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Student's created mock rain barrel designs. They were asked to think about what they would miss most if environmental disasters made a crucial impact on their local surroundings. Many of the students reflected on things in nature that they found to be aesthetically pleasing, as well as activities they liked to engage in while outdoors. Some even considered things they enjoyed along their own property/yards at home. Later, the pictures were evaluated by two outside judges within the school that both have art education certification.
Rain barrel judging: One group artist will be permitted to create the drawing, everyone assists in painting. Results of the evaluations led to the following themes for the eight barrels (*Pictures will be uploaded soon!): Block I: Fish/underwater scene Birds in the trees Vibrant/rhythmic scene focused on earthiness Flowers in repetition Block II: Farm/rural landscape (barns) Deer in field People in boats, sailing the Obed River Mythological Storytelling Some of the objectives for the rain barrel project:
-Provide students opportunities to build lasting awareness and understanding of community-based sustainable lifestyle choices. -Use and make available sustainable living education materials that can be implemented in Cumberland Co. and beyond. -Foster a commitment to the principle that our use of natural resources must be sustainable, both for ourselves and for future generations. -Enable students to live in a sustainable manner, now and throughout their lives. -Design a rain barrel that ties to the theme of nature/sustainability Students learned about rain barrels, today. Most of them had never seen one/didn't know what one was. So, I created a powerpoint to help them inform them: Students are developing & creating nature inspired Zentangles/Endless Doodles The E&Ps are coming in to play as students reflect on the following in nature: line, shape, color, space, form, pattern, emphasis, & variety. Demo-"How to use and construct new pages within Weebly"----How to “fan out pages”
Students will work in the computer lab and completed the following: -development of sub-domain link/work on publishing all pages so they are viewable -further development of a "Home" page -development of an "Environmental Art" page…front page will have a nature related quote that you like and an image choice -Fan out pages to create “Artists (inspirational eco-artists)”/Projects (inspirational projects”/ Nature “inspirational nature images” Dennis and I discussed:
-How rain barrels help to prevent erosion -How to properly paint barrels so that they are weather-proof -How to develop a plan for groups in terms of who paints what -How to ensure that a rain barrel design will translate successfully as it is "in the round" Dennis sent a template from a past contest flyer so that students could start planning out ideas using a "mock barrel" (we will wrap designs around a 2 liter bottle to give students ideas based on composition). He will be dropping off a rain barrel that has already been painted so that my classes can see a physical example of what a finished product looks like... Things that were discovered:
-Our school has really enjoyed helping us gather recycled bottles. -People are very curious about what is going on in my room and they are making surprise visits to gather information about the "mystery sculptures". -People want to buy the sculptures. -There may be a strong link between folk art and eco-art. -Students can efficiently delegate responsibilities and roles when working in teams. -Students are very creative in terms of creating diverse works of art. We now have sculptures inspired by: mythological creatures, sea forms, fire, flowers, aquatic critters, forests/trees, and rainbows. Wow! -I think we can add physical education to the long list of interdisciplinary connections when working with large three dimensional sculptures. We worked up a sweat collecting bottles around the school, taking walks, and hanging and re-hanging suspended works! Today, I brought in a crock pot, filled it with water, and set the temp. on high. Once the water was scolding hot, not boiling...I began to experiment with old transparency sheets that were once used for projector displays. I cut shapes and practiced molding the plastic under the water (***with heavy dish washing gloves). I then painted my shapes with "window"/glass paint, and allowed the pieces to dry. I showed my students how this all works, and some even participated in the activity at intervals when they were idle during group work. The students watched the following video which helped them to gather more ideas as to how to turn our recycled plastic into craft: Students watched me demonstrate the following: 1. how to use chicken wire to create a basic armature that suspends 2. how to use a cardboard tube to create a tower for bottle attachment 3. how to use hoops to create a tiered chandelier 4. how to use leftover foam, and cardboard to make structural forms Students also looked at a PPT which was created by Erika Rosado: |
Annette SaldañaI am an artist, high school art teacher, and graduate student. My current interests are geared towards: Gifted Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, Cultural Studies, Identity in Art, and Environmental Strategies. Please visit my website anytime: http://saldanaart.weebly.com Archives
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