Books By Barbara Rucci, Betsy McKenna - Author

Bar Rucci is passionate about two things: kids and art. She is a professional graphic designer, art teacher, postcard-lover, and mom to three spirited kids. A graduate of Skidmore College, Bar was an art major with an early childhood minor. After college she began a 10-year journey of finding her inner entrepreneur. She painted murals, designed textiles, created a children's clothing line, and finally taught herself graphic design. It was this last adventure that became her calling, allowing her to stay home and raise her wild and creative offspring. In 2012, Bar created Art Bar Blog, a place where she explores her love of child-led art experiences, cultivates her interests in making-by-hand, and shares simple tips and ideas to bring creativity into other's lives. Two years later, Bar began teaching art to four-year olds because her own kids were getting too big and too busy to make art with their mom. A self-proclaimed "late bloomer," Bar is a strong new visionary in the world of kid' art. She is