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‘First Friday Party’ #9
NEXT Friday (6th August from 7.30 – midnight)
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The other sewing lady!
Tuesday’s Bangkok Life Sessions have become famous. Soon everyone in Soi 31 will have posed for us in the studio!
Mosaic Madness!
Mosaic Dish by Lena (Student)
We have recently had a large number of mosaics being created in the studio. The children especially have shown a real appreciation (and surprising patience) for the ancient art form, creating some fantastically detailed pieces on wooden boards and clay dishes.
Working with colourful glass tiles it is inevitable that, every now and then, they do actually bleed for their craft but this does not deter them one bit! It’s wonderful to see their fearless creativity and determination to get their pieces perfect.
Modigliani on Saturday!
Surabhi, Devi, Saloni and Saanya
Saturday’s kids have done it again! They just make me SO PROUD! Little geniuses! I can’t get enough.
This past Saturday, we looked at Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani and his figure paintings. Modigliani was best known for his modern, simplified take on portraiture creating mask like faces and elongated bodies and features.
The kids chose members of their family to base their portraits on…paying careful attention to such details as hairstyles, jewelry and type of clothing. At the end of the day, they had created masterpieces. I have to admit, there were quite a few I wanted to take home myself.
Picasso’s Dogs?
“Picasso Dogs” is one of my favourite projects that we’ve done with the kids. The results were fantastic. I’ll let their work speak for themselves:
Ballerina Shot in the Studio!?!*
Gavin Fifield – our resident sculptor – requested the help of Attic in his search for a European Ballet dancer to pose for a few photos as reference for a sculpture he has been commissioned. Heidi took the challenge and went on the hunt.
European Ballet dancer in Bangkok? “No way” you might say. Oh yee of little faith…
Vivienne, an English Ballet dancer kindly volunteered, did the shoot and then dashed to catch a plane to Paris, much appreciated!
Vivienne was found by Stageworks owner, Michelle Chambers – The mother of one of our enthusiastic little students.
Our neighbour – Koi Art Gallery
cordially invites you and your friends to the opening of “Dreaming my dream with you” on Thursday July 15th, 2010 at 6.3o pm.
The exhibition will run from July 15th – August 16th.
RSVP koi art gallery
43/12 soi sukhumvit 31
klongton north
wattana bangkok 10110
m +66 8 1 833 0690
p +662 662 3218
f +662 662 3219
email : koi@koiartgallerybangkok.com
Capturing a ‘Scape
There is so much inspiration in the studio at the moment, I thought I’d share a few pictures of works in progress. These particular students are working on Landscapes from reference photos they have chosen, from seaside cliffs, to sunsets over the ocean, to a waterfall in the jungle.
Each student has chosen their preferred medium, including soft pastels, oil pastels and oil paint, meeting the challenges of how to paint a thousand leaves, or pastel a rock so that it looks rocky, or create the colour of water or capture the intensity of light…
Wonderful!
Elsie caught on Camera!
We found her! Looks like the paparazzi managed to track Elsie down, looking primped and proper before attending her son’s leavers ball, in the UK. Yes, Attic has that far of a reach. You can’t escape the Attic paparazzi…try as you might, we’ll find you!
A little bird told me that she didn’t look quite so proper later that evening…or rather earlier the next morning. 
Love you Elsie!
The Broom Seller Man
Last Tuesday we managed, with brilliant results, to get the broom seller man into the studio for a Bangkok Life sitting. Students took the opportunity to try to capture the chaos and colour of the broom “train” in a variety of styles. Some interested in the madness of feathers and grass and colourful handles. Some interested in the mechanics of the old converted motorbike, and others in Mr. Broom himself and his cool ear-flap hat.
With so much to look at, any point of view was worthwhile.
