Heritage Club – Activity 3 – 12 th November 2022
Name of the Activity: Warli Art – Lifeline of the Palghar Tribe
Objective of the activity: To enable students to continue to create a work of art using white and brown acrylic paints on paper using skills such as blending, gradient, and smudging. Finish creating a work of art that visually depicts their narrative by learning how the Warli tribe used abstract art to tell stories from daily life.
Activity plan – Saturday – 12 th November 2022
Making of Presentation and explaining: Mrs Priya Nair
Report and Pictures : Mrs Priya Nair, Mrs Smitha Rakesh, Mrs Vasanti Pawar, Mrs Sunita Sharma
Assembling, attendance, assisting students in paper cutting, distribution of colours, patterns and themes of Warli art– all club teachers
Procedure:
Attendance and briefing of the day’s activity.
Introduction to Warli art and Saura art and their differences.
History of Warli art, themes and influences.
Contribution of Padmashri Jiva Soma Mhase.
Exposure to different Warli human and animal figures, borders, patterns, themes, etc.
Grouping students into different groups for the activity
Guiding students on the use of base, background themes and patterns.
Photograph of the activity and feedback from students
Report:
The students of the Heritage Club assembled in class VIII D for attendance-28 students were present. They were briefed about the techniques of Warli art and various videos pertaining to the same were displayed on the smart boards as they observed and recreated the designs using their creativity. Students were asked to prepare the base using the brown acrylic colours that were provided to them.
The teachers then assisted and guided the students in choosing appropriate designs and patterns on the basis of the medium chosen by them for their art. Once the students set their designs to dry, they then began to create designs and patterns based on a theme as per their
choice. The students chose from a variety of themes like main festivals, harvesting, folk story, celebration, and marriage.
The students learnt how these creative art forms help enhance their concentration, develop their fine motor skills and eye hand coordination. This also helped peer learning and teamwork.
