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How one artist’s viral virtual art class is helping kids around the world
Individual ingenuity has become a hallmark of the pandemic with artists producing an array of creative in-person and virtual innovations.
January 21, 2022
The Art of Paying Attention
In an invitation to slow down and look at the world around you, graphic journalist Wendy MacNaughton illustrates how drawing can spark deeply human, authentic connections.
September 23, 2021
Wendy MacNaughton’s Drawing Lessons
The artist Wendy MacNaughton handed me a pencil and a sheet of white paper and gave me simple instructions: Keep my pencil on the paper and my eyes on her face.
February 3, 2022
8 to 3: It’s a tough time to be a kid. Art can help
In March 2020, when it became clear that San Francisco public schools would most certainly close, Wendy MacNaughton panicked alongside her friends who had kids.
October 11, 2021
The Art of Paying Attention
Think back to your childhood, specifically your elementary school art class. When you finished creating something, how did that make you feel?
November 29, 2021
“Draw Together” Art Class Helps Kids and Parents during Crisis
Many parents who are now unexpectedly homeschooling their children are finding it to be a challenge.
April 24, 2020
Finding The Good
As we venture into the second month of a global pandemic, we’ve continued to be amazed by the good that still exists out there.
April 25, 2020
With schools closed, kids all over the world "draw together" in SF illustrator's free daily lessons
When San Francisco-based illustrator Wendy MacNaughton started hosting online daily drawing classes for kids stuck at home, she thought it was going to be a short series: a few minutes a day for five days, that’s about it.
April 27, 2020
Illustrator Wendy MacNaughton hosts free virtual art classes for kids...
Illustrator Wendy MacNaughton hosts free virtual art classes for kids of all ages on Instagram Live.
April 27, 2020
A 5-Day Wellness Retreat Inside a Studio Apartment
IG Live art class with Wendy MacNaughton. Every weekday at 10 a.m. PT, @wendymac does a live art class.
April 28, 2020
In Other News
Wendy MacNaughton, Times journalist and illustrator behind Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, is partnering with Make The Road NY to bring art supplies to underserved children in Queens and Brooklyn.
April 29, 2020
14 Fun Things to Do at Home
Donate to artist Wendy MacNaughton’s nonprofit #DrawTogether, which aims to distribute art kits to kids during shelter in place.
May 03, 2020
Wendy Macnaughton’s #DrawTogether brings art (and needed supplies) to kids
When people were asked to stay at home as much as possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wendy Macnaughton wanted to do something to help relieve the fear and anxiety so many people are feeling.
May 04, 2020
San Francisco illustrator Wendy Mac teaches kids how to draw
Wendy Mac is a San Francisco-based illustrator. When the COVID-19 outbreak caused schools to close, she knew kids would need structure for learning, and, perhaps more importantly, a creative outlet for their emotions during a strange time.
May 12, 2020
Experts Share Tips On How To Relax During The Pandemic
Clinical assistant professor of psychiatry Dr. Jean Kim and artist Wendy MacNaughton answer listener questions about ways to relax during the pandemic.
May 19, 2020
In Case of Emergency, Make Art
Hand a kid colored pencils and the trepidation and confusion of the coronavirus pandemic transmutes into striped penguins.
May 30, 2020
Meet the illustrator holding virtual drawing classes for kids
The 3rd hour of TODAY’s Sheinelle Jones talks to illustrator Wendy MacNaughton to learn more about her live drawing class that she’s been offering on Instagram.
June 15, 2020
The ultimate parents’ guide to summer activity resources
The 3rd hour of TODAY’s Sheinelle Jones talks to illustrator Wendy MacNaughton to learn more about her live drawing class that she’s been offering on Instagram.
June 17, 2020
Slowing Down to Forge Deeper Connections
When beloved illustrator Wendy MacNaughton was growing up, her grandmother showed her around museums and the city.
March 10, 2022
Brief But Spectacular: Wendy MacNaughton
San Francisco native Wendy MacNaughton is a NYT best-selling illustrator and graphic journalist. Watch her give her #BriefButSpectacular take on ‘Illustrated Documentary.’
April 05, 2016