Skills to Create
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“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”
Pablo Picasso, and the line Sue built this on
Course 1, Seeing Beyond the Obvious, is written and taught by Sue Wachter. The pilot for the 2026-27 school year is free: sign in, do Lesson 1, send Sue your feedback, and the next lesson opens.
At a glance
Free
Lesson 1 and the whole 2026-27 pilot. Pricing comes after Sue evaluates it.
3-10
minute sprints. Learning in brief pieces, never more than 10 minutes.
6+
Sue has found students as young as 6 often grasp more than you think.
The course
One course during the pilot. Create a free account and start today.
Sue is uploading the lessons during the 2026-27 school year, so the course grows as the year goes on.
Course 1 · free to start
Seeing Beyond the Obvious
Connecting math and art. Series 1, Tools and Clues Everywhere, is seven short lessons on lines and angles. Series 2, Shape, Balance and Composition, builds on them with shape, structure, and visual balance.
Who this is for
Anyone who was told they weren’t an artist.
Sue teaches the same way at every age: short lessons, no oversimplifying, and time to let each piece of learning develop on its own.
01
Kids
Sue has taught students as young as six. Lessons run in three to ten minute sprints, so the habit of looking sticks before attention runs out.
02
Families
Work through a lesson together at home. The course values are simple: curiosity over perfection, observation over speed, awareness over rules.
03
Teachers
The 2026-27 Skills to Create pilot is free for classrooms and comes with notes on National Core Arts Standards and Common Core geometry for your records.
04
Adults who quit
If a teacher once told you your art wasn’t good enough, start again here. The lessons work the same for a grown-up as for a six-year-old.
For teachers and parents
Bring Skills to Create to your classroom.
The pilot runs through the 2026-27 school year and is free. Tell Sue about your students and what you need, and she will write back herself.
Sue Wachter
Founder, By My Design. Centralia, WA.