story of a "garbagebird"

Since the beginning of this year I have been working partime as a guest teacher in playschool Iðavöllur in Akureyri. Together with the playschool I have been developing means to encourage a constructive but critical mind in individuals through creative handcraft and sculpturing. The project deals directly and indirectly with issues such as green design, grass root communities, recylcing, individual approaches etc.

Along with teaching basic craft skills to the children and their playschool teachers we have engaged on simple craft projects based on the "hedgehog" theme. Herewith we hoped to establish an idea about the abilities of the children and their staff but also "research" different ways of "problem solving". Instead of looking at one way to finish a project we have looked for a range of varieties to reach the same goal - to create a hedgehog figure.

Many variaties and new      ideas of using materials have evolved over the past months. Now the children have started to work on projects of their own choice and we try to assist them in realising their ideas within the frame of their capability and with the use of recycled materials that are given new roles...

         

 How about spiderman, spiders, a prinsess or horses...?

Next  tuesday we will start on  a new project wich will be part of the "resisdent bird - migratory bird" exhibition in Eyjafjarðasrveit. The project is called "ruslaskarfur" or "garbage bird". Bird sculptures made out of pallets will be decorated by the children of Iðavöllur and go on display amongst the work of other artists participating in the Bird exhibition. Here´s a small preview...

 

 

 

 

 

Athugasemdir

[Hlynur Hallsson, 14.4.2008 kl. 09:14]

Til hamingju með síðuna George. Bestu kveðjur,

[Goggi, 18.4.2008 kl. 20:45]

thank you baby...