Art + Cooking Camp: Crepes and Monet

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Rina Vinetz

What fun! I just finished Day One of my Paris-themed art and cooking camp. Today we made Banana-Nutella crepes on a real Parisian crepe griddle. We ended the morning with Impressionistic ‘mini-Monets’, created with chalk pastels and Shrinky Dinks shrinkable plastic.

Crepes

We started out by watching a YouTube video of a real Parisian crepe vendor. Then we mixed up the batter, all the while talking about how to measure out and combine the ingredients. CLICK HERE FOR THE RECIPE! I swear by my CucinaPro electric Crepe Maker for that real Parisian street food experience (note: compensated affiliate link).

R. tries her hand at crepe-making

Smile!

‘Mini-Monets’

The ‘mini-Monet’ lesson from Blick is really fun and successful. You tape frosted Shrinky Dinks over an Impressionistic artwork, then trace over the brushwork using short strokes of chalk pastel. Shrink in a toaster oven and Voila!. We had 45 minutes for art – some kids made two pieces during that short time. Click here to see more examples.

Paige recreates Monet's haystacks in chalk pastel.

P. recreates Monet’s haystacks in chalk pastel.

Completed ‘mini-Monets’. Not much taller than a quarter!

Tomorrow is Eiffel Tower day. Stay tuned for more photos later this week.

Enjoy!

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Getting Ready for Art + Cooking Camp

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Rina Vinetz

Tomorrow is Day One of my Paris-themed art and cooking camp for kids ages 8-12. I will be teaching at home – in my garage (art) and kitchen (food). This will be the fourth summer I’ve offered some sort of art camp, but the first for cooking. Here is the schedule for the week:

Monday: Monet Monday: We will begin by making banana-Nutella crepes and end with an impressionist art project.
Tuesday: Eiffel Tower day: Start by baking madeleines, end with Eiffel Tower art project.
Wednesday: Degas day: Start by baking meringues, end with French ballet-themed art project.
Thursday: Seurat day: Start by making cherry clafouti cake, end with pointillist art project.Take a vote: chocolate or cheese fondue for Friday.
Friday: Fondue Friday: Start with French children’s story ‘The Red Balloon’, end with fondue.

I enjoy cooking with kids just as much as I enjoy creating art with them. Stay tuned for updates as the week goes on.

Enjoy!

Paris Graffiti Part 3: Stencils

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Rina Vinetz

On my trip to Paris last month I saw this fine example of stenciled street art.
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I think that the artist used three separate stencils to create the artwork.

Look carefully at the spray can – it even has a mist of red on it.

The artist even signed it. I think it was a self portrait.

Here is one other stencil I liked:

Want to see more Paris street art? You might like this post and this post.

Paris Graffiti part 2 (and a street legal version)

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Rina Vinetz

I wrote about the fabulous street art of Paris in this post. Here is one of my favorites, a valentine found on the Rue Amelot:

There are even little hearts found on the stairs.

This type of street art doesn’t have to be illegal or even subversive. San Diego artist and educator Ray Kinne explains his street art installation, which he refers to as a ‘temporary tattoo’, in this video. He used a large-scale printer to create the posters, and a homemade paste of flour, sugar and water to adhere them to the wall. The artist claims they are easily removable.

I’m thinking high school project…..

Paris Graffiti 2012

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Rina Vinetz

I just came back from a week in Paris. It was wonderful to visit all the museums and see in person the artworks we teach our students (oh yeah, the food was awesome, too).

But Paris has a very different kind of art as well. Many streets are covered with a wide variety of graffiti, or ‘street art’. This initially came as a shock to me, an American tourist, as I had a pre-conceived notion of Paris as a tidy, historic city. Well, take a look at the latest Paris art, photographed in June, 2012.

This is an intricate, laser-cut sticker.

These were printed out and pasted on the wall. Is that a Mr. T sticker?

Multi-layered street art included newspaper collage for the clothes.

These were printed out and pasted to the wall.

These photos were taken on the Rue Amelot in the 11th arrondissement and in the St. Germain de Pres.

On the one hand it saddens me to see public property defaced. On the other hand, it is exciting to be surrounded by contemporary art everywhere you turn. I took a ton of photos and will share more in the next post.

K – 6 Art

Art lessons for kids ages 5-12 – fresh from the art room!

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