WELCOME TO THE GINKGO ROOM IN STUDIO

 

                                           

                           “The experience of beauty is always associated with hope and art. 

                            It is the promise of happiness.”     

                                                                                   Translated from the Italian

                                                                                   Areabambini Blu

                                                                                   Pistoia, Italy

 

 

 

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                                                    GYOTAKU

 

                                                    GYOTAKU TAPESTRIES    

 

                                                                                 OCEAN JOURNEYS

                                                 SILK PAPER SAILS

PAPIER MACHE SAILBOATS

                                    Painting Boats

 

                                                      SUMINAGASHI

                                             We have been exploring the Japanese paper marbling technique  known  as  suminagashi  which means "floating ink"

 

     LIGHTHOUSES

 

                                                          Seascapes

 

     As we have been exploring the world of the oceans, we have been looking at the portrayal of the sea as represented by different artists.  We have noticed that the colors and textures in these representations reveal a great deal about the environment and sentiment of the artists.  As we looked at various works together, we enjoyed sharing our own experiences of visiting the sea. we have found that in our little group, we have a wide range of varied experiences which include the shores of Narragansett Bay, the rocky beaches of Maine, the New Hampshire coast, the Southshore of Massachusetts, Martha's Vineyard, Costa Rica, the Greek Islands, Bora Bora  and Spain to name just a few. 

     Using gesso and watercolors, the children composed their own seascapes portraying the many faces of the ever-changing ocean.

           

                                                INDIVIDUAL SEASCAPES

 

                                                                                          FELTED WOOL BEACH STONES

                                                                                                 

 

                                                   Beach Stones

                               

 

 

                                      Earthen Tiles with Seashell Imprints

                                                                    

  

Earthen Tiles Returned from the Kiln

              

                                           SEASHORE TILES

A Wave

I sat on the beach and a beautiful wave
  Came tumbling right up to me.
It threw some pink shells on the sand at my feet,
  Then hurried straight back out to sea.

It ran away swiftly and leaped up in foam;
  It bumped other waves in its glee.
I think it was hurrying to gather more shells,
  To bring as a present for me.

Gussie Osborne

 

                                     SEASHELL DRAWINGS IN NATURE SKETCHBOOKS