Make a Collage of yourself in Traditional Norwegian Costume

We will be using traditional Norwegian regional costumes (called bunad) and traditional jackets (called kofter). 

Time and place: May 2014 at The Norwegian Seamen’s Church, 317 East 52nd street, NY
Instructor: Helga D Storbekken
Children: Ages 7 -12
Session time: 1 day, 2 ½ hours
Price: 

 Drawing Blind: Two warm-up exercises –Drawing is seeing

We begin with a fun exercise and get to know each other.
Follow Helga’s (course instructor) finger without looking at the paper!
Watch as she draws her own face in the air. Suddenly there it is an amusing portrait of Helga, the instructor.

Drawing Blind Portraits of each other
We will make living lines with a pencil.
Sit in pairs opposite each other.
These two exercises are good for visualizing what we want to draw.
What do the eyes, hair, nose, mouth and throat look like?
The pencil in the hand moves in step with what the eyes see, without looking at the paper or your hands.
As you draw each other, watch and see how the drawings come to life. We don’t take ourselves so seriously
Blind drawing requires concentration and at the same time it is lots of fun!

Drawing Traditional Norwegian Regional Costumes  
We will be using traditional Norwegian regional costumes (called bunad) and traditional jackets (called kofter). 
Make a drawing of yourself wearing one of the following:

• A Norwegian costume.
• A traditional Norwegian jacket
• Knickers and skis

Drawing a Dog wearing Traditional Norwegian Sweater 
Why not draw a dog wearing a traditional Norwegian sweater?
We will experiment with various materials and fabrics used to make traditional costumes and knitwear. We can also decorate the clothing with brooches, buttons etc. using various materials such as pearls, and sequins. We will cut and paste.