South Asian Art Class: Alpana Paintings
Teacher Paro
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In this one-time class, learners will learn about and practice making an Alpana style painting.
Class experience
An alpana is a beautiful style of painting traditionally done with rice paste that is common in Bangladesh and eastern India during a festive occasion. Beautiful patterns with flowers, bird feathers, and other designs can be included. In this class, we will learn more about what alpana paintings are, and try to make our own alpana-style paintings! Families will be asked to get a colored sheet of paper(possibly construction or card paper), pencil, paint, paintbrush, and a little jar or...
I earned my BA in English from Washington University, and two Masters degrees in the Education field from Brown University and The George Washington University. I have taught learners in K-12 for over a decade in non-formal settings such as afterschool tutoring and weekend enrichment programs. In Hillsborough County, Florida, I was nominated at the SERVE Tutor of the year in 2012. I have also published poetry, magazine articles, and academic book chapters. As a South Asian woman who has taught classes for youth on South Asian culture since 2020, I’m so excited to expand the class offerings to focus on this beautiful art form that have been a part of my Bengali family traditions for ages.
- Colored sheet of paper (construction or card paper) - Pencil - Paint - Paintbrush - Container of water to dab your paintbrush in Optional: circular, square, half-circle, etc objects that learners can trace around to make shapes in the designs.
Star Educator
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(249)
Outschool Star Educator as of November 2023 Outschool ACE Educator training completed as of January 2023 Hi, I'm Teacher Paro! I teach the following subjects on Outschool: - writing - meditation - vocabulary - children’s literature -...
Group Class
$4
per classMeets once
40 min
Completed by 6 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
3-6 learners per class
