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meraki [may-rah-kee] (adjective) This is a word that modern Greeks often use to describe doing something with soul, creativity, or love -- when you put "something of yourself" into what you're doing, whatever it may be.
meraki [may-rah-kee] (adjective) This is a word that modern Greeks often use to describe doing something with soul, creativity, or love -- when you put "something of yourself" into what you're doing, whatever it may be.
Skill Pillow
Skill Pillow
Young artists created "skill pillows" to learned how to cut, sew, embroider, bead, and paint fabric.
Shibori & Tied Dying
Shibori & Tied Dying
Students gathered materials at home to make tied-dyed shirts using what was available; students used diluted acrylic paint instead of dye.
The swirl tied-dye was the most popular method they wanted to try.
Students gathered rubber bands, wood sticks, plastic objects, and yarn to do Shibori techniques.
Ms. Patty showing the three color-swirl results.
Shibori folding technique.
Students were really happy with this activity.
Siblings often made appearances to our classes and they were encouraged to participate.
Painted and Embroidered Patches
Painted and Embroidered Patches
Painted patch using an embroidery hoop to stretch the fabric.
Students were encouraged to used various materials and they combined painting and embroidery on their patches.
This is the finished product of the one that you see to the left of this image.
In order to create a balanced design, students planed their design sketching and cutting "patterns" to later trace on their fabric.
Street Art
Street Art
Space Invader Art
Space Invader Art
Students used an online game called cube art, where they created pixelated designs inspired by the street artist Space Invader.
Graffiti Art
Graffiti Art
Students learned about the graffiti artist "Bansky" and they used an online program on Tate.org to create their own graffiti piece.
Bandana
Bandana
Robot patch hand sewed with various fabrics and buttons.
Voices of Meraki Youth Movement
Voices of Meraki Youth Movement
The students chose a positive message to add on their bandanas, which they wore as face masks with the lettering on the front.
Hiden Images
Hiden Images
Students learned about abstract art and using an online painting game they created works of art with hidden images and stories. The students were asked to interpret each others artworks to try to guess meaning.
Pinatas
Pinatas
Last Project!
"All about Me" Letter Collages
"All about Me" Letter Collages
The students chose a letter of the word Meraki, and included the things that they love inside in various art forms. This was a final project to connect them back to the meaning of our class.
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