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: