Shahpur Jat Kids "Finger Puppet Activity"

Periodically we host a free art activity for the kids in the neighborhood of the Gallery. This time we tried a "mini-pilot" of one of the activities we are planning  for the upcoming, week-long, Puppet Making Camp June 20-24. They first made a finger puppet showing some aspect of their personality (self-portrait or favorite animal), made a background scenery using oil pastels, then presented the puppet before the background in a short story. All of our helpers certainly enjoyed the activity and it seemed the 20+ kids from the neighborhood did too!

[for more photos, see the Made To Create Facebook page]

Diversion House Headbands Activity

 We've been in a burst of activity recently. Below are pictures of a headband activity initiated by our US intern. The girls at Diversion House loved this experience! For a fuller pictorial record, check out the Made To Create Facebook page...

"Creative" De-Brief With Food For Hungry Team

We were able to participate with the debrief of a recent Food For The Hungry team that visited Delhi. Our part was to help the team process their trip through creative, visual activities. We also facilitated sharing by one of their team members in a "Creative Monday" exercise.

Art With Sewa Ashram

We also were privileged to visit Sewa Ashram in North Delhi to have a morning of Art making with the men and with the children. They always seem so interested in and excited about this opportunity to make art - most of us come away humbled by their outlook on life even though they are in such humble and difficult circumstances.

[If you're interested in finding out more about Sewa Ashram, please visit their web site at: http://www.sewa-ashram.org/ or if you have Facebook, search for their Facebook page.]

Gallery Staff & Chuck's B-day

In last Monday's Staff meeting at Reflection Art Gallery, as we were discussing the Made To Create ethos, the artists observed how important the times were when we ate together - Mondays after Staff meeting, and on Tuesdays and Saturdays in between classes.

This Saturday in addition to eating together, they surprised Chuck with a birthday cake.

Art With Those Least Likely To Get Such Opportunities

We were privileged to visit Diversion/Horizon Houses again recently. Here we are with the girls in Diversion House. Most of the original batch who "graduated" to Horizon House last August are now working in supervised settings, soon to be independent, or have returned to their families. This newer batch at Diversion House will remain until August, when they too will "graduate" to Horizon House in preparation for job training and independent living. Funds derived from our Made To Create Art classes make it possible for us to bring this activity to these girls in cooperation with Catalysts. 

[if you have a Facebook account and would like more frequent updates of the Made To Create project, log onto your page and search "Made To Create."]

April Classes Begin

Set up for classes in Reflection Art Gallery

Chuck leads a "vase-face" drawing exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Janis describing some principles of composition

One of the students trying out a view-finder

The class concentrating on drawing their foot

We also started a preschool class on this day. After class, one of the students was having fun with balloons.