by Emily Bhargava | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized, youth development
Two weeks of work have paid off, and the mosaic is coming along. We translated the kids’ drawings into panel designs and they’ve started to tile two of the designs. Hopefully the friendly bugs will add a few extra smiles to the playground and...
by Emily Bhargava | Jan 14, 2016 | Uncategorized, youth development
The Kennedy School playground just got a face-lift, and includes a series of new planting beds. With Support from the Somerville Arts Council, the Kennedy after-school program will be working with Connection Lab for 10 weeks to design and make mosaics to install on...
by Emily Bhargava | Jan 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
The mosaic mural that Laura Smith led and installed on the benches of the East Somerville Library is complete. Connection Lab helped with some of the design, led one of the community clay workshops and brought quotes from the East Somerville Peace Quilt incorporate...
by Emily Bhargava | Dec 8, 2015 | Uncategorized, youth development
The Youth Arts Arise program at the Somerville Armory is back for a second year of free arts classes for local teens. And once again, I was able to teach a short session of mosaic as part of the program. This time I had the extra pleasure of working with Karen...
by Emily Bhargava | Nov 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
To celebrate the Indian holiday of Diwali and to prepare for an upcoming Multicultural Festival at the Council on Aging, a small group of council members worked together during drop-in craft time to make a rangoli. Traditionally these rangoli are used to decorate...
