Harbor Kids Canvas

Kids Canvas Painting

My name is Stacy Gargalione and welcome to my business, Harbor Kids Canvas. I am a mom, wive, and entrepreneur, but most of all an artists who loves to share the joy of painting with families in the community.

The idea for Harbor Kids Canvas came from an abstract drawing I made back in 1998. I was sitting on the floor in our rental house; my life in disarray. In 2017, our family had just moved to Gig Harbor and I was suffering a horrible Multiple Sclerosis flare up, which caused me to lose leg mobility and partial sight. In that moment, sitting on the floor in our rental house, I pulled that drawing out of a moving box. I immediately had the urge to start painting. I needed to do something familiar, something comforting and something that would help me escape from the stress I was feeling. I knew if I was this stressed out, my children certainly were too and I wanted to find a way to help them. After that, we started painting together and they loved it.

Painting is the perfect stress relieving activity for kids. It lets them be creative, use their imagination and just be kids. When kids paint, they don't have to worry about school, homework, friends etc...they can just focus on being kids. The thought crossed my mind, what if I could offer paint classes as an outlet for children to let their minds play? Little did I know that at one of the most stressful points in my life, I would find my passion. In July 2018, I opened Harbor Kids Canvas with the vision to offer painting classes for kids of all ages and throughout the local community.

At Harbor Kids Canvas we encourage and teach kids to use their imagination as we guide them through a verity of painting techniques on different sized canvases. Our classes allow kids to express themselves and try something new while sharpening or honing in on their skill set. We offer a variety of classes for all age groups from pre-drawn canvases to step by step painting classes. We also offer private events, workshops and birthday parties.

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