Frida Kahlo Children's Art Course
Self-Expression Through Self-Portraiture. Discuss the inspirational life & art of Frida Kahlo. Explore your own self-expression through self portraiture.
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In this seven module course, your child will discover Frida Kahlo's inspirational life & art. They will then enter their own creative journey using Frida Kahlo as an influence. Throughout the sessions your child will be encouraged to use Frida's inspiring art to enhance their creative confidence & creative freedom.
Your child will explore self-expression and portraiture techniques. They will produce many preliminary pieces of art throughout, gaining confidence and experience as they go; culminating in creating a series of self portraits & portraits influenced by Frida Kahlo.
This course has been created to appeal to children from age 5 - 16. Each age group will gain different levels from the course and it is designed so that your child can revisit it over the years and gain yet more, as their passion and ability grows.
Module One: Frida's Early Life & the event that changed her life for ever.
Module Two: Frida, Diego Rivera & Casa Azul. Discover Frida's inspirational home and art studio.
Module Three: Frida Kahlo, the artist. Discover the inspirational artist Frida Kahlo. Learn how Frida used symbolism in her paintings. What does the imagery mean? How did she express her emotions through her creativity?
Module Four: The Locked Bathroom. Discover Frida's personal possessions that were locked away for fifty years after her death.
Module Five: It's Your Turn! Painting to music - an exercise to develop creative confidence & freedom.
Module Six: It's Your Turn! Exploring self-expression. Collating lists, sketches & collage to express our emotions, our joys, our loves and our fears. Downloadable course workbook.
Module Seven: It's Your Turn! Self Portraiture. Creative advice on how to create a portrait & a self-portrait, incorporating self-expression. Creative advice on how to balance & measure a portrait. Colouring mixing guide. With downloadable portraiture guide, colour wheel & colour mixing guides PDFs.
Course Conclusion: Praise, feedback & suggestions on how to take this inspiring subject further.
What's included?
- Seven course module videos with Julie Bevan - Arts Educator, Creative Mentor and founder & creator of Dot Kids
- Introduction & conclusion videos.
- Life time access to the course and any future updates.
- Downloadable Work Book PDF.
- Downloadable PDF Guide To Balancing Portraiture.
- Colour theory & the joy of mixing paint colour.
- Dot Kids Colour Mixing chart PDF
- Dot Kids Colour Wheel chart PDF
- Dot Kids Primary Colour Wheel chart PDF
- Dot Kids Secondary Colour Wheel chart PDF
- Dot Kids Tertiary Colour Wheel chart PDF
- Online Course Community Forum for parent & child; Support & feedback from other course members and from Course Creator, Julie Bevan.
- Online Art Gallery. Parents of course members can post their child's art work, should they wish.
- Recommended book list, weblinks & suggested exhibitions to visit (and any future updates).
- Certificate of completion to place proudly on your child’s wall.
How is the course structured?
- There are seven modules for your child to complete in their own time frame.
- Watch, Replay, Rewatch, Pause and Watch Again!
- Complete in a day, a week, a month, a year! - whatever suits your child.
- Return to the videos and workbook again and again.
- Creativity is ever evolving.
- During & after each module there will be opportunities for you and your child to gain feedback, support & advice via the course community forum. (input from Course Creator/Creative Mentor Julie Bevan and from other course members)
When does the course start?
- The course is ready to start as soon as you enrol. Your child can then complete the course at their own pace, pausing, rewatching whenever they wish with lifetime access.
Your Instructor
Julie Bevan is a passionate Arts Educator, Creative Mentor and the Founder & Creator of Dot Kids Ltd; Creative Arts & Well-Being For Children.
Julie focuses on encouraging children's creative confidence, freedom & experimentation through exposure to inspirational artists in a fun and engaging way.
Julie introduces the children to artists and art movements through her Discovery & Discussion sessions. She then guides the children to create art which is 'influenced' by the artist; the child's own creative exploration and not a copy.
She helps children develop their self-expression through their creativity and this has led on to the creation of Mindfulness & Mindset workshops & courses, exploring the proven link between creativity & well-being.