SESSION 2
Creativity and imagination: these are the main elements that I used to develop this artistic creation.
“The fairy sisters” story derives from the painting which comes up at the end of the video: it calls “Idyl in Spring” and it was created in 1905 by the Scottish artist Edward Atkinson Hornel. The main characters of the painting are two young girls who are chilling surrounded by flowers. The combination between the Scottish origin of the painting and the natural and floral environment that is showed led me to create a story set in the Scottish Isle of Skye and based on nature and magical elements. I was inspired also by some Scottish legends, coming from the Isle of Skye and characterized by fairies, because I’ve always considered Scotland as a place full of magical, mysterious and interesting elements.
Thinking about the process of the story’s creation as well as about the story behind the painting analyzed in classroom, “Old Lady with Masks” by James Ensor (1889), I learnt an efficient method that I would like to use in my future job as teacher: when we show an artwork to children, we should try to tell them an appealing and interesting story connected to it, in order to make children more engaged and motivated in learning process.
So, I hope that this fictional story could appeal to you and could lead you to develop your interest in learning more about it.
Enjoy the video!