by Margaret Springe
I believe that children learn most effectively through completing a process to achieve a desired outcome. It is this belief that led me to include Buon Fresco in my after school art program.
Googling ?fresco? led me to iLia Anossov, founder of The Fresco School, who graciously agreed to conduct a workshop for me while on holiday in LA. iLia?s expert knowledge of the technique and process provided me with enough guidance and confidence to fulfill my desire to teach buon fresco to several groups of 5th and 6th graders at the Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence, Ks.
The workshops I conduct consist of 12 to 18 students and last about two hours. The fresco steps that I teach the kids are: making a cartoon, poking holes in the cartoon for pouncing, applying the intonaco coat of plaster on their tile, pouncing and painting. The children are encouraged to use all of the tools associated with each step.
