{"id":5304,"date":"2017-07-31T21:30:53","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T02:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/?p=5304"},"modified":"2022-05-29T08:14:33","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T13:14:33","slug":"1136-art-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/31\/1136-art-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"#1136 Art Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It’s a summer of art – art is everywhere.
\nLa Machine<\/a> recently roared through Ottawa. Crowds are looking for the fun.
\nThat’s big art. Public, government-funded, fun art. I like it.<\/p>\n

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La Machine – public performance art<\/p><\/div>\n

Art looms in smaller and less obvious ways…
\n<\/strong><\/em>I recently finished the first part of a year long Forest School Practitioner’s Course<\/a>. We explored many of the aspects of Forest School and were asked to build tree cookies, shelters and wooden mallets as part of our teacher training. I loved making a mallet from a small cedar log and others became immersed in the art of art of crafting wood into pieces of practical art.<\/p>\n

\"Craft<\/a>

Craft art<\/p><\/div>\n

“Oh, I’m not an artist…”<\/strong>
\n<\/em>I don’t accept that (but I don’t tell them I don’t accept that.)
\nInstead I urge them to just look, see, click. Smartphones are wonderful creative tools that open people’s creative brains. Look, see, click…<\/p>\n

I offered two art walks related to my recent Watershed Exhibitions<\/a>. We explored two parts of the Chelsea Creek watershed and I challenged participants to recognize or create art in any way they could. The art started flowing – it made me smile. By the end one participant started talking about triangles in composition – made me smile again.<\/p>\n

It’s nice to see people pushing their limits… I recently taught a film photography course to someone whowanted to try something new<\/p>\n

\"Art<\/a>

Art is everywhere
\u00a9 Stephanie B.<\/p><\/div>\n

Dr. Ken Robinson<\/a> suggests children are creative artists but slowly lose their fearless creativity.<\/p>\n

Art is everywhere.
\nNotice it.
\nTry it…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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