The week is over
We worked hard and made good stuff
And, I hope, had fun.
Last day, wrap it up day, finish and yet bunches of new ideas come tumbling out.
Each person had to describe the attitude and name and voice of their head before it became a rod puppet (which in retrospect resembles a club - I am sorry parents) - voices came out, grunty or hissy or no voice at all. They had many eyes or "dead" eyes or eyes that were blotchy and needed to be redone.
We painted our ceramics, with palettes of primary colors and black and white for hues and shades and got the names of the colors down - not just blue but Ultramarine Blue, Titanium White, Mars Black. I rarely think of painting as hard work; I could paint for days, but sometimes you just need a large brush to get it done.
We painted our ceramics, with palettes of primary colors and black and white for hues and shades and got the names of the colors down - not just blue but Ultramarine Blue, Titanium White, Mars Black. I rarely think of painting as hard work; I could paint for days, but sometimes you just need a large brush to get it done.
Hudson gave us the beat and the silly walks manifested. Sun or rain the masks marched.
I wish that the performance of choice wasn't usually fighting or eating each other, but hey they're young boys - I prefered the silly jokes, pizza and chicken butt banter, and audience Q&A that was in the rehearsals - but perhaps my tastes are more refined than the average kid.
And even though we didn't get enough into it, the act of putting on masks is part of a whole shamanic experience; maybe we should do more ritual and history lessons. There are a bunch more stories to read to really show the importance of these art forms. Because masks are larger than life and puppets makes us laugh or act up our act out as if we were someone or something else; we stretch ourselves beyond ourselves to an alternate character. I would like to spend more time playing these roles. I want to add some movement activities to help characters dance and perhaps we should make each child bring a daily joke . But I am really impressed with all the masks and puppets and characters that the boys created. There was a lot of art and color and energy and shapes and learning and sometimes rebellion.
And even though we didn't get enough into it, the act of putting on masks is part of a whole shamanic experience; maybe we should do more ritual and history lessons. There are a bunch more stories to read to really show the importance of these art forms. Because masks are larger than life and puppets makes us laugh or act up our act out as if we were someone or something else; we stretch ourselves beyond ourselves to an alternate character. I would like to spend more time playing these roles. I want to add some movement activities to help characters dance and perhaps we should make each child bring a daily joke . But I am really impressed with all the masks and puppets and characters that the boys created. There was a lot of art and color and energy and shapes and learning and sometimes rebellion.
Thanks to all the kids and their folks who drove daily to the boonies. Thanks for coming.
And just because this week is over doesn't mean all the creativity stops. The Urth Arts non-walls stay up all the time.
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