We’ll be inspired by the textiles from Peru that we saw at the Metropolitan  Museum of art last week to make our own design. The Peruvian weavers used imagery and characters from their folklore in their designs. In our pouch compositions we will focus on using color to represent moods, events and memories. Each student …

1pm-2:15pmAges 5-9 w. Parent. Please contact us by Friday May 6th to take a remaining space.Claire@clairescreativeadventures.com646-755-7733

We’ll take a look at weaver Anni Albers’s work and draw inspiration from her use of alternative materials to create our own woven piece from fabric strips. This project will utilize our prior knowledge of color, line variation and patterns. Anni Albers, Wall Hanging, 1925, silk, cotton and acetate, 57 x 36 inches

Lesson of the Week (3-5’s): Mexican Clay Coil Bowl By pulling, pressing, and rolling, the students will make a Mexican inspired bowl from coils! Materials used: clay, slip, clay tools

Thank you, thank you- Warmly, Galia”

“Art is individualism. There lies its immense value. For what it seeks is to disturb monotony of type, slavery of custom, tyranny of habit, and the reduction of man to the level of a machine.”

LESSON OF THE WEEK: Mother’s Day Crepe Paper Flower 3-5’s This week the students will learn about the most important holiday of the year – Mother’s Day :0). We will honor the wonderful women in our lives by making a Mother’s Day Crepe Paper Flower. This project will be fun and creative, yet it will also …