We were sooo excited to meet the dogs, but seeing Bill’s paintings were a real treat! Catch our crew in his studio…
Honored to be invited, Bill was amazing with the kids…Who said it was the best studio visit ever!
Love Is Calling @ David Zwirner’s Gallery in Chelsea this past fall featured illuminated inflated tentacle-like forms that reflected forever. Check out our versions of these Suessical-esque worlds:
While learning about color mixing, 3-8 year-olds have fun constructing colorful stuffed “Soft Sculptures.” See slideshow:
Thank you Lauren Pohl, Founder of Kid’s Central Station for highlighting our programs with Yahoo Finance!
We loved how it turned out!
Waking up to the snowfall this morning reminded me of Yayoi’s Installation “Fireflies On The Water.” A new version of Deirdre’s child’s project in the works! Definitely mirror boards and poster board involved. Stay tuned….
Fireflies On The Water @ Whitney Museum
“I Who Have Arrived In Heaven” INFINITY-ROOM now on view @ David Zwirner Gallery in NYC through Dec. 21st.
Can’t wait to share this with our 3-5’s today! Basic lines may seem rather basic and unimportant to focus on, however, recognizing and purposefully implementing them into desired outcomes is really the key to any drawing.
Takashi Murikami provided us with a multitude of learning opportunities!
Takashi Murikami is from Japan. He loves “Superflat,” a word he made up! It means colors and shapes look flat on a page, not round. In this piece of art, we made Superflat go 3D: With a sphere… but the only way you can tell from the front is to notice the light casting shadows and shapes having perspective.
Students learned about working larger to smaller, a technique used in painting, as well as contrast, form, perspective, pattern and optical illusion.
New York City is an amazing resource for modern and contemporary art! As a fine artist, as well as an art teacher of children for 15 years, I have found the question, “What is Art?” a never-ending one. Hence my goal- to demystify artists and their processes in language children can understand and adults can use. Art-making is full of choices, which builds a stronger child having made them. I founded Claire’s Creative Adventures over 12 years ago to explore the processes of artists which children may encounter in museums, galleries, or on a walk and to have the tools to decipher and imagine what the artists are thinking. Developing these critical thinking skills and imagination is paramount to a well-rounded child who may approach all of their endeavors with such joy and confidence as they do art!
Becoming a learner with your child can be a stimulating experience! In these workshops and tours, adults learn age-appropriate art language and directed questions as well as techniques artists use to create.
Upcoming Museum Adventures Tours:
December 6th, 2013 Impressionism for Kids and Families. (Register by Dec. 3rd. Limited spaces.) Ages 6-12 years.
1:30-2:45pm/ 3:45-5pm
January 10th, 2014 Line, Shape and Balance. Create a Calder and David Smith, exploring texture & line with metal & wire. (Register by Jan. 7th. Limited spaces.) Ages 3-12 years.
1:30-2:45pm/ 3:45-5pm
@ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (This is a private group.)
2 Parent-Child Workshops:
Dec. 7th Parent-Child Venetian Mask-Making, create a disquise for NYE! (Register by Dec. 4th. Limited spaces.) Ages 5-12 years.
Create the perfect disguise for any party or just to decorate and hang! During this class, these striking Venetian masks will become colored, adorned with myriad feathers and jewels and able to wear! Both parent and child will make their own mask.
Jan. 11th Parent-Child DALI Clock-Making in Metal! (Register by Jan. 8th. Limited spaces.) Ages 6-12 years.
Join Artist Claire Munday to create your very own Dali-inspired functioning clock! Using embossing techniques on metal, clocks will be designed and constructed to reflect the “melting” of Dali’s works.
@ All Souls Church, 1157 Lexington, 10075
In our Venice Mini-Set Building Parent-Child Workshop Saturday, students learned exactly that. Artist Cliff Gokenbach showed us how…
Check out the slideshow below, to see how it was done. Some students are already working on their next city dioramas at home!
(We love it when parents become learners with their children:) Way to go Mariella!
And a great big THANK YOU to Cliff!
I’ve been wanting to do this Damien Hirst kids project for a few years, it just took a while to get it down for both the very young hands to feel successful, as well as to engage older kids. What worked well was that they could add as many details as they wanted, or work for a little while and still have a nice piece to take home. A lot of prep work though! But all worth the excitement it created, and the imaginations it inspired.