Props and Projections

Yesterday was a pretty special afternoon, as instead of me taking the kids to see something about town, Angel took the kids to see me. For the past month, I've been working with the Davenport Perth Neighbourhood Centre, where their Arts4All program has involved all sorts of community members in an end-of-the-year installation and production.  We've been working together to create sounds and projections and objects that will be showcased on Monday December 13 at 6:00. We thought it would be a great idea to bring the kids over to see what's been going on over there, and to make a few props of their own to add to the installation.

Director Liz Rucker talks about the production, and shows the fox house (it lights up inside!) that will need furniture and objects added to it.

 The kids get to work making objects for the fox out of polymer clay. Their creations include: a flower, a fireplace, a bowl of cereal, and headphones and a CD player. These objects will all be part of the big production on Monday.

Trying out the overhead projector. I sometimes forget that they don't have these in every classroom anymore.

A shadowscape made of hands and tree cut-outs.

Also fun is running around and acting in front of the forest backdrop.

A different kind of projection involves light and a video camera. Here, some of the artists show the kids their "laboratory of light," and experiment by dropping food colouring in water and seeing how it looks projected.