They loved the process of weaving. It was difficult and required a lot of concentration, which they loved to have. Once they understood the mechanics of the activity it was easy for them to repeat the pattern. Some of them struggled with the activity, but it was amazing to see how they asked for help and their friends helped them. Amazing teamwork!
Recycled Art
"My friends are trading together"
2017, 5 years old, 6 years old, China, Dear You Art Workshops, FinlandComment
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.
K1 makes creative connections!
2016, 4 years old, 5 years old, Dear You Art Workshops, Dear You Workshop Leader, Finland, MexicoCommentWe have been getting to know ourselves and the world through making art. Now let's put all the pieces together and make a collective piece of art which shows different ways to get to our friends in Mexico!
As we were using recycled materials, the artists realized that this was also a sensorial experience! They smelled the empty coffee bags and thought that this could help with the travels :). Some K1ers said that Mommy likes to drink coffee.
Submarines, flying helicopters, jets, and more!
Thank you!
Our best,
K1 and Arlene Tucker
The 4-5 year olds in K1 at International School of Helsinki in Helsinki, Finland are making and sharing art with the 4-5 year olds in K2B class from San Patricio Colegio in Monterrey, Mexico.
Here's a panoramic view of K1's world!
Candy Talk and Candy Art in Estonia
2014, Estonia, Dear You Art WorkshopsCommentEvelyn 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.
