Using art in Tamil Nadu.

Using art in Tamil Nadu. Why do so many people draw, paint, act, dance, make sculpture orplay music? Why do you like art? Is it just fun to play with materialslike paint, clay and crayons? Or do you feel good after having donecreative work. "Hey, look! I made this!" Art can help you think about an experience that is difficult tounderstand. Making art can sometimes help you think about experiencesyou do not want to talk about. When you are sad, making art can help tomake you feel better. It was for these reasons that I joined ICAF ICAF International Child Art FoundationICAF Industrial College of the Armed ForcesICAF International Comic Arts FestivalICAF International Capoeira Angola FoundationICAF International Committee on Aeronautical FatigueICAF Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation to volunteer in India India,officially Republic of India, republic (2005 est pop. 1,080,264,000), 1,261,810 sq mi (3,268,090 sq km), S Asia. The second most populous country in the world, it is also sometimes called Bharat, its ancient name. India's land frontier (c. .I work with ICAF's partner in India, Chandana Art FoundationInternational. We offered healing HealingSee also Medicine.Achilles’ spearhad power to heal whatever wound it made. [Gk. Lit.: Iliad]AgamedeAugeas’ daughter; noted for skill in using herbs for healing. [Gk. Myth. arts workshops to tsunami-affectedchildren in Nagapattinam Coordinates: Nagapattinam (Tamil:நாகப்பட்டினம்) (previously spelt Negapatnam in the southern state of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu(tăm`əl nä`d), formerly Madras(mədrăs`, mədräs`), state (2001 provisional pop. . The tsunami changed life in Nagapattinam, a historical city famousfor its temples and statues This is a list of the most famous statues worldwide, past and present. AustraliaDog on the Tuckerbox, five miles from Gundagai BelgiumManneken Pis in Brussels Butte du Lion ("Hillock of the Lion", "Lion's Mound") in Waterloo . Many families have been living in"relief shelters" since December December:see month. 2004. The shelters are verysmall and there is only one room for each family. Paper, pencil and artsupplies are expensive, and many children cannot afford such items. We started with a workshop for girls on drawing and painting. Somestudents were using crayons for the first time, and nearly all of themwere using watercolors for the first time. Learning how to use thematerials made the girls happy. They appeared more confident aftergaining a new skill. Our second workshop was a free-for-all in which students couldpaint, draw, act, sing, or dance. The theatre groups started doing playson stories that children had told them. The plays included the songsthat the children knew. The children learned how to make masks withbaloons and paper mache, and they used these masks in the theatre. Otherstudents learned how to make portraits, thread painting, clay sculpture,sandcasting and paper art. Each student reacted to the tsunami in a different way. Somestudents kept painting tsunami scenes one after another; others did noteven like to talk about the tsunami. Why was Riswana always drawing banana banana,name for several species of the genus Musa and for the fruits these produce. The banana plant—one of the largest herbaceous plants—is said to be native to tropical Asia, but is now cultivated throughout the tropics. trees? Riswana explained that she had a banana tree she loved to tendevery day. The tsunami swept away the tree. Her family had to live in ashelter with 400 other families. There was no place for a privategarden. When they get a new house, Riswana wants to grow a new banana tree.Meanwhile, drawing the banana tree helps her reflect on a happy memoryand look forward to the future.