Month: April 2011

6 and Up! John Dahlsen Plastic Bag Landscapes

We’ll be practicing our reuse skills to create abstract landscapes by stacking and compacting a plethora of multi-colored plastic bags replicating a landscape of our choice!

This week: Adire Eleko Part II (3-5’s)

This week the students will finish their Adire Eleko backpacks by scraping the cassava starch paste (flour/water/alum) to reveal their Adire Eleko patterns and designs. In addition, the students will finish their Marc Chagall inspired stained glass cray-pas scene drawings, inspired by the students’ spring break vacation.

Fabulous classes still available!

With visiting artist, museum field trip (parent included), pollock in the park and lots of mediums left to explore…Join us on final Spring Art Adventures!

This week 3-5’s: Adira Eleko Backpacks part I

The students will be immersed in a 2 day batik process that explores Adira Eleko African pattern making. They will create their own backpacks with personalized patterns and dye.

Adira Eleko prints

The students will be immersed in a two day project that explores Adira Eleko prints. They will create their own backpacks with personalized prints. Materials used: 1-mixture: flour, water, and alum to “paint” their Adire Eleko prints 2-backpacks; 3-fabric dye 4-scrapers This project continues our lesson on creating patterns and designs.