Karissa Holmes, 12, shows off the gnome home she made at ADK ArtRise in Saranac Lake on Wednesday during a Spring Break art class taught by Brittany Sternberg. “He looks happy in there,” Holmes said. “He’s living his best life.” Karissa was there with her sister Lena, 10. “We were just kind of bored,” Lena said. They both said this art project cured their boredom. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Cerbone)

Brittany Sternberg glues a gnome to a mushroom as Colden Tyler, 6, watches on. Tyler had made the two out of clay at ADK ArtRise on Wednesday during a Spring Break art class. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Cerbone)

Nina Lawrence, 8, spins the gnome glitter globe she made at ADK ArtRise on Wednesday during a Spring Break art class. She was glad her mom brought her there. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Cerbone)

Julia Stone grins big as she looks at the gnome home Oscar Coslovsky, 9, made at ADK ArtRise on Wednesday during a Spring Break art class. “I’ve always found art as a thing that really lets me let out my emotions,” Coslovsky said. Other parents there commented on how “meticulous” he was in his work. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Cerbone)