June Holidays

National Museum of Singapore ©Isabelle Desjeux 2011

At the PlayDome!

The program is finally out and there are lots of fun exhibitions, workshops, and interactive artworks to discover at the National Museum of Singapore from mid-May to end of June. For the 3rd time running, I will be participating, this time with a different kind of work.

“2 and 1/2 D Cinema” proposes a unique experience where the children are not only allowed but even encouraged to step into the beam and interact with the film being projected. Using footage from National Archive of Singapore visible in the History gallery as well as from Dr Ivan Polunin archives, this special cinema encourages children to take a second look at cinema, Singapore history, and the stories of others in general. After having interacted with the film, the children are invited to go and see themselves on screen, giving them a fresh look on the footage, and creating a special self-awareness.

For more details, ideas about how to guide the children through the various exhibitions, and how to buy tickets, see the museum guide.

Because of this exhibition, and because of workshops in schools and at various corporations in Singapore, I will not be running any school holiday workshops in June. But do check back for July workshops, if your holidays fall then! And in the meantime, drawing classes continue…

Verner Panton @ National Museum Singapore

Starting next week, this new exhibition at the National Museum of Singapore promises lots of colours. Verner Panton was one of the great designers of the 20th century, famous for his love of vibrant colours, unconventional designs and playful mood. Bring the kids along: they’ll have a blast throwing themselves into the wacky colourful foam room.

I will be running a workshop on the 14th and 28th of June, especially for children 7-10 years old. We’ll be having fun with colours and shapes, seeing how these interact to make us feel different. And of course, kids get to bring home their own art. For more information and booking, click here.

Programs held in conjunction with VERNER PANTON the Collected Works

Pameran Poskad ’08

Invitation to Pameran Poskad

Please join us for the opening of Pameran Poskad ’08 on Saturday, 6 December from 6pm to 9pm.  Choose your favourite from among 2000 affordably priced postcard sized artworks.  So bring your friends and be ready to shop for some original art.
See you Saturday,
The Pameran Poskad Team

Isadora’s Workshop is a proud sponsor of the event.

Celebrating the Festival

Last Sunday saw the floor of the art class transformed into a wild flamenco dance floor.

Students have enjoyed having works of art hung in the entrance of the workshop. Some of the more advanced students have been sketching the walls of the room, now that the space is uncluttered. The exercise sharpens the observation skills, and helps understand the notion of edge as well as spatial relationship of objects relative to each other. An essential step towards more “accurate” drawing, this exercise makes use of eyeball perspective (i.e. no measuring, only feeling).

I hope you like the new layout of this blog. I am trying to make it easier to navigate and find what you might be looking for, whether is be the next class schedule, the next workshop, or pictures by children: please step into the brand new Children’s Gallery. Comments are welcome to help improve this blog.

Finally, 2 announcement:

• The Wednesday 3-4pm class, open to 6-8 year old beginners has not yet started. We are looking for 1 or 2 new students. If you are interested, drop me a note (find my contacts in the About Isadora’s Workshop button, at the top)

• The Book-making class has been pushed back one week, October 13th 2-4pm. Deadline to register is on Monday, 6th of October.

A busy last 3 months ahead

The deadline of December for the closure of the studio is now feeling real.

Many of you have been asking whether the studio is closing for good. The answer at this moment is “I don’t know”. Certainly, the studio as it exists now will disappear together with the house at 5, Hay Market, Seletar Camp. Updates will be posted here. Don’t miss out on your last chance for a trial class next week (1st week of September), since regular classes will start again for 10 weeks from the 8th of September. No more green environment after that.

Hatching scale, by Dürer.

After December, I might be looking for a new “environment-friendly” studio. If you know of such a place, or if there is another artist out there looking to share a studio, feel free to let me know.

Finally, here is the schedule for the Parent-child workshops, first Saturday of each month:

September 6th, 2-4 pm: Silk-screen your own T-shirt

October 4th, 2-4 pm: Design your own book

November 1st, 2-4 pm: Introduction to printmaking

December 6th, 2-4pm: Creating Greeting Cards

Sign up early to avoid disappointment and to help me plan better the workshops. Workshops are limited to 5 teams. All material is provided. Fees: $55/60

In the meantime, I am planning on spending more time on developing my own art; time has come to start exhibiting my work. To start with, an exhibition-concert is planned for the 21st of September. If you want information about this, contact me directly!

After this, I will continue working on paper sculptures and art and science projects. To learn more, please visit my artist website.