The thing about questions is that once you get started you can't stop! That's how it was with The Explorers when I was with them making The Art of Asking Questions project. When I arrived to ISH we had such a lovely time looking at the artworks received from the artists in China. That's actually when our inquisitive minds started going! We made personal connections to the self-portraits and then wanted to naturally know more about WHO these amazing artists are!
As a class, we came up with a loooong list of questions. We then thought about different ways of depicting these questions and got to the making art bit as soon as possible!
We had a great conversation about why we chose to draw that picture for our question:
What do you like? "It's Darth Vader and Lollipops. I liked making it."
What candy do you like? "This is me and my big brother. He eats candy, but I don't any more. It's not good for my teeth."
What story do you like? "It's the story of Finland. That's me :) The house is from ISH"
What movie do you like? "My favorite is the Lion King.
Is your school fun? "I have fun at ISH"
What do you celebrate? "I'm celebrating Happy Birthday for my baby brother.
We like your art!!
My best,
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.
