Tag Archives: KIDS ART

Discovery Vehicles

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Wilson

If you were to go on a discovery nowadays, how would you travel, where would you go? A question I asked a group of 10 year olds in the local multicultural primary school, where I was teaching, training to become … Continue reading →

Posted in (B)OOST, ART, blog art, CREATIVE CAREERS, DESTINATION HAPPINESS, Education, KIDS ART, personal, Things I made | Tagged Amsterdam, inspiration, KIDS ART | Leave a comment

Be Like A Hedgehog

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Wilson

This is an early work made by an art monkey in our family, years ago. I am thinking of him, and if I could somehow send out a message, reach out to him now, to help clear his vision, I … Continue reading →

Posted in bloow, DESTINATION HAPPINESS, EARLY WORKS, KIDS ART, Magic, personal, TEXT, THE FABRIC OF HOME, TIME LAPSE | Tagged A message is out there, Collage, Glow, hedgehog, KIDS ART, message, rolling with the punches, virtual connection | Leave a comment

Reflector Kids Gallery

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Wilson

The Header. The project is now called Reflector Kids Gallery. It has given it direction. Reflector.com was already taken: A small newspaper from a small American town. While checking for names, I also came across this one. It made me … Continue reading →

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Art Education | Vertical Gardens By 6-Year Olds

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Wilson

This week I also conducted a workshop with the youngest in school, 6 year olds. They were explained that we need more insects and flowers, but we have little space for flower fields in the city. Therefor we need to … Continue reading →

Posted in ART, CREATIVE CAREERS, DESTINATION HAPPINESS, KIDS ART | Tagged alarm, ART, art monkeys, bees, butterflies, Collage, Education, flowers, garden, green, insects, KIDS ART, leaves, lessen, paper, Primary school, school, trees, vertical garden | 1 Comment

Funky Flying Creature To The Rescue

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Wilson

One of the first results from a workshop I did at the Flevopark School in my neighborhood. Insects are in danger and we need to help them. By inventing new, hybrid species, we can do this. This funky flying … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Toolbox | The Sewing Machine

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Wilson

My mother’s sewing machine, a wedding gift. I can’t believe I threw it out. My son made some beautiful pieces with it. Read about it in my post here

Posted in blog art, bloow, CREATIVE CAREERS, KIDS ART, mumson, OUT OF THE BOX, TEXT, THE FABRIC OF HOME, Things I made | Tagged 1950 model, ART, artist, creativity, family piece, Home, Husqvarna, KIDS ART, mama, memory, out of the box ideas, puncture art, sewing machine, tool, toolbox, wedding gift | Leave a comment

Kids Art | Snow Storm by a 5-year old

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Wilson

As I am training to become an art teacher, I monitored a workshop by a classmate. In the classroom were works of art done by the children hanging on all walls and windows. This is the work done by a … Continue reading →

Posted in ART, CREATIVE CAREERS, EARLY WORKS, KIDS ART | Tagged blue, inspiaration, KIDS ART, Netherlands, Paint, painting, school art, snow storm, snowman, white, young talents | Leave a comment

Megaphones

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Wilson

A composition of magazine paper rolls, done by a 10-yearsold pupil of the local school. It looks like a modern Léger, a message from a world where media are the new (industrial*) revolution. * a big theme in Leger’s work. … Continue reading →

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Sunday t-shirt | Coma

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Wilson

An image called Coma. Like I said, a world flashed by when my nephew was fighting for his life after a motorcycle accident. He was in coma, and his luck tilted on the 5th day, after having suffered a 50/50 percent chance … Continue reading →

Posted in DESTINATION HAPPINESS, TEXT, THE FABRIC OF HOME | Tagged 7th day, ave, ball, black and white, coma, cut outs, day of rest, death, decoration, happy, KIDS ART, life, luck, opposites, paper, poetry, sad, Sunday, t-shirt, turn, turning point, unlucky, world | Leave a comment

Outsiders avantgarde

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Wilson

For the first time, the Netherlands will have its own Outsider Art Museum, with world-class works of art by international outsider* artists. The Hermitage in Amsterdam is the museum to welcome the prodigies of this newly recognized group of creatives. I’m excited … Continue reading →