Now that they've reflected on their own culture, it's time to explore art traditions from other cultures. We started with something quick and simple, and made use of the hands they painted a few weeks back when they matched their skin color using primary colors. For the past two weeks, the third graders have been discussing and practicing Mehndi designs, also known as henna Students learned where henna originated from, as well as some common themes and symbols. They discussed the types of lines, shape and balance in the designs as well, and spent the first week practicing drawing Mehndi designs in their sketchbook. Yesterday, they copied their sketches onto their painted hands and inked them in using thin sharpies. I can't wait to see these hands displayed together!
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Sorry my posts have been delayed a week, we had a choppy schedule lately! But lets just look at how beautiful the third graders portraits turned out! They added their artist statements, describing the cultural symbols in their picture. Some of them are on display at school now, they look amazing together.
These students have been building these silhouette portraits of themselves for the past few weeks, and they are suddenly coming together. The third graders began class by writing an artist statement describing the symbols they drew in their artwork. Students then set off to assemble all of the elements. Some students are still working, but I am so excited to have everyone share the hard work the've done!
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