Day Two of SAISA Art

 

Day two began with a buffet breakfast at the Rotana Hotel, in Jordan. We left for ACS at 8am. At ACS we split into our workshop groups. I was in embroidery because I wanted to explore a media I haven’t tried before. Other workshops included photography, graffiti, printmaking, stencils, geometric artwork, watercolor landscapes, and portrait drawing. We spent around an hour for the first half of the session practicing different stitching patterns for embroidery. We learned 5 different stitches which we could implement into our final piece. After practicing we went for lunch. Lunch was free and produced by four different food trucks brought onto campus. They served shawarma, falafel, hot dogs, and a type of fried dessert. During the lunch break, I also went over to the ACS spirit store, and bought ACS merch. There was also an open mic during the lunch time, when the ACS rock band performed numerous songs. There were also other activities during lunch, such as making a sand bottle, getting henna, playing various games, and learning Dabke. 

 

After the lunch break we continued with the embroidery. We had around an hour to finish our final piece. Which was not enough time for any of the members to finish their work. After our session, our group worked on a collaborative sculptural piece. The piece consisted of 10 wooden pieces, and we each got a piece to paint. Afterwards the wooden pieces would slot together to create a sculpture. 

 

We finished at around 4pm. Afterwards, OSC, and one of the other SAISA schools went to a mall for a few hours. After the mall we went to Beit Sitti. Beit Sitti means “grandmother’s house” in which a grandmother taught us how to make several different dishes. We made a type of biryani, and a salad. We were also given the recipes, so that we could recreate these dishes at home. Afterwards we headed back to the hotel, at around 9pm. 

 

Learning Outcomes: 

#2. Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process.

#5. Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively.

 

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