Japanese koi
Before the apocalypse began, we had a beautiful art session inspired by Japanese koi fish. Seems very apt now as the koi signifies...
Puerto Rican masks
We've spent 2 weeks working on more masks. This time inspired by vejigante (pronounced beh-hee-gahn-teh) - a common folkloric character...
African masks
African Masks have multiple varieties for many different reasons. Many masks are created for festivals, rituals and ceremonies. Some...
Inuit art
We have spent the last two weeks looking at and learning all about the Inuits and their art. Living in the harshest parts of the world,...
Argentina La Boca
La Boca, is a neighbourhood, or barrio of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. Years ago, shipyard workers used left over metal and paint...
Mexico Hojalata art
Been ages since I last posted! That thing called christmas got in the way a bit. But the last two workshops of 2019 were devoted to one...
Japan Cherry Blossom art
I've got a thing about Japan. It's fascinating and thanks to manga art, loads of kids are into it too. We looked at examples of art from...
New Zealand Maori Koru art
Kids were really interested in the Māori people of New Zealand this week. We watched a video of New Zealand's All Blacks performing the...
Mexico Amate bark art
Really excited about this new art course! We're looking at cultural art and began this week with the Otomi Indians in Mexico. In...
Cubism
It was a very busy final session in the latest art course. We looked at Cubism and discussed how artists such as Picasso and Braque...
