Week 25: Crayon Rubbings

April 24, 2010

Instructor: Lisa Seltzer

Today we experimented with textures and surfaces by taking crayon rubbings of various objects.

Week 24: Miniature Paintings

April 17, 2010

Instructor: Lisa Seltzer

At the helpful suggestion of an art class mom, we will try painting in the miniature, an ancient art form in India. We will create our artwork on small stones.

Sources:
http://www.craftsinindia.com/arts-and-crafts/indian-miniature-painting.html
http://www.ethnicpaintings.com/indian_painting_styles/miniature/rajput/rajasthani/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_painting
http://www.royalorienttrain.com/rajasthan/paintings/index.html
http://harshitaarts.com/mugal-painting-artist-india.htm http://www.kinderart.com/painting/paintedrocks.shtml

Week 23: Madhubani Art

April 10, 2010

Instructor: Lisa Seltzer

Today we'll look at examples of Madhubani paintings (well-known style from the state of Bihar) and see if we can imitate the style with it's bold colors and geometric borders.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhubani_art
http://people.virginia.edu/~pm9k/madhubani/ghar.html
http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/madhubani-painting-12.html
http://hubpages.com/hub/Madhubani-art
http://www.pitara.com/magazine/features/online.asp?story=127&page=2
http://www.madhubanipaintingsart.blogspot.com/

Week 22: Hats and Balloon Ghosts

Instructor: Satyadevi Marrapu

Thank you very much, Satya!

Week 21: Leprechaun Marionette

March 20, 2010

Instructor: Satyadevi Marrapu (Thank you, Thank you!!!)
Source: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/stpatrick/Leprechaun.shtml

Week 20: Painting The Future or My Dream

March 13, 2010

Instructor: Lisa Seltzer

Entries for a SILC sponsored event, Vibha Kalakaar, " a unique competition for children and adults - an opportunity to give wings to your creativity, express yourselves and help a child in need," are being accepted until March 15. One category for participation is youth paintings centered around the future or my dream. In our art class today we will paint these things in order to unleash our imaginations and benefit a child in India.

Please visit Vibha KALAKAAR 2010 A platform to appreciate the ARTIST in You to get more information.

Saketh, 5 years
Dhanvi, 7 years
Brinnan 8, years
Poonam, 5 years

Week 18 and 19: Coil Pots

March 6, 2010

We'll be painting the pots today during class .

February 27, 2010

Instructor: Lisa Seltzer

Pottery-making is an important and ancient art still found today in virtually every corner of India.

We'll try our hand at this venerable art in class by making a basic coil pot, and perhaps incising a traditional design or two.


Sources:
http://www.craftsinindia.com/products/pottery/potteryindia.html
http://www.indianetzone.com/41/pottery_indian_villages.htm
http://www.4to40.com/discoverindia/index.asp?article=discoverindia_pottery
http://www.indianmirror.com/crafts/cra5.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_2142235_coil-pot.html
http://cromos-e-cadernetas.com/?tag=pottery
my experience as a visual arts major--I love pottery!

Materials Needed:
clay, water, wire cutter, toothpicks, plastic, plastic tablecloth