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BEPS, BEPS Reggio Emilia Study Tour 2012, Visited August 20 2022

http://bepsreggiotour.blogspot.com/2012/04/wonders-of-learning-auditorium-tuesday.html

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I compared poster paint to water paint by applying both paints with a paint brush and comparing the texture of the paint and the time it took to dry.
The poster paint took a couple of hours to dry, the colours layered onto one another and felt smooth while applying while the water colours dried quickly felt chalky and blended into one another.
Both paints made the paper feel thin and wet like.

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James Turrell is a artist from America.  In 1966 is when he started experimenting with light by covering windows and only letting a small amount of light in, this is when he created his first light projection. For more then half a century James Turrell explored light which created art that was engaging to the viewers.
“My work has no object, no image and no focus. With no object, no image and no focus, what are you looking at? You are looking at you looking. What is important to me is to create an experience of wordless thought.” (https://jamesturrell.com/about/introduction/)

I never looked at art as a form of art until i researched James Turrell and the art he created from using light.

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Paper was first invented in ancient China in the 2nd century and was popularised  by Cai Lun.

Paper is now an extremely popular item that is versertle and can be used in so many different ways, it has many different shapes, sizes and colours.
Asian cultures use paper as a food ingredient

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I have never really explored clay as the feeling and the mess of clay scared me away, I find myself always leaning towards other items to use over clay especially in the class room with my 2 year olds.
As I started playing with the clay I found the more i manipulated it the easier it got to use but the more it transferred onto my hands.

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James Turrell, Introduction, Visited 20 August 2022, https://jamesturrell.com/about/introduction/

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Paper, Paper everywhere
Paper, Paper create without a care
Paper, Paper a love for colour we share
Paper, Paper paint me if you dare
Paper, Paper treat me with care
Paper, Paper be careful I don't tear
Paper, Paper recycle here and there

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When creating the same piece of art with clay vs play-dough I found the play dough was much softer and easier to form shapes with, it felt quite flimsy and weak in structure. The play dough didn't transfer onto my hands and wasn't messy to use.
Where as the clay felt quite hard and needed to be worked and warmed up before it was easily able to form a shape, the clay felt like it would hold better and create a stronger hold. The Clay was messy and transferred onto my hands and the bench.

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Paint is an item that I use everyday within my room, we use water paint and poster paint, both which are so different in texture and application. I love creating with paint, I believe it is so versatile and it has so much potential.
I love how paint can be explored through multiple different techniques and each technique creates a different end result.

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When i first thought of paper i thought of a white piece of printer paper but I never thought about how much potential paper had. I folded my piece of paper over and over again and when I un folded the paper it had different patterns, the paper was no longer flat. When folding the paper it felt smooth but got harder to fold the smaller it got.

I did a drawing on a piece of paper of my class mate with a pen while my eyes were closed, I tried to make sure I didn't push to hard as i was nervous the paper would rip. The paper didn't rip as I didn't press to hard.

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When exploring light i used a torch, i began by making shadows  using my hands with the light on the wall and then i used shapes that had different colour plastic to see if the colour would transfer or if the shape would transfer onto the wall. I did this experience with my 2 year old daughter, i watched her copy me and explore the light exactly the same way as i did.  She would hold the light up to her hand and look to see if the light would come through, she then would look at the wall when creating shadows and say 'look mum, shadows'.
She went through and named all the colours that she could see on the wall and some of the shapes that transferred, it was so lovely to see how much learning she was doing from an experience so simple to set up.

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Rice University, Geologist explains painting with soil at Rice Gallery's 'yamatane', Visited August 24 2022

https://youtu.be/EbGqvjbD3vQ

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I explored poster paint further by using different items to apply the paint with and used two different motions.
With the pink poster paint I used a tissue to apply the paint, I found the tissue absorbed the paint which caused it to transfer onto the paper quite thin especially with the wiping motion causing the paint to dry really quickly.
The dabbing motion applied a little patchy, it took an hour to dry completely.
I used news paper to apply the blue paint, I found with the wiping motion it went on quite thick and took a little longer to dry with the texture of the newspaper impacting the end product. The dabbing motion with the newspaper provided a more full finish compared to the tissue although it took a few more hours to dry as it was thicker.

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History of Paper, Paper invention, visited august 22 2022 http://www.historyofpaper.net/

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I wonder if I had of used toothpicks to support my bear or used water prior to it drying, if it would have held its shape instead of falling apart when it dried hard.

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I wonder if I was scrunch the paper instead of fold it, if it would have the same feeling as folding the paper or would it tear and become fragile?
The sound of scrunching the paper was crunchy, the feeling was quite satisfying it crumbles in my hands but didn't become  overly fragile only tearing slightly on the edges, the paper when un ravelled was crinkled but could be flattened to an extent.

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Since watching 'GEOLOGIST EXPLAINS PAINTING WITH SOIL AT RICE GALLERY'S 'YAMATANE' on youtube i learnt that clay can come in multiple colours from the earth, the colour of the clay depends on the oxygen levels, if there is too much oxygen in the clay it is more red in colour where as if it has more water contents it is a green clay.
I found the art created with clay to be so amazing because i  didn't realise that clay came in different colours i thought it was just a brown or a red/brown.

I have always been reluctant to use clay in the classroom with the children purely because of the mess clay creates, i feel like children of the 2-3 age group are still learning to 'play' and playing or creating with clay takes time, so i always lean towards play-dough because it doesn't cause as much mess.
I will set myself a goal to provide the children in small groups exposure to clay to see how they respond to the feeling and the mess.

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I will use light in the class room with my 2-3 year old age group by having a light box where i will create an interactive story for the children to explore or i will have colour shapes and blocks that the children can build and create with.

For science week we explored light by creating cellophane squares that the children held up to the light coming through the window to see the different colours that would come through.

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Artland magazine, Top 10 Light Art Artists in Modern and Contemporary Art, visited August 25 2022

https://magazine.artland.com/top-10-light-art-artists-in-the-modern-and-contemporary-art/

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Something i have found interesting is that you can make paint out of items you find in your cupboard in the kitchen, I created a paint using shaving cream and food dye, the art that this created was beautiful. I love that with every different paint and technique of application comes a different end result.

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I view paper as a staple item especially in a class room, i think allowing children to have access to paper at all times is so important because it allows them to use paper as part of their creations without needing adult permission.  Paper isn't an item that is limited and it isn't extremely expensive so allowing children to access it and use it in whatever way they would like is i believe crucial to support their learning.
In my room we have paper on a shelf that is accessible to children at all times, we have many different colours and shapes and sizes of paper including confetti which children will use to extend their fine motor skills through pasting

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I found it amazing to see and look into how many different ways you can use light to create art and add light onto a program  in a room with children aged 2-3 Years. Before this unit i never associated light with art and never really knew how many different ways you could use light.

I will aim to continue to expose the children in my room to art through light more often and use our light box in multiple different ways not just by adding blocks and shapes but by using items such as loose parts and different shaped and sized items for the children to explore and learn through