Showing posts with label weaving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weaving. Show all posts

Thursday, March 7, 2013

4th grade Native American Weaving

4th Graders have been having a blast weaving! We studied the origin and legend of Native American weaving. using the art element of form, and choosing our colors thoughtfully, we've created pattern in our textiles.














5th Grade Georgia O'keeffe and Native American Textiles

5th graders studied the life and work of Georgia O'keeffe. They learned about how she found beauty in unusual things in nature life bones that had dried in the desert of New Mexico. Our artists practiced with the art element of value to shade their own drawings of skulls. Then we looked at the origin and legend surrounding the craft of weaving in Native American Textiles.