During this #saferathome time in history, I am blessed to have art education test subjects that live at home with me that range in age from eight to fifteen. I had wanted to end my school year with this project, tying it into Cinco De Mayo. We read an African story, Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky, by Elphinstone Dayrell. For more depth we could discuss other cultures and their response to the existence of the sun and moon. How do WE respond to the sun and the moon? How does the earth? I think the project is a great way to express some of these aesthetic questions.
Since we are indefinitely not returning school for the time being, I implemented this project with my children. I decided to critique it, we soldiered on yet our rating wasn't that high, Maybe it's just cabin fever, it snowed four or more inches yesterday... All four had different adverse reactions to the project, one walked away... The positive take aways included the manipulation of materials, from foil, styrofoam plates, yarn, and paint there is plenty of variety and choices within the material. However, everyone in my household felt that the project was too prescriptive. I will admit it is very colorful and maybe another day we might have been more receptive. They did an awesome job and I thanked them for letting mom experiment on them! https://cassiestephens.blogspot.com/2014/11/in-art-room-mexican-sunmoon-weavings.html
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AuthorI have a passion for the visual arts and love sharing it with others. I have enjoyed teaching all ages and love to incorporate art history and traditional disciplines as well as innovative ideas. Art is vital to who I am as a creator and educator. Archives
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