This is obviously a bit of a catch-up post but I didn't want to abandon these sweet photos so please forgive me :)
I wanted to show you some of the completely gorgeous art created by the boys and their friends.
Four children and the wonderful E (who teaches art at one of the local Steiner schools) met at our house every second Tuesday last term to create just this sort of magic. Mostly I left them alone, but I couldn't help but slip in on their final lesson to document it.
Welcome Autumn.
Wet-on-wet watercolour painting.
While the paper soaked in water for a few minutes E held court telling a story that would blend with the artwork as the lesson unfolded.
Creative. Inspiring. Freeing. Oh, and fun. The boys really enjoyed having their out-of-school-time friends joining them for a change.
The subtle variations of a common thread.
Voila!
And now our house is filled with the glow of autumn even as winter steps ever closer...
How wonderful. Those pictures would be lovely to look at on a daily basis hanging somewhere. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Amber, this looks so amazing. Do your boys go for special Waldorf art lessons? Or was this when they were in school?
ReplyDeleteI just love how she uses the colour. I'm waffling through wet on wet in Grade 1 with my boy.
Hello! We had a Steiner art teacher come to our home. She would hold an hour class for a max of 4 children for $60. We originally were doing it by ourselves but then 2 of the boy's public-schooled friends joined us. We stopped when we were saving for our trip and the 2 other kids actually continued the lessons at another parents home! Even though we did have the supplies to do wet-on-wet and other Steiner inspired art at home I found that these classes really brought it to life. I'm thinking that we will start again later in the year :) Is there a Steiner school in your area? Maybe you might be able to organise something similar? x
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