Gallery: Course #5
Art 8: Comic strip
(Group B) We were learning about comics: the definition, the difference between comics and cartoons (animation), the vocabulary of comics,
February 15, 2018
Art 7: Family / Mixed techniques
(Group A) The children were invited to work with several techniques: drawing, collage and painting. First we drew puppets that
February 8, 2018
Art 6: Ink wash landscapes
(Mixed groups) We were working with an ink wash technique, in which a range of ink density produces astonishing variations
February 1, 2018
Art 5: Cardboard fantasy animals
(Group A) We took advantage of old packaging material that had accumulated in our studio:-) It was also a good
January 25, 2018
Art 4: Study of flowers
(Group B) We worked together with our guest teacher Manuela Bianco, who specialises in drawing flowers using a blue pen
January 18, 2018
Dance 3: Dream
Anything can happen in a dream and in our imagination! We played with colours/emotions to express what is inside or outside
January 18, 2018
Art 3: Still-life with a blueprint fabric
(Group A) We focused on drawing and painting a still-life with a distinctive patterned tablecloth (a Slovak traditional blueprint fabric).
January 11, 2018
Dance 2: Skin / creative stories
We talked about the skin, our biggest organ. We tried to sense the air around us and to feel the
December 14, 2017
Art 2: Self-portrait
—Observe your face in the mirror, notice its main features, emotions, colours and also background. —Paint the self-portrait as large
December 7, 2017
Dance 1: Breathing/moving sculptures
We talked about the importance of breathing and the organs involved in it. Kids tried consciously to breathe with their
November 30, 2017
Art 1: Writing/drawing own story
In this session we stimulated our storytelling and writing skills along with drawing and illustrating. We took advantage of our
November 23, 2017
Dance 4: Hands and Feet
Hands and feet are our extremities, they connect us with the outside world, with the ground and the air around
September 21, 2017
Art 3: Expressive flowers
We worked together with the artist and painter Barbara Rink. She set a couple of goals for the children to
September 14, 2017