KIDSART: Elements in Time and Nature: 'THE POOL'

Photo credit: John DeFaro

'Elements in Time and Nature' kicked off last Saturday with a project called The Pool. 'The Pool' is a multidisciplinary workshop designed by Alexandra Rangel-Brody, a videographer, photographer and Executive Director of Artoconecto.

THE YOUNG ARTISTS THIS YEAR ARE:
KURT CARLSON
DAISY HOOVER
ROSE HOOVER
LUCAS RODRIGUEZ
JULIA CHAMBERLIN
TRUMAN CHAMBERLIN
BAO KASTAN
PHOENIX JAMES
NINA VARA
CHLOE MENDEZ
TAYLOR MENDEZ
HUGO MIJARES JR.
SOPHIA MIJARES
KAMILLA POLESE
LUKA POLESE
ASHLEY JIMENEZ
TARAH SOO-KIM



Photo credit: Alexandra Rangel
The Kids surround John DeFaro, who is also giving Julia specific instructions for picture taking.

On their first Saturday, the kids engaged in the construction of tribal objects named ‘The Brushsticks’ and ‘The Masks’--they actually renamed them 'The Skulls' using organic materials found in our immediate surroundings.


Busy bees Hugo Jr. and Kamila, and we suspect that that hand belongs to Annette Mauricio


Kamila, Luka, Mateo in the background, admiring Chloe's breakthrough. Taylor is busy giving her tribal mask a final touch


Photo credit: John DeFaro
Sewper Cooper giving Bao a demonstration

Yossi chose fabrics as his medium


Luka and Kurt--quietly but getting it done


Rosie is planning her layers of organic decorations very carefully--watch


Photo credit: John DeFaro
The kids in Alex's jungle listen carefully to the instructions for the video.


Our dear collaborator Annette Mauricio holding one of the kid's creations. In the background, Nina, Daisy and Hugo Jr. pulling inorganic material from the pool. They are serious at work

'The Pool' will be presented as video art
We would like to thank:
John DeFaro, Annette Mauricio, Cooper Underwood, World Resource Cafe, Bamboo Barry and Rethink and Reuse for making this workshop possible. See you next weeeeeek.