Wonderful young artists & Diddley-Bow makers!
 This year I've started presenting ARt & MuSic Workshops for young people, where kids get a chance to create art, musical instruments. music & more importantly, explore their own creativity. Creating a piece of original art can leave a huge inpression on kids & often inspires them to learn more about the arts in general. I usually coordinate workshops to coincide with my concert tours, giving me an opportunity to put on a concert / & art show of my original folk-art for the community as well. For more information about having an Art / Music Workshop & concert in your area, please contact me! Contact ________________
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Making A Diddley-Bow Workshop for kids 7 & up
What in the world is a Diddley Bow? Simply put, it’s a one-stringed musical instrument & a work of art, all rolled into one! This fun musical-art workshop will give kids a chance to make & play their own Diddley Bow...and learn a little about music history & the origins of this unusual one-stringer so often used in the early blues & folk music of America’s heartland. Students will also have a chance to see & hear some other hand-made instruments in the workshop ( tin can banjos, cigar-box guitars, etc) . ..& will learn how music ( & art! ) can be created from almost anything!  |
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Painting The Music Workshop for Teens
This art workshop for teens will focus on creating art with a music theme: The workshop is designed to let students have fun exploring the connection between music & art, how the arts intersect, how music inspires art & art inspires music...Students will create their own paintings of musicians, or instruments. ( or anything musical) on wood & board, using acrylics & adding mixed-media elements ( like foil, paper, found objects, etc) to their paintings to create new & surprising effects... The workshop will cover some basics about painting faces, capturing essential features, and will touch on topics like composition, theme, perspective, proportion, light, color-on-color. techniques...For students of all skill levels, “Painting The Music!” is designed to let students discover their own creativity & to have fun with the creative process.  |
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Delta Arts Alliance Workshop, June 2010
The Delta Arts Association provided a great workspace for our class... 
Peyton loved making & playing his one-stringed instrument! 
Kyle & Kayla attended both morning & afternoon classes...here they are with their creations! 
Adding the finishing touches... 
Getting the basics before we start assembling our instruments... 
Kyle's gonna rock on the Diddley Bow he made in class! |
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