How does an artist teach troubled teens about the importance of creating balance in their lives? By introducing the art of mobile making! Creating balance. This is a pretty simple idea for mobile making artist, Judy Malone-Stein of Young Audiences of Houston. Malone-Stein visited the Fort Bend County Juvenile Probation Department this month to show the youth in detention how to make “Art that Moves” as inspired by the work of Alexander Calder. The students not only had a chance to learn about the work of a famous artist, but they also discovered through Judy’s artistic example- that for every action there is a reaction, with every choice comes a consequence, and the best lesson of all, because these youth are going through a very hard time in their lives right now, was the reminder that for every down there is always an up! Learning life lessons through the art of mobile making? This engaging interactive workshop introduced science and geometry as well as basic social and life skills as only a creative artist could do it… Judy Malone-Stein teaches this workshop as an opportunity to learn about mobile making through the eyes of an artist named Alexander Calder. Her workshop is available through Young Audiences of Houston and can be booked as a residency program available to kids of all ages. Visit www.yahouston.org to learn more. Judy Malone-Stein and her “Art that Moves” Workshop at Fort Bend County Juvenile Probation Department was made possible by Katy ARTreach in collaboration with Young Audiences of Houston and the Fort Bend Partnerships for Youth. Visit www.katyartreach.org to learn more about the impact the arts can have on children at risk.