Monday, May 10, 2010

Papier-maché Lessons....

















Creative production and development of manipulative skills using different techniques of papier-mâché with students from grade 8. A very entertaining activity, collaborative work and challenges ...




Visual Art Lessons...9-11 years old students

A three hours session , Where students are approached in a theoretical and practical way to the concepts of the Elements of design according with the Ontario Visual arts curriculum, after that, and inspired by renowned artists paintings they were able to produce a painting using brush technique with acrylic paint on canvas.











Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Papier-maché





Storytellers:Helen Cordero Storytellers: You will find a lot of links for Helen Cordero (1915-1994)"The originator of the contemporary "Storyteller" figures was Helen Cordero of Cochiti Pueblo. Helen was a beautiful woman who cherished the role of storytellers in preserving the history of the Pueblo Indians.



This is my papier-maché storyteller singing mother.

MARIO CALDERÓN, Nació en Caracas en 1955.
Estudia Música y aprueba 8 semestres de medicina en la Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida.
En 1988 inicia la realización de juguetes de madera y funda el taller de Juguetes del Pilar. Desde 1994 se ha dedicado a la formación dictando talleres de construcción de juguetes de madera.



Este es mi caballito de papel-maché inspirado por el maestro Calderón.