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2/26/19 Today was my very first day interning at Art Mix! When I first arrived, I met Kelly who is a teacher there. She gave me a tour of the facility and told me about what we would be doing that morning. We first put away some dishes and she showed me where they kept certain art tools. I then prepared some Marti Gras themed trays to set out on the tables. The first girl, Immy, arrived with her mom. She was so cute and I think she is about 15 months old. Kelly told me to work on punching out the eyes and nose for the project of the day. We were doing faces by a Brazilian artist named Soni. While working on the punch-outs, I met Jacqueline who is the director of Art Mix. Soon after, a little boy named Elijah and his sister Leah arrived. We then began their class. It was interesting to see the methods that Kelly used to make the project work for kids with such young ages. She was very patient and every step in the project was well thought out. Once they were done, we started a project ...