Gallery classes

Yesterday and today I've been giving gallery classes (schoolchildren age 11/15) at Galleri KC. First we looked at the ongoing exhibition with sculptures and objects with mosaic, then they had to get creative. Why make it simple if you can make it hard? Sometimes I wonder why I have to try untested ideas all the time...it's like I often jump out into the dark. Anyway - I talked about mosaic, that art doesn't have to be like in the old times ... and continued talking about pixels. Then I divided them into groups and gave them bunches of little paper rectangles (easier for me to cut than perfect squares)... and told them to build images on the floor. The very night before the first class I had nightmares about my idea ... and about little pink and green rectangles... It would have been so much easier to tell them to draw self portraits. The kids made really good things and had such a fun time. Why had I worried?

Ok - they abandoned the rectangles a bit. But they actually asked if they could. And I said you can always break rules if you have a good reason!