stromend blauw
Amsterdam, 2020/21
As part of the EAST OOST OST international art education exchange project, Tisna Westerhof / hARTslane was invited to collaborate in the production and delivery of Stromend Blauw, a series of artist led creative workshops for 400 children at the Aldoende Primary School in Amsterdam, in collaboration with The Rode Loper Op School, Kunst en Cultuur Educatie Amsterdam.
he workshops, led by Tisna Westerhof, explored people and place and Dutch heritage through various art techniques like printmaking, collage, embroidery, textiles and ceramics. Each year group worked on a different brief to create an element that contributed to the Crockery of East, a Delft Blue inspired installation of a domestic kitchen and dining room scene.
Children hand painted paper-mache vases larger than themselves, decorated their own paper plates and cups, screen-printed and embroidered tea towels and cushions; they crafted their own cutlery sets from clay, decorated vintage crockery using decal transfers and created a Delft Blue patchwork and dining cloth.
The complete installation was presented at the first Amsterdam Kinder Kunst Biennale in 2021 at the OBA (Openbara Bibliotheek Amsterdam).
Stromend Blauw / Flowing Blue symbolises the connecting element of water streaming across London and Amsterdam. The project celebrates art education across borders, identity and heritage, children and neighbourhood.
Film by Paperclip, Remke Westerhof
In collaboration with
