Saratoga Springs, UT

Ryan Simmons

ryans@childrensartclasses.com
801-960-3261

Ryan started his art career animating on feature films while working at Dreamworks and Warner Bros studios. His animation skills contributed to the films Quest for Camelot, The Road to El Dorado, Spirit and The Iron Giant.

His animations have won many awards and his art skills have been used in TV commercials, online games, collectible cards and embroidered logos.

Ryan has been a guest art instructor for many secondary schools, colleges, businesses and conventions. He taught animation for nine years at Utah Valley University where he helped students use their art skills to bring characters and stories to life!

Shannon Brown

shannonb@childrensartclasses.com
801-709-1613

Shannon is a professional artist that received her BFA in Studio Arts and a minor in Art History from BYU. She has had multiple works shown and sold through Springville Art Museum. She has a broad creative background working in mediums such as oils, acrylics, gouache, printmaking and digital work.

Shannon believes Art connects people and communities together. She brings a historical and philosophical approach to her craft. Sharing culture through art is her passion and she invites everyone to participate.

Isabelle Hyland

Hyland.Isabelle@outlook.com
385-269-0270

Isabelle graduated with a Bachelors in Art Education from UVU. She completed her student teaching at Lake Mountain Middle school where she learned practical applications for classroom management and student engagement. Isabelle’s teaching philosophy focuses on using art as a tool to regulate emotions and build connections with one another. Isabelle has experience with many different mediums such as oils, acrylics, watercolor, printmaking, colored pencils, sculpture, ceramics, and digital art. Some of her favorites are painting with oil paint using pallet knives (instead of brushes), digital art, and hand building with clay.

Isabelle has a passion for world building, creature design, and animals. She also really loves dinosaurs and dragons. When she isn’t writing stories, drawing creatures, or designing worlds Isabelle can be found enjoying the company of her pets, playing video games, or hiking. She currently has two dogs, two cats, five snakes, and one lizard with plans to adopt many more.

Janille Weaver

Janille has had a passion for art all her life. She finds art inspiring and very relaxing. She looks for new art ideas, loves to learn and challenges herself often with new art projects.

Janille has taught art of multiple mediums at Ascent Academy in Lehi, UT with the Great Artist Program (GAP), to all ages of children K-6th grade, for more than 8 years. She loves to watch the incredible masterpieces that the children create. She also teaches art to her own children at home. She believes that art can improve self-esteem, build confidence, teach important life skills through all varieties of art, and that everyone is an artist and can create beautiful and amazing art.

Janille enjoys singing, playing her Theremini, caring for her indoor and outdoor plants, and spending time with friends and with her husband and 4 children.

Jared & Christina Hansen

Jared & Christina are excited to be owners of Children’s Art Classes in Saratoga Springs, UT.

Jared is an Idaho native and USAF veteran.  Christina is a native of Colorado.  They were married in 1999 and following many adventures in the Air Force and Defense Department they settled in Saratoga Springs in 2016.

After many years of public service they have recognized the need to nurture our children’s self-directing, creative natures in a world that needs more ‘creative problem solvers’ than ever before.  More lead, less follow.  More create, less repeat.  Let’s let our kids become what they’re meant to become!

They have three children who all love to create and are super excited to give kids a first class art opportunity in the Saratoga Springs area!