A journey into the imagination! Using children’s literature as a starting point for "takeoff," students embarked on flights over cities, fast journeys by train over land, and underwater excursions by submarine. As artist-travelers, students recorded - in paintings, prints and drawings - the things they saw from a bird's eye view, a bug's-eye view, a fish-eye view and much, much more. Each journey was an exploration of an unfamiliar habitat, full of new textures, colors, living creatures and plant life waiting to be captured in vibrant works of art.
Lisa Nersessian (MAT/MICA, BFA/RISD) has enjoyed teaching young artists in YPS for 17 years. She previously taught art in middle school and mentored student teachers. Lisa currently designs work for her Etsy shop, supports young readers with her therapy dog, and explores nature with her family in Massachusetts.
See our Google Slide show above for project prompts, teacher exemplars and artists, ideas and visuals that inspired our art.
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In our Google Slide show above, families can find titles, authors & artists of illustrated books that also inspired our artwork.