Artbus photos

   Ladies aaaaannnndddd Gentlemen!  May I present, THE ARTBUS...

Step in and make some art

We're ready!

Making art...

Khitam

What's next?

   The children were eager to discover what they were going to do.  When Khitam and the teachers put out the beads and plastic string, they waited very patiently for five and six year olds, obviously eager to begin as soon as they found out what they were going to do with all the colorful beads and the piece of plastic each had.
   Once they had their instructions, they went right to work, picking the colors they liked and threading the very small beads onto the plastic, stopping to ask questions if they had any.

I'm busy!

Don't bother me.

Only five more minutes?!

   Their concentration was amazing.  Some stopped to see what others were making but never for long.  The little girl to the right who looks like she might be an eskimo if we were much farther north, didn't look up once that I can remember.  I was across from her, taking pictures, and she never looked at me.  She worked slowly and carefully.  I don't think she asked the teacher anything.  Nor did her expression change.
   Others would look up at Cotton or me, perhaps wonder who we were and why we were there taking pictures.  They never asked, nor did they stare.  When I smiled at them, some would smile back and then go back to work; others just went back to work, as if to say: "I'm busy.  I may have time to talk later."

I've almost got it...

Khitam and the teachers