If you want your kid to never get messy, this isn’t the class for you.
Be Kind
& Make Art
Welcome to Gildenbeck — the irreverent, process-based art studio for potty-trained kids through age 6, right on the Long Beach boardwalk. Here, it’s about the expression more than the finished piece — about the conversations that happen when we let our guards down and create simply for the sake of creating. We practice kindness, make art, and build confidence along the way.
Be Kind
Make Art
Be Kind Make Art
Each child’s work is mailed to home, a relative, or chosen address 2–4 weeks after the session ends. It’s like a gallery show in your mailbox. Grandma’s gonna cry.
Who Am I?
I’m a retired nanny who spent 12 years serving 5 incredible families across 3 countries on 3 continents. After years in New York City — and a childhood in the Midwest — I traded my beloved little home in UES for sea air and now call the Long Beach boardwalk home.
Bring your little marlin over and let’s make some art.
I’m engaged to a software engineer, love to write and design, and have a knack for connecting with little ones on their level — whether that’s a whispered secret, a belly laugh, or a full-on glitter explosion.
I can’t wait to meet your masterpiece in development.
