Starting this Monday, July 21st, I will teach a drawing workshop to fifteen children ages 6-12 at the Chautauqau Institute Art School in western NY. I am so very excited for this! Having gone to Chautauqua as a child, I have been wanting to re-visit the area for many years. This spring I decided to submit a proposal to teach a children's drawing class. When I found out the workshop was accepted I became nervous and excited at the same time. The workshop is entitled "Art Around the World: A Journey through Egypt, India, Africa and Tibet". I had taught these lessons as a full curriculum when I was an art teacher in Philadelphia and the students were so enthused by it. I think it is such an important thing to introduce our children to all the great art from different cultures. So, for the past two weeks I have been experimenting and making samples to bring to Chautauqua with me. This is one of my favorites; Hieroglyphs using your initials translated and adding color with oil pastels and a watercolor wash. I felt like a kid again creating this. I hope my students have as much fun as I did! I will report back...wish me luck!
