Each time a new writing programme begins, I feel it whizzes by. Twelve weeks are nearly over, and here we are, after our last guest session of the programme, an art workshop with art educator and children's illustrator, Kripa. It was such a treat!I've been looking at Kripa's art for a while, and I love it. Her tea journal, her little dough babies, her city sketches ... each picture she shares on social media is stunning. Art and writing go together, no matter how much I may say that I cannot draw at all, and that is why I invited Kripa to conduct an art workshop for us.Watching all the children fill their pages with colour warmed me up. It's a joy to watch them engage in the reflective experience of creating art, and I loved how Kripa guided them through it. The title of the workshop itself is lovely, isn't it? Purple sea and pink sky, Nothing in art is a lie. Kripa began by … [Read more...]