St. Mary’s Hospital Puppets & Totes 5/17/2025

We had a blast decorating hand puppets and tote bags with the kids at St. Mary’s Hospital today! We rotated into five different rooms to connect with the children in smaller groups, and demonstrated how to use exaggerated features to show personalities, explore calligraphy styles for monogramming, and work with color palettes and icons to create a signature brand.

Huge thanks to our pro artist volunteer crew: Tim Savage (Event Director), Dennis Calero, Pedro Delgado, Dayna Gonzalez, Adrian Sinnott and to the excellent coordination of the St. Mary’s staff! And thanks to the sweet little girl who made Dayna a thank you note on site 🙂

Bellevue Hospital “Spring Arrivals!” 04/26/2025

What a beautiful day with the children at Bellevue Hospital as we celebrated the arrival of spring! Our Event Director, Micheline Hess, led the kids in drawing a bunny and flower, one shape at a time. 🐰🌸

Then Jason Chatfield sprang into action when a boy requested a Spidey comic. And Elizabeth Winter soared in with a winged unicorn by request. 🦄

The kids used the Blick Art Materials kits we gave them to trace and make these characters their own. One little girl designed colorful harlequin costumes while another tailored her sketch book to her favorite basketball team saying, “this is the best day ever!” Doesn’t get much better than that. 🌟

But the great day got even better when we met up with more Ink Well volunteers, Adrian Sinnott, Elana Amity, and Dayna Gonzalez for lunch.

We’re beyond grateful to be able to bring these kids a bit of joy and creativity while they navigate some tough challenges. Huge thanks to all the volunteers who made this spring day unforgettable! 🌸🌼