Visual Arts Excursion to Artist Studio.

A learning journey for students to learn about industrial practice of a textile artist. They experience first hand the dying craft of batik and indigo dyeing process. Our facility have the capacity to engage a full class of 40 students for 2-hours to produce usable art. Students were introduced to batik textile and engaged hands-on... Continue Reading →

Cartoon Caricature Draw-Along Other Than The Human Face

This school could not get enough of my assembly talk last year and wanted more. So for this zoom session broadcasted to the entire school, we expanded the scope by talking about caricaturing objects and animals. We talked about anthropomorphism and demonstrated how to humanise a parrot to mark a significant event - the relocation... Continue Reading →

Student Excursion to Working Artist Studio and Gallery Visit

Mrs Kamal explaining to student the batik hot wax stamping process at the studio. We hosted a group of young ladies who were very keen to learn about batik-painting process and got a tour of our working studio in-between experiencing the use of traditional tools such as the Tjanting for themselves and producing a large... Continue Reading →

In-School Caricature Drawing Class for CCA Students

Learning to observe the face for distinctive features and nailing the likeness with lightning speed. The teacher was kind enough to be the model for a 10 minute demonstration. Such a delight to be drawing with a lovely bunch post-pandemic. Comparatively, it was awkward teaching online as you don’t get depth perception when drawing from... Continue Reading →

Collaborative Art: Cold Wax Batik Banners for National Day

Done by primary five students over three sessions of one hour. Total engagement of just three hours to produce this awesome artwork that was put on display just in time for Singapore’s 57th National Day celebration. Washed and treated for colour fastness to ensure that colour will not run with the rain or fade with... Continue Reading →

Mother Tongue Language Fortnight Activity in Malay

Presentation in Malay language for cultural engagement. Batik is a cultural element of the Javanese embodied in the Malay community of Singapore. It is widely adapted by various ethnic groups in Singapore. The batik painting experience is a good opportunity to introduce children to the art and craft and batik from a cultural stand point.... Continue Reading →

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