Emmett Ramstad is an arts educator and sculptor who works as a teaching artist with COMPAS and at the University of Minnesota. Emmett teaches soft sculpture, fiber arts, wood working, found object sculpture, performance, printmaking, collage, bookmaking and professional development. Emmett’s goal as a teacher is to nurture creativity and critical thinking in his students, he believes all students enter the classroom creative, intelligent, and curious and his role as a teacher is to provide them with the right learning environment, curriculum and encouragement to help them build upon their inherent intelligence and to challenge them to think critically, interdisciplinarily and intersectionally. Merging his background in arts education and arts integration with his sculptural art practice, Emmett has led arts workshops in community centers, schools, and outdoor settings.
Who doesn’t like to create fantasy worlds? Or new worlds where we would like to live? Children and adults alike love to imagine a world of their own making. Using scrap wood pieces, cardboard, tape, glue, nails and recycled elements students will make miniature worlds on a rigid base and share their wooden world with the class.
