Term 3 2025 After School Classes
Term 3 2025 After school classes:
We are excited to be offering students of Beehive Montessori School in Mosman Park the opportunity to join us in an 8 week Monday aftrenoon project of making and creating a colourful paper mache sculpture of an Alebrije!
Mexican Mayhem- Paper Mache Sculpture Project
Mexican Mayhem- Paper Mache Sculpture Project -8 weekly sessions
Monday 28th July- Monday 15th September
After School Art for Beehive Montessori Students
Alebrijes are vibrant, whimsical folk art sculptures of fantastical creatures, typically made from wood or paper-mache. This significant art form is often attributes to a young Mexican artist Pedrp Linares, who was sick in a coma and had a weird dream about these strange mythical creatures who chanted Alebrije, Alebrije, Alebrije and told him that it was not his time to pass. So he came back to the world of the living and remembered these fantastic creatures and started to make them. It has grown in popularity with time.
Over 8 weeks in Term 3 on a Monday, we are going to develop our gross motor skills sculpting in wire and decorating in paper mache an Alebrije form. There are endless possibilities and each student will make their own decisions about shapes, colours and patterns. First we build a base armature, then wrap it with newspaper to build the form and cover using a papier-mache technique …. Then the real fun begins with decorating and patterning in the rich, dynamic style of Mexican artwork. Kids will use posca pens, feathers, beads, materials, gems, and all sorts of mixed media to decorate.
Mexican Mayhem Thursday group
5 Week term to Explore Mexican Folk Art and make a paper mache sculpture of a fantastical creature (called an Alebrijie) full of colour, pattern and personality! Leave with something you can be so proud of!
Suitable for ages 6+
This creative process involves lots of hands - on techniques :
Building a base armature in wire ( skeleton)
Creating the form and pose pof the animal using paper and tape (body & muscles)
Paper mache the form (skin )
Decorate in a wild assortment of materilas like ribbons, wool, pipe cleaners, jewels etc etc etc (all the special features that bring them to life)
Price $225 for the 5 weeks- All materials included
Mexican Mayhem Wednesday group
5 Week term to Explore Mexican Folk Art and make a paper mache sculpture of a fantastical creature (called an Alebrijie) full of colour, pattern and personality! Leave with something you can be so proud of!
Suitable for ages 6+
This creative process involves lots of hands - on techniques :
Building a base armature in wire ( skeleton)
Creating the form and pose pof the animal using paper and tape (body & muscles)
Paper mache the form (skin )
Decorate in a wild assortment of materilas like ribbons, wool, pipe cleaners, jewels etc etc etc (all the special features that bring them to life)
Price $225 for the 5 weeks- All materials included
Mexican Mayhem Tuesday group
5 Week term to Explore Mexican Folk Art and make a paper mache sculpture of a fantastical creature (called an Alebrijie) full of colour, pattern and personality! Leave with something you can be so proud of!
This creative process involves lots of hands - on techniques :
Building a base armature in wire ( skeleton)
Creating the form and pose pof the animal using paper and tape (body & muscles)
Paper mache the form (skin )
Decorate in a wild assortment of materilas like ribbons, wool, pipe cleaners, jewels etc etc etc (all the special features that bring them to life)
Suitable for ages 6+
Price $225 for the 5 weeks- All materials included
