A BREAK TO CREATE (first of 3 posts)

It was our turn this summer. We seem to take turns creating art in my studio and their glorious city! Paris!  It can't get much more glorious than that! Our friends were back in US to see family and many friendsI Their visit at our home was unique. It was the only creating art stop! YAY!!!! I emailed Martha - we did the Paris trip together.

"Martha!  Our friends from Paris are coming! 

Can you come?!"    "YES!! " 

(photos) Martha and the three young artists creating with painted papers and rubber stamps.

Creating: young artists summer 2011
Creating: young artists and friends Paris 2013 

"DON'T FORGET YOUR POSTCARDS"

When I teach and share my art overseas, I enjoy giving postcards of the artwork I've shown. At the end of the Creation book class I gave the young artists the Creation postcard.

One of our artists thought it was a fun idea to stand in front of the Creation quilt with her Creation card.

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Next post...moving on to more experiences that Martha and Marge had in Paris.

COMPLETING THE CREATION

The young artists in the class at L'Eglise du Marais, in Paris, needed no help from the teacher. I just looked on.

Once they understood the creative challenge they got down to serious work, enjoying every minute.

The task at hand was to create the Creation story on the seven pages of the accordion book. 

Here is Matisse (yes that is his name!) proudly showing off his completed book.  

Where is Martha? Behind the camera shooting pictures.









Here is another proud artist showing off her book.  Her style was minimal, reminding me of my grand-daughter's approach to story collage.

It was fun for me to be back in the class room with children, where I started my teaching career many years ago.

CREATION ON LOCATION

At L'Eglise Reformee du Marais, my Creation quilt hung on a coat rack during the Creation collage book class we taught, bringing color and story into the room.  

Martha and I loved watching the young artists - so involved in the creative process. 

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It was great to have extra adults in the class, assisting the young artists. 


more to share coming soon....

BEGINNING THE CREATIVE CREATION BOOKS

Martha and I spent 2 Sunday morning's at L'Eglise Reformee du Marais, where we taught accordion collage books inspired by the Creation account in Genesis 1. 

We worked with a great group of kids in grades 1 to 5, creating collaged pictures on simple accordion books with rubber stamped images, painted papers, scissors and glue sticks.

The top photo shows a corner of our classroom with students and class helpers busy creating. 

The bottom two photos show 2 students happy and thoughtfully engaged in beginning the creative process.

The story of creating the Creation accordion books...to be continued.....