Mail Art + Pen Friends = Dear You Art Project
The artists at The English School in Helsinki did a wonderful interpretation of the viewfinder project! I thought it was so clever how they traced directly onto the clear plastic paper! It seems like the students were posing for each other too. We are each other's muses :).
I'm sure their friends in Prague will be ecstatic when they receive these artworks!
Lusine and her 5 year old artists from Berlin had a great time with their Dear You March project! I am sure Evelyn and her artists in Mooste, Estonia will appreciate their watercolor views.
We split the project into two. First the kids made and used their viewfinders to fix images, colors and different combinations. It was interesting to observe that later on when they were asked to put their creativity onto paper, they knew exactly what and how they wanted to paint. In between, they were encouraged to use the view finders again, which they applied from different distances involving other kids to hold the painting or to look through their view finders.
We had a lot of fun and discovered many new things around us.
All the best,
Lusine and Felixers
Here are the Lumileopard's paintings from Vantaa, Finland. You can see the first signs of spring through the viewfinders! I wonder if their friends in Austria are also seeing the seasons change through their viewfinders. Anne-Marie, the Lumileopard's teacher, has shared so much great information with us! She says:
This Art task was so gorgeous and funny. Kids and adults were so excited about all working and screening. At first I told the children about the new themes and we were discussing what all of that means and how we can do this work. We then built our own viewfinder.
Next we made small groups and went out to search for good painting items and at same time we considered signs of spring. After that everyone painted their own watercolor landscape.
Some kids found their views easily, some of them had to seek them out longer. That view what is in Picture, can exhibit small detail from nature, or house's wall etc. or it can be also bigger view from landscape or even imagination topic ! The finished works were delightful!
I wrote some notes about what the kids named their works:
Rebekka: Firs, red house, stones.
Teppo: Firs, red stable, watergrass.
Eetu: Space and ufos
Veera: Sky, sun
Anna: Spruce and flowers
Jimi T: House, Big Flat
Andreas: Car, house and human being
Rasmus S: Colour of the sky
Karl: Spring is coming
Jimi P: Venetian blind and bricks
Doina: Spruce, sun and dry leaves
Eelis: Rainbow and sun
Sandra: All kind of colours
Moonika: Birds, clouds, sun, grass and spruce
Helmi: House and grass
Miina: Nursery's playsquare on sunny day
Aapo: Octopus on the wall
Leevi: Bus on the road
Adam: Stones, man is walking, sun and blue clouds
Have a nice spring there and lot of more fun with art and kids!
B.W : Anne-Marie and Snowleopards from Vantaa
Naomi Kite and her pre-school artists have been busy looking at their world through their handmade viewfinders. From the looks of their watercolor artworks, I see many happy faces. This must mean only one thing!
I'm sure their friends in Philadelphia will find some common points between their pictures.
Evelyn Müürsepp and her artists have made beautiful paintings with the help of their handmade viewfinders. I love how they use their viewfinder on their newly created painting. Perhaps we can make a painting in a painting? Anything is possible!
I'm sure their friends in Berlin are going to be so happy when they receive these artworks!
We were so excited to receive our first package from our new friends in India! Aniish asked, "How can you draw that good?!" Ella asked, "Do you like the Monkeys- the animal and us?" Dante asked, "Is the boat in your painting going to Sweden?"
The Monkeys were discovering all special angles of their classroom with the help of their newly crafted viewfinders today. The viewfinders also helped us build a better composition.
Have a look at their paintings and then see if you can find where they found it in their room. It doesn't surprise me that there are a couple of watercolor paintings of fish and monkeys! Can you see why?
The Tigers and I started our session by making a viewfinder with our hands and seeing what is around us. We saw the trees outside the window, we saw the view to the downstairs where the Dolphins and Lions are, we saw the hearts on the windows and all the beautiful artwork hanging from the ceiling! Now have a look at how our views turned into beautiful watercolor paintings : )
We our curious how our views are the same and different from The Mice in Vietnam!
With love,
Arlene & The Tigers from Espoo, Finland
Through the perspective of the artists in Mooste you'll catch a glimpse of how beautiful their town is with their historical buildings. You can even see MoKS across the street!
I wonder if their friends in India have ever seen such a place. We can share our worlds with each other!
