Art Lessons

Krishna is the Supreme Artist. There are examples of Krishna’s artistic sense and design everywhere- the shape of a leaf, delicate shoots of new green grasses, the full moon, handsome faces, lacey flowers, varieties of sea shells and snowflakes, colorful birds, the shapes of seeds, and patterns in nature ...
Everything man-made are examples, too, since Krsna is the source and ability in man to

Picture Study

Art class should include looking at art. Help students to notice that the more we look the more we see. Study paintings and the style of various artists, especially Krsna conscious artists and their subjects are recommended. A good source for pictures would be Prabhupada's books and krsna-art.comPICTURE STUDY (taken from a forgotten source)1) Pick one piece of artwork and study it carefully. Name

Rub Art

Older children may find crayon rubbings a worthwhile activity.First a little exploration is required to find objects that will make interesting rubbings.Take, for example, the center of this chair:A crayon rubbing from this source may be used to create the following:Younger children may be better off with an actual kit that contains ready made texture tiles for rubbing crayon colors onto a page.

Krishna Conscious Lyrics

Here are collected lyrics for songs by Yamini,  Mrgaksi, Bhavatarini and others. Click on the links for melodies. Recently someone emailed me Yamini's re-recordings now online along with many new songs.  Highly recommended for all ages. These are especially wonderful to sing to your children or grandchildren before they go to sleep. I personally memorized them all, along with the children, just