Kemetic Art and Sacred Script

Kemetic Art and Sacred Script

Age Range: 8 and UP

Class Time (EST): 1 PM

Class Days: Fridays

Date Range of Class: Oct 11 - Dec 20

Instructor Name: Mama Necilia

Instructor Email: [email protected]

Instructor cell phone: 202.577.5951

Class Description

Egypt goes by many names, and one is Kemet - keh-MET (KMT). Kemet" (keh-MET) is the term ancient Egyptians used as the official name of their country. (Sometimes they also called it Ta-mery, or "beloved land.") Kemet translates as "Black Land", about the fertile banks and fields surrounding the Nile (black from the soil). The people of the land were called Kemites. In Kemet, the ancient system was called, “pyramid text.” In Greece, the ancient Kemetic writing and pictorial system was called HIEROGLYPHS. Writing hieroglyphs required some artistic skill, limiting the number chosen to learn it.

Class Skills Development 

• The children will learn about the origin and meaning of various Ancient Kemetic symbols. They will also paint the symbols on 11x14 canvas boards and provide insight regarding the proverbs during the discussion. • The children will also learn basic concepts of color theory. This includes primary, secondary, complementary, and tertiary hues/colors, warm/cool color temperatures color families, achromatic/hue effectors (white, gray, and black), tints, shades and tones, and metallic art. • We will also watch lectures, videos, and other media to gain a better understanding of Ancient Kemet, especially Anthony Browder's lectures. 

Class Materials 

• Ten canvas boards/drawing paper • Paint (red, yellow, blue, white, black, and metallics (silver, copper or gold, or bronze) • Paintbrush set. • Pencil and Eraser (not a pink eraser but a neutral color or white eraser) • Old t-shirt, apron, or smock • Cup of water for rinsing brushes • Plastic tablecloth • Paper or plastic plate to mix the paint. 

Class Norms 

• Enter ZOOM on time. • All students MUST be on camera. • Respectful and ready to learn. 

About the Instructor 

Necilia Jones is a photographer and light/life coach specializing in Necilia Jones is a mother of three children, Destiny Nyala (age 27), Dennis Kwame (DJ Kwame) (age 18) and DeAngelo Kwabena (age 14). All of them have attended NationHouse Watoto School. She is also an author of two books under the pseudonym, SolJornah Jones. They are Black Eyed Susan and Other Essences and Soul Journey: The Soul Less Traveled (https://www.bbotw.com). Necilia Jones received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (Management) in June 2020 and an Associate's in Photographic Imaging in 2011. She is a certified Master Reiki and Crystal Reiki practitioner and hosts art therapy workshops and classes to clear and heal chakra centers. She also enjoys painting, sewing, and writing. Her interests are reading, music composition and art, sound, and physical therapy (yoga, meditation, sound baths, etc.), all things ancient, environmental, and animal conservation projects, and anthropology of diverse cultures.