by taswann | Apr 14, 2018 | Previous Posts, Projects
“A lot of times, I don’t make what is in my head because, as I go along, it even gets better.” -Kenojuak Ashevak Kenojuak Ashevak was born in 1927 in Ikerrasak, which is located on Southern Baffin Island. Her father was an Inuit hunter, fur trader and Shaman. Her...
by taswann | Apr 14, 2018 | Previous Posts, Projects
In 1837, Charles Lewis Tiffany arrived in New York with a vision of spectacular beauty that went on to redefine glamour and style around the world. He became known as the “king of Diamonds.” The first Tiffany lamp was created around 1895. Each lamp was handmade by...
by taswann | Apr 6, 2018 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Drawing is rather like playing chess: your mind races ahead of the moves that you eventually make.” – David Hockney This week we were inspired by the British artist, David Hockney. We tried our best to bring some warm weather and visions of beach days into...
by taswann | Mar 26, 2018 | Previous Posts, Projects
Spring colours filled our classrooms today as students created their own still life paintings inspired by Edouard Manet. We started the project by drawing a vase and then using chalk pastel students coloured in the background. Next an oil pastel was used to colour in...
by taswann | Mar 21, 2018 | Previous Posts, Projects
On Monday night we visited with a Brownie group in the Bloor West Village neighborhood. We had such a great time introducing the group to the life and career of iconic Canadian painter, Tom Thomson. The group learned about his short but prolific career and each of the...
by taswann | Feb 27, 2018 | Previous Posts, Projects
This week we are spending time with the kindergarten classes at Runnymede Junior and Senior Public School and teaching them about Edouard Manet and Impressionism. Students learned about Manet’s life and career and then created their own spring floral...
