Carved Alebrijes | Alebrijes Tallados
Have you seen the movie Coco by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina? In that movie we can see animated Alebrijes, wonderful hybrid animals that act as our spirit guides during our lives and after! There are Mexican artisans experts in making colorful and beautiful wooden alebrijes! In this 9 session drawing and clay workshop; kids, youth and even all kinds of adults will practice different ways to draw some of their favorite animals to give shape to their unique Alebrijes. We will use the strength and flexibility of our hands to knead the clay, playdough or modeling plaster and then our fine motor skills to carve and paint our unique and fantastic Alebrijes.
Carved clay Alebrije Cat-Shark / Gato-Tiburón by Zyer, second grader. (Work in progress)
Has visto la película Coco de Lee Unkruch y Adrian Molina? En esta película podemos ver alebrijes animados, maravillosos animales híbridos que actúan como nuestros guías espirituales en vida y más allá! Hay artesanos mexicanos expertos en hacer coloridos y hermosos alebrijes de madera. En este taller de 9 sesiones de dibujo y arcilla; niños, jóvenes e incluso adultos de todas las edades practicaremos cómo dibujar nuestros animales favoritos para dar forma a nuestros Alebrijes. Usaremos la fuerza y flexibilidad de nuestras manos para amasar la arcilla, la plastilina o la pasta de modelado y nuestras finas destrezas motoras para tallar y pintar nuestros únicos y fantásticos Alebrijes.