My new endeavor is to create group projects with the children in the hopes
of having them displayed throughout our community. As much as I love this little
town, I do believe we lack visual Art in our public places, like our schools, libraries
parks, and cultural centers. The kids have such a raw and natural way of expressing
themselves and they are capable of creating such profound work....I think it will inspire
all the children; and even us grown ups; to appreciate visual Art a bit more.
I also believe that participating in group projects is so valuable because the children learn to really work together, and learn to appreciate eachothers unique perspective and style.
The kids and I decided to begin our first mural on the subject of CHILDRENS RIGHTS
We created a list of words that describe the things that we feel ALL children deserve in the world.
Love, Hugs, Kisses, Doctors, Clothes, Food, Fun, Books, Sun..to name a few....
This mural is inspired by MATISSE, in that we used paper to create the images and words....
What a true statement it is of what ALL children in the world should have.
ReplyDeleteThose words, for example , can be like the Circle of Life notion, the Ecological Wheel-
one available item makes another one possible, and the next, so on and so on, Awesome!
Great idea and wonderful insights. These kids are natural artists and you are doing a great and wonderful thing for them and humanity, Edie! Props to you!
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