Today we pretended to be an animation studio with an imminent deadline. I gave the group 47 frames of animation (almost two seconds) from Disney’s Bambi (1942), with the request that they trace all 47 frames. They distributed the frames,
Last week’s lesson (at the risk of being a little dry) was on the subject of light. On the table, I’d set up a couple of balls as our scene; we began by making observations about how the room’s ambient
The big block of clay was in a bag and placed in the center of our space. Muons were invited to pick up the bag as we went around the circle talking about any experience with clay we may have
Our first art class was dedicated to the study of colors. We started with a quick talk about everybody’s favorite color, and then read “Mix it up!” by Hervé Tullet together. Quarks enjoyed this interactive read, there was plenty of
This week our class learned about the life of Jackson Pollock and Abstract Expressionism movement. We read the book “Action Jackson” by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan. And then, the kids all made their own abstract splatter art! We used
Last week, the Neutrons learned all about Pablo Picasso and Cubism! We read the book “Pablo” by Marisa Boan. Then we made our own version of cubism artwork. We created self portraits or other pictures using bright colors and geometric
The group was given some paper circles, on which they sketched an idea of what to embroider. We discussed how straight lines are straightforward, but curves (which would have to be made up of many small lines) are trickier. They
This week, we learned all about Frida Kahlo’s life, art and style. We read Frida Kahlo by Mary Nihn. And then, we made our own Frida-inspired pumpkins. The kids transformed into Jr. Florists as they put together their own bouquets
We began this week’s session with a warm-up: I’d printed out the facades of various buildings, and taped them to the bottom of a sheet of tracing paper. The group traced over them in as much detail as they could
This summary is for the past two sessions. Group Exploring: We brought out our clay bag with the wet towel still wrapped around it from last week. We explored the flexibility of the clay by grabbing chunks of clay and
