meet the artist

Ayesa Kaur

artist · educator · storyteller
Ayesa Kaur — artist and educator, Science Artistry LLC
Her journey

When people create, something shifts

Ayesa Kaur is a professional artist and educator based in Sammamish, Washington — and the founder of Science Artistry LLC.

She began teaching art because she believed something simple and powerful: when people make things with their hands, something shifts. It doesn't matter if you're six years old or eighty-six. Creating gives you access to a version of yourself that doesn't get much time in the rest of daily life.

Her sessions bring together science, culture, and artistic technique — but the science is just one lens she uses. When she's teaching watercolor to a group of seniors at a retirement center, the focus is on color, water control, the quiet pleasure of watching pigment bloom across paper. When she's with a kindergarten classroom, it might be orcas and ink, or moon phases and printmaking. The art shifts. The care doesn't.

Ayesa Kaur teaching an art workshop in a school classroom
How Ayesa works

Three guiding principles

1

The room shapes the session

Every workshop is built around the actual people attending: their age, energy, skill level, what they're there for. No two sessions are identical.

2

Everyone leaves with something real

Not a half-finished craft. Finished, meaningful artwork — something worth framing, keeping, or sharing. Work that makes people proud.

3

Art and curiosity belong together

Whether the context is science, culture, or pure technique, great art starts with genuine interest in the world. Curiosity makes the work sing.

Her practice

Art techniques and approaches

Water lily pond — original painting by Ayesa Kaur

Watercolor

Wet-on-wet, glazing, color mixing, water control — from flowing abstracts to detailed realism.

Aurora Borealis pastel artwork by Ayesa Kaur

Pastel

Blending, layering, working on dark paper for dramatic color and texture.

Feathers — printmaking by Ayesa Kaur

Printmaking

Stamping, monoprint techniques, relief printing — hands-on and tactile.

Japanese crane — origami and watercolor by Ayesa Kaur

Origami

Paper folding with painted or drawn finishes — combining precision with creativity.

Orcas — ink illustration by Ayesa Kaur

Ink & Line Art

Scientific illustration style, contour drawing, and expressive mark-making.

Sea turtle — dot painting inspired watercolor

Dot Painting

Aboriginal-inspired technique with cultural context and meditative practice.

Ready to work with Ayesa?

Whether you're booking a workshop, designing a custom session, or exploring curriculum for your classroom — let's connect and create something meaningful together.

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