to host an on-site event.
Summer Art Camps - We offer a variety of both skills-based and faith-based themes
Birthday parties
Homeschool groups
Church children’s, youth, & women’s groups
Tweens/teens
College students
Community groups
Retreat & Corporate Events - In studio or on-site art events for workplace community building, women’s retreats, and more.
ART EDUCATION & IN-SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS
Did you know we partner with SPECTRA (Special Teaching Resources in the Arts), The Arts Council of Tuscaloosa’s guide to educational opportunities in the arts for your classroom? The Arts Council helps to fund art education in all Northport schools, as well as helping connect all West AL schools with arts-related learning opportunities. We offer a variety of topics for art education classes and in-school field trips. Click here to learn more or contact us for details on booking an in-school art event or teachers’ paint party!
Event calendar has limited monthly availability. Use the form below to request more info or book an event:
PRODUCTS
Art Event Kits - seasonal activities with directions and supplies to create at home
Consultations (30-minute or 1-hour phone or in-person consultation on art curriculum planning/teaching or setting up a functional in-home art space) - Contact April to schedule a time to discuss your needs!
IN THE WORKS…
Inclusive Adaptive Art Classes & Events - Contact to be added to our volunteer or participant interest list!
Art Curriculum - engaging unit and lesson plans for education and homeschool settings
Girls’ Bible Studies and Scripture Truth Cards:
Created to Create - a study on identity and purpose, based on Ephesians 2:10
Faith over Fear - a study on overcoming worry and anxiety with the Truth of God’s Word