Agbe

Preparing myself

Looking through notes

Yarn, rocks, and feathers

Agbe

A student working on his project

I also teach the art enrichment course after school. It meets every other Wednesday for an hour and a half.  I make one day lessons because I get different students every time. This was their second project. They made an Agbe which is an instrument they use in Africa particularly in the region of Nigeria. I gathered 25 water bottles and clean them. Students put a thin layer of glue on the water bottle and slowly guided yarn around the bottle. The yarn actually sticks to the bottle this way. Next, they add rocks for that jiggling effect and feather for ornamentation.