DESIGN MUSEUM

We visited St.Baafskathedraal before Design Museum. "Het Lam Gods" has been stolen from this cathedral years ago. Firstly teacher gave a card has a image and we tried to establish a connection between this image and something in the cathedral. It was so creative and enjoyable experience for me so when I will be  a teacher I can use this activity with my children.

When I entered the cathedral I impressed. Because statues were so realistic and fascinating. Especially colored windows seemed so beautiful with sunlight. 

Then we visited to Design Museum of Gent. We had a paper with some questions about museum. I had never seen a design museum before so this visit was very interesting for me.  I liked everything but especially a table made ​​of books was so beautiful for me . There were many different things made of glass, metal, wool, wood and porcelain. I saw lilttle toys in the museum and I learned children come to the museum and they were organizing some activities. I think it is so useful for children. 

I realy liked this museum and I want to share some photos with you :)

COMICS

The last session was so enjoyable for me because we created our comics. I think we can apply this activity in our class with children. I'm sure that children will love that. Firstly we divided groups and we chose a object. I chose a penguin and I drew a ice-field for my penguin. Then we changed our papers and we drew new something for new object. Finally we created a comic using our drawing. I think this activity was so enjoyable, creative and educational.  

This is my own comic :)

I like so much comics and I read a comic magazine every week. It's name is "Uykusuz" and it's very famous in Turkey. Especially I admire to writer of "Sandık İçi". His name is Ersin Karabulut and he writes and draws his own life. I think his life is so funny. When he was teenage he lived a lot of funny and interesting experiences. I have a book of him and I brought it Gent because when I read it I feel like I'm at my home. 

IMPRESSION 3

We learned how we can use the media for arts education with children. I like this website the most "http://www.incredibox.com". I can benefit from this website when I working with children.

I chose a picture of Eşref Armağan. He is a blind painter of Turkish origin. He taught himself to write and print. He has painted using oil paints for roughly thirty-five years.

Firstly I can show this picture to children and I ask to them: "What do you see in this picture?" Then I say: "There is a guy who dancing in this picture. We can make a song for this man." I can benefit incredibox web site for make a song. Then I give crayons to children. Then I choose a child, and he makes music while the other children are drawing. Then I say to the other children: "Close your eyes and try to draw." I can change to child who makes music after first one.  

Hi everybody!

I want to tell myself to you :) I am living in Ankara capital of Turkey. 

 

This place is Anıtkabir of Atatürk's grave. Atatürk established the Republic of Turkey. So Anıtkabir is too important for Turkish people. 

I am studying  preschool teaching at Hacettepe University. It is too famous and succesfull universıty in my country. I have got two sister. My big sister was graduate to last year. She studied at Hacettepe University like me. My other sister is studying at primary school. 

IMPRESSION 2

   Hi!

   At the beginning of the lesson, we talked about puppets, Pierke Pierlala and puppets festival of Ghent. 

   We learned diffirent tehniques about art. Firstly, we drew a flower branch with charcoal. It was very interesting and enjoyable experience for me. I think children likes draw with charcoal because it's so easy.

Secondly, our teacher told about history of Ghent and he asked from us to make a lot of historical things with clay. But we had to make it in a short time. So this experience was stressful a little bit but I was relieved when I finished working with clay. I learned history of Ghent and how can I make art with different materials. 

And then our teacher told to us how can we use paper pulp. We have done a puppet with paper pulp. It was very enjoyable and creative exercise for me. We will paint puppets when they dry. I think this practice improves children's creativity. 

My puppet is a man who listening to music and he has got a cool smile :)

I like art lessons so much. Because I learn new and difficut techniques and materials every lessons. I look forward to next lesson :) 

See you later...

About Gent...

Dark clouds and a fantastic building...

Macrophotography...

What do you think about of this?

It's just something that standing in front of the window.

IMPRESSION 1

   Art is very important for people to improve themselves. I think creativity is the most important thing that needs to be important to children.  I believe I can do this only with art. So it is very important for me to understand and describe art.

   This course was very interesting and enjoyable for me. After first lesson I thought like, "Fortunately, I came to Gent and I am an erasmus student." Because our courses in Turkey are boring and we usually don't go out from the classroom. Through this course I can gain different perspectives. I think art sessions will be enjoyable and useful so much.

   I want to know, how can I  adapt art education for children? So I hope, we'll do activities on this topic in the coming weeks.