ART OF THE DAY
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ART OF THE DAY:
BLENDING COLOURS!
MATERIALS NEEDED:
❖ Paper
❖ Pencil
❖ Liquid glue
❖ Generous amount of salt
❖ Liquid Watercolours
❖ Eye-dropper or paint brush
ART OF THE DAY:
BLENDING COLOURS!
PROCEDURE:
- Think of someone in your life who embodies Saumyatvaṁ so a Being whose presence makes you feel totally relaxed, complete and induces thoughts that calm and center the mind.
- Share about this Being with others and explain how they embody Saumyatvaṁ.
- Draw the Being's portrait with a pencil. Make sure it is large and that it includes a lot of connected lines.
- Trace the pencil lines with the glue, starting at the top of the paper to avoid dragging arms and elbows through the glue.
- Lay the glue-y paper in a shallow tub or baking pan, and generously sprinkle salt all over the picture. The glue lines should be completely saturated with salt, giving a raised, rough appearance.
ART OF THE DAY:
BLENDING COLOURS!
PROCEDURE:
• Using the eye droppers and liquid watercolor and hovering approximately 1” above the paper, carefully drop one drop of paint at a time onto the salt/glue lines and watch it “travel” along the line. You can also do this with a paint brush by gently touching the brush to the glue (this technique is a lot harder to control and the brush gets covered in glue and salt). At this point, it’s beneficial to discuss the definition of primary and secondary colors and encourage them to plan the colors that they want to touch each other. Where the colors touch, they will slowly blend to form the new or secondary color.
• Allow to dry flat for approximately two days and then scrape off the excess salt outside or over a garbage can.
ART OF THE DAY: BLENDING COLOURS!
INFERENCE:
The quality of Saumyatva brings out the pure beauty from within.
