What a day it was with The Explorers! When I told them that the idea today was to come up with a unanimous title for our collective book and to weave using recycled materials, everybody was so open minded to try new art techniques and to work together! As always, I am deeply impressed with these young artists with how respectful and imaginative they are!
So how are ALL of us going to come up with one title when we ALL have such amazing ideas? The Explorers came up with excellent suggestions such as, 1. to mix the ideas together, 2. we can vote, 3. we can take turns. Being the kind and diplomatic group, The Explorers combined these methods and off we went with spouting out title ideas!
The top three titles were:
- Together my friend trading
- My friends are trading together
- Friends trading places
And the winner is, "My friends are trading together"! This title really encapsulates Dear You art project and the process of exchange. Amazing how these 5 year old artists understand so clearly the heart of friendship, sharing, and creativity!
This was the first time The Explorers tried weaving and they all did a fantastic job as they took their time, asked for help when needed, and persevered when faced with a challenge. Everybody could choose what they would like their base or loom to be. They then played with colors, patterns, and happy coincidences that arose when weaving images together.
We hope our friends in China like our artwork!
With love,
Arlene & The Explorers
The Explorers, 5-6 year olds, from International School of Helsinki in Helsinki, Finland are making and sharing with the artists aged 6 years old at Shenzhen Primary School in Shenzhen, China.