Hi, I’m Kris Blake! For right now, I’ll most likely be your instructor for any of the classes you might chose to take, so here is a little information about me and how I came to develop Mobile Creativity.

 

I have been an artist from a very young age—drawing paper dolls, decorating dollhouses, sewing clothes for me and my Barbies—I did it all. I wanted to be a fashion designer  growing up and wore some very unique ensembles (sewn by me, of course) in my high school years. It turns out, I wasn’t super thrilled with flat pencil drawings and swapped majors from Art to Youth Leadership my freshman year at BYU. I graduated with a BS in Youth Agency Administration, choosing to work with kids pretty much for the rest of my life in my employment and through church volunteer positions. 

I got married at the ripe old age of 20 and had 3 children who kept me very busy and who are all grown up now. The youngest, my daughter, Kalena, pulled me into the world of musical theatre at age 4 and she is still pursuing a career on the stage. 

I have always loved to teach and feel perfectly at home in front of an audience or a class and I am grateful for all the opportunities to improve those skills throughout my life. 

 

I have worked as a Graduate student teacher at BYU, as a Camp Director for the National Parks Council of Boy Scouts of America, a theatre teacher and admin for Broadway Kids Academy, and a Pre-K and drama teacher at American Heritage Academy. In 2017 I started Seedling Theatre Company in Henderson, NV,  a youth performing arts conservatory that continues to thrive and grow under new ownership today. After 8 years of directing, teaching, designing costumes and sets, writing plays and working with hundreds of wonderful kids and families, I was happy, but exhausted, and needed to slow my life down to a more manageable pace. I wasn’t prepared for the profound creative withdrawal I faced when I walked out the door of my labor of love for the last time. I’ve since turned a spare bedroom into an art studio in my house and the front room into a sewing haven, and I just make beautiful stuff. Everyday.

 

I love quilting and sewing and putting on themed parties. I love to write and enjoy good books, intelligent movies, and going to the theatre (especially in NY). And I really love sharing my passions and skills with others. So here I am again, doing what I love to do. I can’t wait to work with you and your families and together find the joy inherent in the arts.