These colorful marigolds are the flower of choice during the annual celebration of Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead. We talked a bit about what this is and then they also counted to 34 in Español! 😄 These kiddos are marigold-making rockstars! My little tricks made the process really easy and fun so they could literally do no wrong here! They also created a vase for these lovely blooms to be placed in and focused on those fine motor skills to follow the patterns I set out for them for the border.
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Today my little campers were introduced to one of our feature artists... Frida Kahlo! Frida was born in Mexico in 1907. She was considered a SURREALIST PAINTER and was best known for her self-portraits. She contracted polio when she was six years old and later suffered through a bus accident that left her with severe injuries. While recovering from her injuries, Frida began painting to pass the time. She painted what she felt. Today they will create a collage of fruits as our version of one of her still life paintings shown above. Frida Kahlo was born in Mexico in 1907. She was considered a SURREALIST PAINTER and was best known for her self- portraits. She contracted polio when she was six years old and later suffered through a bus accident that left her with severe injuries. While recovering from her injuries, Frida began painting to pass the time. She painted what she felt. “I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.” - Frida Kahlo She continued to paint after recovering and sought out muralist, Diego Rivera for advice. Eventually they were married and divorced and remarried again. Both were very influential artists. Today they used watercolour paints to create a portrait of this legend of an artist whose style, passion for life and signature brows are almost as popular as her artwork! Take a look as they go into the placement of features on the face and how to use this medium (watercolors) to effectively create a portrait 😊 Frida and Diego are both from Mexico! So of course my campers all learned to find Mexico on the world map and we got a little insight into the native country of our feature artists! In Mexico, the language spoken is Spanish and other age appropriate tidbits that you can ask your kiddos about! But we focused on the importance of the sun in Mexican culture. The sun is a symbol of life and energy! Watch as your kids create their very own Mexican Clay Sun! They really had to work hard to flatten that clay and cut around the template, but as you’ll see they poured their little personalities into each piece! So some suns are perfectly proportioned and symmetrical, while others have bulging eyes and spider lashes! Each one unique, each one beautiful! These will have to spend the week with me while they dry and they will be painted and decorated so you can have a gorgeous keepsake from your little one's time with us! Flowers indigenous to Mexico such as the Marigold and Calla Lilly appeared in the artworks of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera many times. Rivera used the calla lily, a very sculptural flower, in many of his pieces including The Flower Seller and The Flower Carrier. Kahlo is best known for her signature look of thick eyebrows and flowers in her hair. And they make an appearance in many of her paintings and is quoted as saying, “I paint flowers so they will not die.” Frida produced several still life paintings in the last years of her life. They were easier to paint than self portraits and her hope was that they would sell quickly to help pay her medical bills. During the early 1950’s she was in such pain that she was unable to leave her bed. Her still lifes usually depict the native Mexican fruits on her bedside table. The colors in these still lifes are vibrant and many contain the Mexican flag to represent her heritage. Today they looked at several pictures of these artists original artwork and we used clay and paint to create our own versions of these masterpieces! |
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