About Me:
Hello my name is Jordan and I am the owner of
YLove Studios.
Thank you for visiting my company's website. Allow me to share a little about me.
I am a passionate artist dedicated to showing off the beauty of God's amazing world. I produce art with both artistic creativity and the excellence of technique handed down by former master artists since the Renaissance.
Shared equally with my desire to produce art, is to encourage and celebrate young artists. I LOVE children, and always have. Seeing them expand into their God-given greatness is one of my life's greatest honors.
Now my story:
I received many labels as a young child in school by teachers and friends. These labels genuinely hurt me. Yet, I was blessed with a mother who didn't let these labels define me. It wasn't until the age of 15 when the president of Master School of Art looked at my work and called me an art prodigy did my years of being misunderstood seem to make sense. I was introduced to a world where I wasn't simply considered normal, but was celebrated! Nevertheless, some may be surprised that art didn't come easy for me. I spent countless hours with instructors who looked at art that many said was brilliant, and said it could be better. These instructors have become my dear mentors that continue to challenge me to grow and develop as an artist every day. I too want to give you or your young or old artist the opportunity to both express their artistic gifting, be celebrated for it, and challenged to grow into the fullness of their greatness!
Some people believe that you are either born with a gift for art or you are not. I, however, have learned that just because one knows how to paint naturally, does not mean you automatically are brilliant. Just like any other athlete or business individual, natural gifting must be paired with legitimate technique. Giving students an opportunity to learn these techniques while having fun has been priceless to watch and experience. If you are looking for an art studio to simply show their students how to splatter paint on a page and burn up 60 minutes, you are looking at the wrong place. I always want to empower my students with genuine art techniques they can use for the rest of their lives. If they do not leave their session smiling, full of life, and proud of the new techniques they are learning, then I missed the entire point of the session.
I cannot wait to meet and speak with you soon.
Many Blessings,
Jordan Hay
Credentials:
- Accepted into art college at age 15.
- Begun teaching classes at my college at age 16.
- At age 18, I graduated Master School of Art's college program
- Masters Artist Certification
- Teaching Certification
- Produced and held my own art show in downtown Vancouver, WA
- Washington State Pastel Society Member
- Over 2,000 hours of child care experience at a Washington State licensed child care facility
- Two years of experience as Kings Way Christian School's elementary art teacher, teaching over 300 students on a near weekly regular basis.
- Founder and owner of YLOVE Studios with 5 years of experience delivering detailed one-on-one art classes in my own art studio.