Thursday, March 31, 2011

RC GORMAN, Trip to the National Museum of the American Indian

Zion Smith, Woman and Bowl, Age: 10

Mask Making workshop with Jeramie Bellmay and Albus Cavus


This past Sunday Perry School kids and Albus Cavus Made masks at The Fridge in  Eastern Market. 

Perry School Kids at the Albus Cavus DJ workshop


Perry School Kids at the Christylez Bacon/ Albus Cavus Workshops

At Albus Cavus Sunday School, Perry School kids become human-beatboxes with Christylez Bacon.
Christylez Bacon (pronounced: chris-styles) is a GRAMMY Nominated Progressive Hip-Hop artist and multi-instrumentalist from Southeast, Washington, DC. As a performer, Christylez multi-tasks between various instruments such as the West African djembe drum, acoustic guitar, and the human beat-box (oral percussion), all while continuing the oral tradition of storytelling through his lyrics.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Night at the Museum (sneak peek at student art!)

"Little Girls" by Zyheira Scroggins, age: 5





"Blue" by Broderick Ford, age: 6

"2 Teachers Dancing" by Christopher Roberts, age: 10

"2 Pretty Women" by Zakiya Wells

"Lots of Circles" by A.J. Judd, age: 10

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Our visit to the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art


Students Researching for upcoming sculpture project!!


Toussaint Louverture et la vieille esclave (Toussaint Louverture and the elderly slave)
Ousmane Sow
We had a blast at NMAFA!!












Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Omar and Briana's weekend with Albus Cavus

I had invited one of our best artist at Perry School to come with me to the opening of LOVE STAINS at Cre8 Space Firday night.  He came with style, and sketch pad in hand and got to work right away. 
 He drew an amazing portrait of George Washington, entitled Number One Prez.   He then asked J Coleman, curator of the exhibit, if he could hang it in the show.  And then it sold!

 My sunday brightened up when I saw Briana walking down the street to come to the Albus Cavus poetry workshop at Perry School.  We had so much fun listening to and writing poems that included sounds, noises and even scilence. 
What a fun weekend!

Monday, February 14, 2011

Albus Cavus Classroom @ the Perry School

Ms. Arial and Sidney sure do love to paint!



Zion and Zanaya having a quick snack before they work hard on our mural! 
Wow! that looks great!




Working on an awesome Mural for the class!

Wow!



James learned about William H. Johnson and made this awesome collage!



Photo Workshop with Teri Memolo

Henry is examining film for the first time!
Cheeeese!

Our students are learning how a camera works