Haiku written by pupils of St Mary's Catholic School during their visit to my mosaic garden and art studio.
the studio smells great
a room filled with ideas
creativity
Hozanna
chickens
rushing for bread
wintery days
hungry, noisy birds
Oliver
giant keas
footprints down the path
bigger than mine
Emma-Sue
skull head
lonely and sad
nobody cares about me
i just lie around
Michaela
shining mosaics
different types of artwork
thoughtful creations
Danicca
creative things around me
just like being bathed in it
i love it all
Kate
The Story
Haiku are simple, three lined poems, originally of Japanese derivation.
They are usually about nature and are meditative moments in time.
We went for a walk down to the sunken garden and fed the fourteen Bantam chickens and their mother who have adopted me, at least when there's food around.
The chickens were down here but you can't see them, they proved to be camera shy.
Some of the children had cameras and i-pads to record moments in the garden.
We went up the steps from the sunken garden to the Japanese Peace garden and had another photo session
We asked the pupils to take note of their surroundings and to breathe in moments that could contribute towards their haiku.
and quiet with concentration and were encouraged to write more than one haiku.
it was time to say goodbye.
Some of the pupils expressed an interest in coming back to make some art.
This may happen towards the end of the year if there is time.
Thank you to Mrs Anne Cato for being so well organised and inspirational, she and her pupils from St Mary's Catholic School were a pleasure to have in my classroom/studio.
The End
Creative Quote of the day
All my pupils are the creme de la creme. Give me children of an impressionable age, and they are mine for life.
Muriel Spark
After school Art , craft mosaic and creativity classes for gifted pupils.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 3.30pm to 5.00pm
$25.00 per pupil, per hour including, artist grade materials.
All pupils have their individual programmes to suit their tastes and needs.
Pupils asked to complete drawings in a visual diary for home play which go towards a book at the end of the year.
Small classes, well behaved, focused and genuinely interested pupils of all ages are welcome.
Hurry limited places are available.
Phone Janet 346-3435
txt 0273513887
emailjkeen@clear.net.nz
fantails
fantails
singing in the garden
autumn breeze
Louise
peace
peace is life or death
believe, be alive to laugh and cry
life hurts and can comfort
Harrison
the studio smells great
a room filled with ideas
creativity
Hozanna
chickens
rushing for bread
wintery days
hungry, noisy birds
Oliver
giant keas
footprints down the path
bigger than mine
Emma-Sue
lonely and sad
nobody cares about me
i just lie around
shining mosaics
different types of artwork
thoughtful creations
Danicca
creative things around me
just like being bathed in it
i love it all
Kate
goldfish
goldfish in a pond
swimming back and forth
dancing under raindrops
Emily
colourful mosaics
colourful mosaics
hanging in trees
inspire me
red, orange, yellow, green, blue
big, tall, large or small
any of Janet's mosaics the best you see
roses, owls, seahorses
sharks, wild and styled
all look beautiful to me
Ashleigh
garden
the garden once alive
winter had taken over
some plants had died
Janna
nature
autumn breeze blows
through bare branches
birds sing over noise of wind
nature
birds singing peacefully
breeze brushes through my hair
flowers bloom, expecting the unexpected
Joseph
mosaics
harmonious colours
covered in a frost blanket
lost with inspiration
Orla
Haiku are simple, three lined poems, originally of Japanese derivation.
They are usually about nature and are meditative moments in time.
We went for a walk down to the sunken garden and fed the fourteen Bantam chickens and their mother who have adopted me, at least when there's food around.
Autumn is flowing into winter in the sunken garden so it was a good time to be writing haiku
The chickens were down here but you can't see them, they proved to be camera shy.
Some of the children had cameras and i-pads to record moments in the garden.
We asked the pupils to take note of their surroundings and to breathe in moments that could contribute towards their haiku.
I took shots of people relaxing in the garden and asked them to think about what they could see, touch, hear, and smell
We next went into the studio and the children were given a brief lesson about haiku as they ate their lunch.
I showed them some of my haiku and photography and read them some haiku by other poets.
Everyone was busy
and quiet with concentration and were encouraged to write more than one haiku. 
I put some lavender essential oil around the studio and played some classical music to help them feel peaceful.
It is useful to have a calm, open mind when writing haiku.
Ideas were freely flowing.
Some people sat together on the couch, writing and in some cases sketching small pictures of mosaics they liked.
Mrs Cato helped them and took some photos of her own.
I went out with my camera and took shots of each pupil beside a mosaic or item in the garden or studio they liked and which in some cases related to their haiku
Orla presented to me, on behalf of St Mary's with one of the most beautifully illustrated books I have seen called The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg, a card and a gift card to buy some apps for my i-pad.
I am going to use this with my after school art pupils as inspiration, the blurb at the back says,
"Even the most reluctant imagination, when confronted by these drawings , will not be able to resist solving the mysteries of Harris Burdick"
I gave everyone a magic marble which is designed to be a good luck charm and something for them to remember the creative, precious moments we all had for the couple of hours we spent together.
All too soon
Some of the pupils expressed an interest in coming back to make some art.
This may happen towards the end of the year if there is time.
Thank you to Mrs Anne Cato for being so well organised and inspirational, she and her pupils from St Mary's Catholic School were a pleasure to have in my classroom/studio.
Creative Quote of the day
All my pupils are the creme de la creme. Give me children of an impressionable age, and they are mine for life.
Muriel Spark
After school Art , craft mosaic and creativity classes for gifted pupils.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 3.30pm to 5.00pm
$25.00 per pupil, per hour including, artist grade materials.
All pupils have their individual programmes to suit their tastes and needs.
Pupils asked to complete drawings in a visual diary for home play which go towards a book at the end of the year.
Small classes, well behaved, focused and genuinely interested pupils of all ages are welcome.
Hurry limited places are available.
Phone Janet 346-3435
txt 0273513887
emailjkeen@clear.net.nz
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