Category: About Us

Come to an Art Intensive Retreat! Or Schedule Your Own Art Paint Party or Tea Party!

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Visual Manna Art Programs are about using art to glorify God and uplift and encourage others in creating beautiful spaces! 

It is also about our teaching methods of combining the master artists, the elements and principles of art and art techniques in media for maximum creativity and excellence in visual communication.   

Learn how to:

Do Paint Parties

Host Art Tea Parties

Teach Art

Join us for our week long Art Intensive Retreats and we will show you how!

Check out all the details for our week long retreats HERE.

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If you are interested in scheduling a Paint Party or Artist Tea Party taught by us, CONTACT US HERE!

Upcoming Art Camps!

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Are you a Christian school looking for an advanced art program supplement that will could for a high school art credit? Visual Manna will do an advanced art camp that will teach excellence and will be an intensive art course where students can continue on and get AP credit if they continue at their school in the program. 
 
Visual Manna teachers can also provide an art camp for younger age students with a Biblical view point that teaches the elements and principles of art, master works, and wonderful art projects that can be used in ministry.  
 
We can provide this at your church or school or camp area as well.  
 
One of our goals is to raise up the next generation of Christ centered art teachers. Teacher training for students is also available.
 
Already scheduled:  
 
July 9-13  Kansas City Art Camp  
This will include a half day at the Nelson, and doing a mural for a ministry, along with art training in painting, drawing and sculpting techniques and also graphic art.
July 23-27  Montauk Art Camp
We will be learning skills while enjoying the beauty of the Current River. We will be doing lots of art of things in nature and do a mural for a ministry in the country.  
We are looking forward to seeing you soon!
 
Ask about our paint parties for young and old. We can create murals with the children, or do delightful canvas painting pictures to cherish with friends.
 
Sharon Jeffus
Owner of Visual Manna
 
Contact us for more information:   
Email visualmanna@gmail.com or call 573-453-6364.  
 
About Sharon: Sharon Jeffus has a B.S.S.E. in Art Education from John Brown University and continued on in her studies to be certified to teach English from the University of Arkansas. She studied painting at Metropolitan in Denver and sculpting at Southern Illinois University. She has written over twenty books and has the internationally known company Visual Manna. Sharon wrote her first book in 1992 and developed the Visual Manna teaching method where art is integrated with art appreciation, techniques, vocabulary and core subjects. She has also written an Indian Arts and Crafts program that was rated outstanding by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.Sharon taught in the public schools in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. She then left the public school system to write books, travel and homeschool her two children.  Sharon also taught Intensive English as an adjunct lecturer at the University of Missouri-Rolla and has given presentations on teaching art to college classes including Azusa Pacific University and Columbia College and the Audubon Society. She has three AP courses that have been approved to teach. Art internships are also available. Sharon developed and presented workshops in coordination with Wonders of Wildlife Museum and Bass Pro on art and science. Her books are available in ebook form and at Rainbow Resources  that has free videos of her lessons. Visual Manna Academy is offering a comprehensive art program for high school students and students graduating who want a strong foundation in art and also written communication, provided by Visual Manna teachers. 

How to Design a Tiny House Fishing Cabin and Read More About Visual Manna’s NEW Creating Spaces Business

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There is in every American, I think, something of the old Daniel Boone – who, when he could see the smoke from another chimney, felt himself too crowded and moved further out into the wilderness. Hubert H. Humphrey

People are buying pieces of land in the wilderness and putting cabins on them in a very economical and creative way. I unexpectedly was able to be a part of this great adventure. For under $20,000 you can create a great living space that will have everything you need. 

Click here to read the full article and see how we transformed a cabin shell into a wonderful tiny living space! 

Visual Manna is now branching out into a new business where we do unique décor items, remodeling, murals and sculptures. Visual Manna’s Creating Spaces will create spaces to specification. Our specialty is creating a tiny house, rustic cabins, steam punk industrial designs, and church designs. We will contract to modify a space to individual specifications.

Come to an art retreat and learn how to create your own décor items with paint party pictures (check out our new Horse Paint Party theme HERE)
Unique furniture and décor chosen by us
Murals and designs for churches

Let us help you to enjoy art in your everyday living!

Visual Manna Creating Spaces

Owner Sharon Jeffus

visualmanna@gmail.com

573-729-9474

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHECK OUT OUR NEW FACEBOOK PAGE HERE

 

Visual Manna Art Camps with Master Artist Sharon Jeffus

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Option One: Art Retreat/Camp at Montauk 2018
You will be able to learn painting techniques, meet a master artist, and do finished pieces of artwork every day. This is a great place for a family vacation. Montauk State Park is one of the best trout fishing places in the Midwest and especially well known for fly fishing. This camp is for adults, students in middle school and up, and or younger students who are especially gifted. 
Cost is $350, all supplies included and room and board. A $50.00 deposit reserves your space. Families can also rent a cabin at the Montauk State Park lodge and just do day camp.  Facility is within walking distance of the river. 
April 18-22
June 11-15
July 23-27
Option Two: Kansas City Art Camps 2018
Students learn drawing, painting and sculpting techniques and the elements and principles of art. Students receive free ebooks with the course Master Drawing and high school art curriculum ebook. Students spend a day at the Nelson Art Museum with sketch book studying techniques of the masters, student do computer and graphic art and we will complete a mural at a local non-profit like City Union Mission. Each camp will have a guest master artist. Work this exciting week into your 2018 curriculum.
April 23–27 June 25–29
July 9–13
September 10–14
October 15-19 
Cost is $150.00 for the week! 
Contact visualmanna@gmail.com with questions.

Using Visual Images to Show Gospel Truths

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Are you a business or ministry needing graphic art work?  Visual Manna Academy can help you.  Our students are the best of the best and are trained to help!  What can you do with our artists?

  1. Put art up that shows a visual gospel and you believe is anointed. Some can be a catalyst and conversation starter to share your testimony. Have murals done in strategic places. 
  2. Do an outreach such as a paint party as an activity that your business provides. We do paint parties for businesses and churches with the object of bringing people into the church, and creating beautiful images that impact society.  
  3. Fill the gap teaching art and crafts to children that don’t normally have the opportunity.
  4. Do face painting as an outreach.

    OUR ARTISTS CAN HELP YOU!!! Contact us today!

 

Content of Visual Manna Academy Course & Student Art Gallery!

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Following is a list of art work I would like you to have completed for graduation from this program.
Art you do on mission trips will be included on this list if you choose. Select your very best work for
your final portfolio. Be sure and keep a sketchbook and always date and sign what you do. When you
come up with an original idea, jot down how you got it. You will have a whole year to finish the program.
I want you to have enough for the AP credit if you so choose. Remember to BE BOLD, BE
ORIGINAL AND BE EXCELLENT.

1. Large finished poster in mixed media can be paint/charcoal/chalk/marker.
2. T-Shirt design that goes with poster.
3. Business Card, Logo and Brochure (Computer graphics for
marketing a product). This can be for your own business or one that you are familiar with.
4. Three watercolor paintings and three canvas paintings.
5. One sculpture
6. Photograph for competition
7. One Ad
8. One finished black and white drawing of a person in history showing
composition and design and one pen and ink drawing of the same.
9. One set design/ one costume design
10. One original mural design/we will work on one mural together (this will be done on mission trips).
11. Participation in an art show.
12. Your name in an interesting way.
13. A series of twelve pictures of a certain thing done in different ways and different mediums.
14. An original comic character.
15. A collage or montage showing your sense of design and composition.
16. A poster where you bring a spiritual concept to life.
17. An original Bible lesson that has a master work of art, an element of art and instruction in technique
of media.
18. A picture in black and white ink drawing that shows you understand line and composition.
19. A portrait of a person.
20. A charcoal drawing that is 24” by 36” done with excellence. You can use a roll of brown paper to
do this.
21. A pastel portrait drawing of an animal.
22. A drawing using one point perspective and a drawing using two point perspective that shows you
understand the concept very well.

Go here for online free lessons for younger students.  Students graduating the program will be encouraged to use my materials to teach younger children. For more information, CONTACT US!

http://ourhomeschoolforum.com/videos/interactive-lessons/line-shape-swans-art-year-season-2-episode-1/