Papa 3 Art

School, jobs, family and even fun often takes a lot of hard work to make happen successfully! In traditional times, simple things such as getting fresh water to drink was a major daily task that had to be attended to. Ipu wai are the water gourds that were used to transport and store the precious resource of wai, fresh water. Being both a decorative art and functional object, learning about ipu wai helps us to remember to ʻauamo kuleana, to carry well our responsibilities. What are the kuleana you have to "carry" today?

Haumāna will put their manaʻo on these ideas into a creative ipu wai using balloons and paper mache.

Our kupuna were intimately connected to their places, as evidenced by deep knowledge of the natural cycles and systems at work. There were many names for rain -- rains of different places and rains of different types. You can learn about them in a recently published book called, "Hānau ka Ua." Haumāna learned a little about these beloved ua and then were asked to think about their own relationship and moʻolelo about the rains in their home places. After preparing paper with paint in multiple methods, layers and textures, students created painted paper collages to illustrate their own rain moʻolelo.

Haumāna will explore the process of paper quilling to create paper quill cloud images. This process, (bringing together small parts into a larger whole,) will develop their understanding of the ʻepekema concept of: condensation. Haumāna will briefly be introduced to the basic stages of the water cycle and learn the mele, "Ka Pōʻaiapuni Wai."

Haumāna are introduced to myself and the Papa Hana Noʻeau class routines for relationships with each other, the art space, and the art tools. Haumāna create "Puke Hoʻolauna" that are visual representations tied to basic aspects of a verbal introduction in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. Puke include: Self-portrait (pencil/sharpie/watercolor), personal-style representations with watercolor of mauka & makai, marked Oʻahu maps, and written ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi introduction.

We study three "famous artist" portraits examples (Rembrant, Van Gogh, & Kahlo), to investigate ways self portraits are a means of communicating ideas about oneself.

Haumāna choose to share personally meaningful aspects from this simple hoʻolauna:

ʻO ___________ koʻu inoa. My name is ____________

No ___________ mai au. I am from____________.

ʻO ____________ koʻu mauna. ____________ is my mountain.

ʻO _______ koʻu awāwa. ____________ is my valley.

ʻO ____________ koʻu kai. ____________ is my ocean.

ʻO ____________ koʻu kahawai. ____________ is my river.