1^st lesson free

Afilandra

Rate $30
Response 7h
Students
Number of students Afilandra has taught since their arrival at Superprof
2
Number of students Afilandra has taught since their arrival at Superprof

$30/h

1^st lesson free

Drawing
Painting
Art And Design
Illustration
Printmaking

Graduate of Rhode Island School of Design with over 15 years art experience in many modes and forms of making.

Drawing
Painting
Art And Design
Illustration
Printmaking

Lesson location

- at your home or a public place : will travel up to 10 mi. from Providence

About Afilandra

From my earliest memories, art has been an integral part of my life. My passion for the arts was nurtured by the boundless creativity surrounding me and my family, and the constant creative encouragement I received. From a young age, I was given the freedom to explore my every curiosity within my father’s screen printing studio at will. I would grow up, watching him paint, print, and craft music until the sun rose. I became his shop assistant, laying out drying prints for him so he could print faster. He instilled in me a profound appreciation for the wonders of artistic practice from a tender age. When I created my first screen print at just five years old, it ignited a passion for creation within me that has only grown stronger over time. My upbringing in Bed Stuy instilled in me a deep appreciation for the people around me. The vibrant cultural landscape I grew up with was integral to my artistic practice. I became fascinated with people and stories. I would often get lost watching the people walk by on the street below, fascinated by the millions of lives passing below. Surrounded by the vibrant energy of Brooklyn, and attending primarily arts-focused schools, I thrived. I attended LaGuardia HS of the Arts which further shaped my artistic journey; providing me with the tools and inspiration to explore and learn. At the Rhode Island School of Design, I discovered my artistic voice and learned to infuse my work with meaning and purpose. As a multidisciplinary artist, I work across various mediums, including video, animation, and sound. I love doing traditional cut out animation layered with imagery pulled from collected fabrics and scientific images taken with a microscope. In my fine arts practice I work primarily in acrylics. I use different acrylic mediums and materials to create texture and then use colored pencils to draw or paint on top with acrylics. I am also a member at Binch Press/ Queer Archive Work and use the space to also have my own printmaking practice where I am able to create high quality Risograph prints of my work. I also dabble in encaustic printing and oil painting, and fiber arts. My creative practice is deeply rooted in storytelling, particularly oral history and folklore, as means of exploring the Black experience and interrogating the impacts of whiteness and Western culture on Black and mixed identities. In my video and animation projects, I delve into themes of Black social performance and masking, reimagining personal history under the lens of extreme duress. My two-dimensional work embodies a rich aesthetic language characterized by maximalism, blending elements of creepiness, beauty, and cuteness to create visually striking compositions that challenge conventional notions of girlhood and beauty. My artistic journey is a continuous exploration of self-expression, fueled by a boundless imagination and a commitment to pushing the boundaries of creative expression. My goal is to create a snapshot of the world as I see it, and imbue the viewer with the wonder one feels when one stumbles across a hidden meadow in a dark forest. The creatures there are strange, and magical. And the shadows flit past your periphery, whispering secret nothings. Through my work, I seek to inspire curiosity, spark conversation, and evoke emotion, inviting viewers to embark on a journey of discovery alongside me.

About the lesson

Once when I was in middle school, a teacher told me something that struck me. She said, “my job is to teach you how to learn.” I understood then that there was a bigger picture, a purpose to learning. I didn't have to focus on memorization or repetition, but comprehension. That perspective shift was necessary for me to be the person I am today, and because of that teacher, I am committed to constantly asking questions, opening my mind, and becoming an expert in anything that I can get my hands, eyes, and brain on. A lot of the job of teaching is subtly figuring out the best way to teach something by figuring out the best way for a person to learn it. And for most artists, this learning process is very specific, marked by significant moments of personal discovery and gentle leading along hidden murky paths. Teaching art is unique in that you have to teach more than just artistic skill. When a student graduates from art school, their inspiration and drive has to come from within, so making sure that students are confident, uplifted, and aware of the realities of life after school is important. It is in the college environment that you understand the importance of instilling critical thinking skills, quick processing, and a personal joy for research and expanding the mind. It is how you mold artists driven to expand their own practice without prompting from outside sources. It is how you create inquisitive minds willing to create daring art that pushes the boundaries of media and form. And once you see the fruits of your labor, you start to see that some of the most important work that a person can do is teaching. There is a quiet joy in the invisible work of leading brilliant minds along the paths they are actively creating. I enjoy the act of watching someone learn, learning to teach, teaching to learn. I think that passing on knowledge, fought for with a lifetime of learning and growing and becoming, is a purpose worth feeling proud of. For those of us who have grown up without them, we understand the value of resources provided by institutional spaces. I am committed to making sure that these institutional spaces stay as inclusive and accessible as possible. For me, this means making sure every student gets a voice, gets time, gets space, to communicate their story. When I graduated and taught at SNHU, the students were all Refugees. I had to create a syllabus with the understanding that we were in a pandemic and that most of my students did not have consistent access to the internet due to living in militarized and inaccessible zones. It was important for me to create a syllabus that was simple enough that each unit could be completed alone and or separately from one another so that it was accessible for every student regardless of if they could attend every class. Inclusion is important to me. Inclusion based on financial, racial, or ethnic differences is something I am especially sensitive to and have seen the effects of personally, and I will and have done everything in my power to make resources available and accessible to students.

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5h: $150
10h: $300

Travel

+ $$5

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This first lesson offered with Afilandra will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.

30mins

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Hi! I charge $25 per hour with $5 added for travel costs as I grew up in NYC and am loyal to public transportation.
In total it usually comes to $30 per hour.

If you are located somewhere very far from me that requires me to make special travel arrangements the price of travel will be added onto the prices of the session.

If the subject matter extends across multiple disciplines or requires my personal supplies to be used the price may increase depending on need (ie. replacing supplies/tools costs and/or time and labor costs)

I will never increase price without discussion.

Let me know if there are any questions, thank you!

Graduate of Rhode Island School of Design with over 15 years art experience in many modes and forms of making.

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Graduate of Rhode Island School of Design with over 15 years art experience in many modes and forms of making.

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About Afilandra

About the lesson

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Pack rates

Travel

free lessons

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Other tutors in Drawing

Sam

Malda

Sydney

Keith

Kendra

Alex

AnneMarie

Mariana

Anastasia

Wiktoria

Stephanie

Claudia

David

Catherine

Roxanne

Diana

Sara

Cemil

Tarrell

Breon

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