Profile Books.

Profile Book

Using collage material from magazines, and color paper, pencils and pens, they decorated each page to portray something about themselves. I helped them bind the books with a simple accordian folded piece. This project was based on Slyvia Clark's handmade book on display at the California Center for the Arts Escondido Museum.

Profile Book

Profile Book

Thursday class

Small class today--8 kids. A lovely group.
Thursday's class

Thursday's class

woven paintings

woven landscape

Tuesday's class

Twelve kids in class today. We talked about landscapes and distant views and how the mountains in the distance look grey.
Sarah joined us today as our new helper. Yea! She is the Visitor Services and Museum Educator at Escondido Children's Museum.
Sarah and Tricia, please, please leave comments on this blog! It means a lot to me that you are looking at it!

they each painted two landscapes

I taught them how to paint wet into wet and create a sunset sky.

And the other painting into horizontal strips

And wove them together to make one gorgeous peice of artwork!

finished!

painting and drawing butterflies and ladybugs

Ten kids for Thursday's class.

spiders too

bug and butterfly mobile

We hung their painted bugs and butterflies from a coat hanger to create a mobile.

Pinwheels for Peace project

Check out Pinwheels for Peace and make some pinwheels to display on 9-21-07, which is International Day of Peace.

image ©2007 Ayers and McMillan

butterfly mobile

First Tuesday of Session Two. Ten kids today, with 3 new students. We made butterfly and bug mobiles, using watercolor and color pencil.

intent on their butterfly mobiles

They were such a quiet group today!

august 4 reception

Our reception on Saturday was a wonderful success. A dozen kids brought family and friends. We displayed their artwork, they enjoyed delicious snacks (thank you Tricia!) and made paper butterflies, and of course, played. Victor and Nancy came, from the Picerne Foundation, thank you! I was too busy to get photos of all the families and kids, but here's our Mundo Lindo banner, and some of the kids artwork, including clay and papier mache figures on the table.
Our next 8-week session begins this week, with a reception planned for September 29.

august 2 class at work

Eleven kids today, Outlining their bodies and then creatiing paper clothes, inspired by the multi-cultural costumes at Escondido Children's Museum.
Don't forget, there's a reception at the Escondido Children's Museum for the kids Saturday, August 4, 11am-1pm and you're invited!

life size self portraits

life size self portraits

Her 'shirt' reads "I (heart) soccer!"

life size self portraits

She told me she was inspired by a Hawaiian theme, hence a hula dancer.

life size self portraits

His portrait is wearing a Brazilian soccer uniform.

life size self portraits

She's wearing the costume that inspired her self portrait!

tuesday's class

Eleven kids in class today. Hard to believe it's the last week of the first 8 week session. Kids can sign up for the next 8-week session right now.
Today we outlined their bodies on paper, then, using the ECM ethnic costumes as inspiration, created clothes for their image.