Recently, I designed a lesson for my young Art Studio class. We talked about symbol vs reality. Road signs are a great example. When you see a sign for "Deer Crossing", do you see every eyelash on the deer? Every nuance of fur and hoof? All of the students gave examples of symbols that they come across in their lives: birthdays, Red Sox, holidays, poison, danger, electricity, product recognition, superheros, etc. We had a blast. Then we created symbols for Halloween and constructed lanterns using the silhouettes in heavy black paper atop yellow tissue paper. Drop a votive inside (in a jelly glass, with parental supervision) and you have a very cool Halloween decoration. Yup, a lesson where we got to cut paper, right up my alley!
I resurrected the motif for a birdhouse I painted for my local art association's recent fundraiser. Fall IS just around the corner.Thanks for looking.
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