5th grade studied the Mexican folk art of carved alebrijes from Oaxaca. These imaginary animals are carved from the trees that grow in the mountains, and then painted with bright colors and patterns. The students had the challenge of drawing their animal (amphibian, or bird) to fill the page, and then create pattern with lines and shapes. Once their animal was filled with patterns, they painted color patterns using tempera cakes. They cut out their animals, chose a background which would compliment the animal and attach foam spacers to give their animal a bit of a 3-dimensional illusion. They did a fantastic job with their art!
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Mrs. Kendell
I was a graphic designer for many years, and then decided to make the leap into art education. I taught elementary art for 8 years. Archives
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