Twentieth century Art – Post Impressionism

Vincent Van Gogh (1853-90)
Famous for his conscious exaggeration of natural appearances for emotional suggestive effects. His works include: Starry Night, The Night Café, Self Potrait…

We have taught our students to apply conceptual arts into their daily art practice. Here are a few examples. Below is Loong Min Shen’s (15) work done with poster colour on art paper. Notice the amount of details in the work & the brush strokes. It is important to understand the usage of various artists’ style. Here, we tried the impetuous brush strokes & dramatic distortions of colour & objects. The practice of strokes & details have built up a lot of confidence & patience in children.






Take a look at photo below. This is done by one of the junior students, Hey Ting Fang (6). With guidance, she had turned a simple night scene into a conceptual art form.

Other examples of Van Gogh’s theory.

Teoh Jian Sheng (9)

Doodles & Observation

What is a doodle?
A doodle is a form of scribbling.

Who doodles?
Everyone. Starting from the age of 2 yrs old. (whenever the child starts to hold a tool to draw)

Why doodle?
We doodle what is in our thought, what we see, feel or experiencing.

This is a good exercise for your kids. You can try this at home. First, find a subject matter for doodling. Example here is a snack plate. Let your kid(s) observe the form, colour & space. Then, provide a piece of paper & let's start doodling. You will be amazed at the result. Analyse how your kid(s) art piece. Everytime your kid(s) doodle, don't forget to mark the date at the back & compare the results.

Above: Ivan (3+) "My Dad & I"

Above: Isabel (6) "The Railway"

Funtasy Friends Studio

We are a creative art & crafts studio located at Kuchai Lama. We encourage children to think "out of the box" in order to develop individual character. Here, we explore a lot on creativity, experiment using different media & medium.

Classes available:

Junior Jojo Bear Creative Arts 4 - 5 yrs old

Jojo Bear Creative Arts 6 - 11 yrs old

Advance Jojo Bear Arts 12 -17 yrs old

Bucky Holiday Workshop

Gogo Rabbit Reading Programme

Kinder & After School Care also available

For more information

call us at 03-7982 1620 or

email us at funtasyfriendsstudio@gmail.com

Japanese Fish Sock

Last week, we taught the kids to make a Japanese fish sock, which my Japanese student later told me it is named “koi”. First, we showed the kids images of the “koi”. They were very excited throughout the class. Then, we also explained the use of the Japanese kite & the cultural influence in the design.

Before we start, collect the materials for this project:
a toilet paper roll, art card (>165gsm) sized 6”x 7”, colourful Crepe paper, fishing string, paint, & glue.

Step 1: Gather all the materials above. Remember not to trash away your toilet paper roll when you finish using them. Recycle! Begin with rolling your art card around the toilet paper roll.

Step 2: With the help of an adult, staple the joints or glue the edges together.

Step 3: Mix 5 or 6 of your favourite paint. Are you ready?? Let’s begin by staining your fingers with one colour at a time. Remember to always start with the lightest shades, example: yellow.

Step 4: When your are done with the first layer of colour, proceed to next shade like Orange, Blue, Pink, more. (My students have always love pink) Don’t forget to explore & experiment to get multiple colours.

Step 5: Let your “koi” dry in the sun, or at least air dry for 30-60 minutes. While waiting, start to cut coloured Crepe paper into strips of ½ inch each. You will need 5 or 6 strips of these.

Step 6: Glue the strips of Crepe paper to the back of your “koi”.

Step 7: Cut the shape of fish at the other end of your “koi”.

Step 8: What is missing? Ah, yes! The eyes. Cut out 2 circles for the eyes. Be creative, you can add eye balls, lids, lash, etc.

Hope you will have fun doing this, because our kids did! Look how much fun they had!

How to make a fish puppet

Step 1: Make a cone shape out of card

board & paper mache it.

Step 2: Air dry for at least 24 hours,

then paint as you like.

You are done!

Have fun with your fish puppet.

Don't forget to be creative!

Mid Autumn Festival

Mid Autumn Festival is a very unique celebration for kids. Last week, we had a Mooncake party where kids learnt how to make creative lanterns out of paper plates. We made lanterns of different shapes & sizes.

Mid Autumn Festival is about being together with our family. Kids nowadays tend to forget about family values. So this is the good time to enjoy ourselves & gain back the childhood memories that we might have long forgotten.

The making of fish lantern.

Above: fish lantern made of paper plate.

Above : Students posing with their hand-made lanterns.

candid shot: mooncake eating session at Funtasy Friends Studio.

Merdeka Art

Teaching children to be patriotic is a simple as ABC. This August at Funtasy, we painted a Malaysian flag.

1. First we clean & dye the egg shells red.


2. Then, we draw the Malaysia flag on art block, cut into A5 size.


3. Next, we put pieces of red egg shells onto the red stripes of flag.


4. Paint the Crescent Moon & Star in yellow.


5. Lastly, we paint the dark blue.

The children just love painting the Malaysian flag with the national flower. Look! they had so much fun.