Friday, November 30, 2012

papier mache

Papier Mache
who needs papier mache, when you have aluminum foil?

Papier Mache
We did papier mache, using balloons as our form. The papier mache will be dry by next week and we'll paint it.
Papier Mache

Papier Mache

Papier Mache
Papier Mache
Brittany, our wonderful teenage volunteer


Papier Mache
Kathleen, our wonderful grownup volunteer!
Papier Mache


Papier Mache
After the kids were done with the balloon, they could form an armature with aluminum foil, and then papier mache over it.

Papier Mache
Victor made a dinosaur
Papier Mache
Again, fun with aluminum foil!
Class ends December 20 and starts up again January 10th, Thursdays from 3-5 (pre registration required)

Friday, November 16, 2012

a museum visit and self portraits


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We visited the California Center for the Arts, Escondido museum. First, we discussed 'museum etiquette' and as one kid put it 'library voices.' They did great! We walked around, discussed the exhibition of work by Raúl Anguiano. On display was work of his from when he was 5 years old to the end of his life. It was great showing the kids his early drawings.
Much of his work was portraiture, so we used that as inspiration for our class.
self portraits
self portraits
Back in the classroom, I did a portrait demo, showing proportions, and they worked in chalk pastel.
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Friday, November 9, 2012

Abstracts with oil pastels

abstracts with oil pastels

abstracts with oil pastels
We did abstracts today--with a full, active class!
abstracts with oil pastels
The kids drew from fruit, using oil pastels and creating colorful backgrounds. They drew four different fruits, on four small sheets of paper.
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abstracts with oil pastels
abstracts with oil pastels
Yeah! we have a new volunteer, high school student Brittany.
abstracts with oil pastels
Then, on a larger sheet, they chose their favorite drawing and glued it down. They folded and cut the other 3 rearranging them, and gluing them down to become abstract.
abstracts with oil pastels
abstracts with oil pastels
abstracts with oil pastels
abstracts with oil pastels
abstracts with oil pastels
abstracts with oil pastels

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abstracts with oil pastels

abstracts with oil pastels
abstracts with oil pastels

abstracts with oil pastels

abstracts with oil pastels

abstracts with oil pastels
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Some of the kids finished early, and had waaay too much energy to stay inside. So we went out and visited the Dia de los Muertos community installation in the courtyard of California Center for the Arts, Econdido. We talked about the altars and what the mementos told about the people who had passed on. Victor told us his children would cover his altar with pizza because he loves it!
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