Berliners find amazing color combinations!

April 8, 20152015, 5 years old, Dear You Art Workshops, Estonia, GermanyArlene TuckerComment

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

From Macro to Micro Views from Estonia

March 23, 20152015, 5 years old, Estonia, GermanyArlene TuckerComment

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!

Out and about in Mooste with our viewfinders!

March 18, 20152015, Estonia, IndiaArlene TuckerComment

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!

Berliners know how to improvise with string and glue!

March 16, 20152015, 5 years old, Germany, EstoniaArlene TuckerComment

Have a look at some pictures of String Stories from Berlin. Lusine said, "The kids had so much fun improvising with string and glue that they all wanted to make another sting story for the family to take home. It was very sweet :-)"

You are sweet! And your friends in Estonia are going to appreciate your stories!

Stories tell you so much

February 12, 20152015, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Estonia, IndiaArlene TuckerComment

The 4th and 5th grade artists from Mooste Põhikool in Estonia have a lot to tell their new friends in Arivu School in Mysore, India. I can sense closeness to the family and to their surroundings. I think our world is feeling warmer from these string collages. Thank you!

String stories together between Estonia and Germany!

January 30, 20155 years old, 2015, Dear You Art Workshops, Germany, EstoniaArlene TuckerComment

The artists at Lasteaed Illikuku in Põlvamaa, Estonia have made their stories by collaging string for their friends at Kita Felix and Friends in Berlin, Germany.

It's story time!

December Pop Ups!

December 29, 20142014, 5 years old, Germany, EstoniaArlene TuckerComment

Here are some pictures of the Pop-Up cards the 5 year old artists in Berlin made for their friends in Mooste. Their teacher, Lusine Boyajyan said, "The kids liked them so much that they made some cards for mummies and family :)." And the love continues!

Let's make a sweet journey from Berlin to Põlvamaa, Estonia!

December 8, 20142014, 5 years old, Dear You Art Workshops, EstoniaArlene TuckerComment

Kita Felix and Friends in Berlin, Germany have been busy (as you can see) making a sweet package for their friends in Estonia!

Candy Talk and Candy Art in Estonia

October 17, 20142014, Estonia, Dear You Art WorkshopsArlene TuckerComment

Evelyn Müürsepp, the Dear You Workshop Leader in Estonia, shares a bit about their artistic approach to October's project.

Evelyn said, "We made candy pouches, drew candies and tasted some candies. From the discussion we had it came out that candies are not such a special thing- kids can have them when they want and refuse them when they do not want them. Too much candy is not good. We fantasized about different possible and impossible candies when making our project. We used scrap paper and leftovers to try to have the same principle (re-use, recycle) also in the future projects."

The candies will soon be posted to their friends in Berlin at Felix and Friends School.

Dear You Summer Visits to Estonia and USA

August 28, 2014School visits, Dear You Art Workshops, Estonia, USAArlene TuckerComment

This summer was extra great because I got to visit two of the Dear You participating schools and even got to create with the artists. The first visit was to Lasteaed Illikuku in Ahja, Estonia and the second was at Moonstone Preschool in Philadelphia, USA.

Thank you for making my summer extra goood :)