2022 Summertime Blog
"MY HANDS SING THE BLUES"
(The Last Great Summer Session of 2022)
(The Last Great Summer Session of 2022)
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ARTS OF ASIA
We began with Indonesia, where women invented the Batik process in the 12th Century and it spread around the world. Our main project for this week was Batik, but we also talked about China, where one of the oldest living civilizations began and where a lot traditional Asian art first occurred, like paper and print making. China shares with Japan the "three perfections": poetry, painting and calligraphy. We tried all these things, including Japanese Sumi-E brush painting. And Amelia Gramling helped us create our own Hiaku! Batik is a hot beeswax and dye technique that finally requires ironing all of the beeswax out of the fabric. I plan never to do this again in the summer... I decided it is a wintertime activity. But I found my friend the bee keeper is a great resource for material, so I do hope to do this more! It resulted in brilliant, colorful designs! We also celebrated India, with Yoga (Thanks Janet Jackson, for being our visiting yoga instructor a couple of times this week! ) We made Mandalas too! Some of the Best Families and Friends attended our art show!
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"Art Down Under"
Aboriginal Dreaming &
Animals from Kentucky Down Under @ Art Matters
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PRINTMAKING 101
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Paint Like Monet
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