Celebrating Art In Life: Drawing Beautiful South Africa

Our class mantra. At the beginning and end of each class, we read this little poem.
It reminds us that we're artists, we're full of good characteristics, and we're to create in all of life!

My Butterfly Art Project after school art class just finished Term One! The past 8 weeks, we studied SHAPE. We used lots of mediums too: clay, pencil, watercolors, oil pastels! We even had a guest videographer who documented one of our clay lessons!

Group Work - Clay Mandala. "How To" Video created during this lesson!

Clay Mandala - Art in Life Class, Feb 2016

Check out our "How To" YouTube video:

Butterfly Art Project : How To Make a Clay Mandala

Group Mandala project - each student got a 1/4 page with a quarter of a circle drawn.
Each artist filled in their quarter, applying the lessons of shape, color and pattern we'd learned!
We'll then put all the pieces together to make an awesome collaborative piece.

This class did so well that they earned an OUTING! 

We got out of Capricorn, drove in a mini-bus taxi, had a picnic (hotdogs and juice boxes), and spent time drawing nature in the famous Kirstenbosch Gardens! Not only was this a great art opportunity, but it was a bonding experience for our class. 

Here are a few photos of our Beautiful, South African Outing:

Here's what I'm learning on mission these days:

- Give your skills - no matter what they are. Art is a medium for ministry! After all, Christ is Creator, and we mirror His creativity.

- Be present. The more I'm around these students, the more I learn about their homes, their needs, their dreams. Just show up and learn!

- Care. Go above and beyond. Arranging a simple outing can mean the world to students AND parents. Show you care in creative ways.