Very Special Festivals of the Arts Archives
2004 Festival of Arts, Coloma Community Center
Wacky brushes in action! The more purple the better! A lot of household items can serve as brushes.
Rock Painting was a hit! We ran out of rocks and had to go pick more by Sacramento River... Rocks make an ideal painting surface and painting "in the round" is both easier and more fun than "painting flat." People new to painting have been thrilled to find that painting on rocks is surprisingly easy to learn !
No it is not lemon juice...It is blue and red and green paint - we are painting refrigerator boxes. And we only paint graffiti on the boxes, not on the streets.
Mola Turtles came from Kuna Indians in Panama. Mola is an embroidery of such high quality that one is unaware of the needlework. Each mola is individually created from the subjects of artists's choice, and therefore, each mola is unique. Molas can be fasioned in myriads of unique objects - such as our turtles!
Ben Ali Shrine's Clowns were working overtime - they deserve the round of applause . Ben Ali is proud of its history. Since 1922 the Shrine's name and its fez have been synonymous with wholesome fun, convivial fellowship, and the cheerful support of good causes. Ben Ali traditionally has prided itself on the fact that it attempts to improve whomever and whatever it touches - persons, places, and things.
It is a hard work to make Pipe Cleaner Creatures (left) and Glitter Creatures (right)!
It is a hard work to make Pipe Cleaner Creatures (left) and Glitter Creatures (right)!
