Thursday, May 10, 2012

First Grade: Color, Line, Pattern

Adire Cloth Inspired Wax Resist

The first graders learned about line and pattern by looking at the artwork of other cultures.  For their first project they learned about the wax resist dye process used in Adire Cloth.  We began by discussing the many ways that lines can be used to create patterns and then practiced making patterns.  The next week we used crayons to create Adire inspired patterns on paper.   The wax in the crayons "resisted" paint when it was applied.

















Aboriginal Dream paintings


The next project was inspired by the Dotted Dream Paintings of the Australian Aborigines.  We began with a pre-painted snake which represented the Rainbow Serpent of the aboriginal mythology.  Then the students added dotted outlines.  After a discussion of symbolism and how art can be used to tell a story the students added aboriginal symbols to their work and then shared their stories with other class members.





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