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Magic Wings:
Magic Wings:
For this project the first grade students created their own wearable magic wings. They looked at many different examples of wings, brainstormed ideas together, viewed the butterfly paintings and wearable wings of Favianna Rodriguez and sketched several versions for their final drawing. Next, they used a wide variety of materials to color the wings including oil pastel, liquid watercolor and collage. For an extra special decoration, they added fabric created with Joe in gardening class. The fabric was dyed with plants as well as flowers from the garden that were hand pounded into the fabric. This project was inspired by the sound suits and performance art of American artist Nick Cave. You can learn more about artists Favianna Rodriguez and Nick Cave below.
For this project the first grade students created their own wearable magic wings. They looked at many different examples of wings, brainstormed ideas together, viewed the butterfly paintings and wearable wings of Favianna Rodriguez and sketched several versions for their final drawing. Next, they used a wide variety of materials to color the wings including oil pastel, liquid watercolor and collage. For an extra special decoration, they added fabric created with Joe in gardening class. The fabric was dyed with plants as well as flowers from the garden that were hand pounded into the fabric. This project was inspired by the sound suits and performance art of American artist Nick Cave. You can learn more about artists Favianna Rodriguez and Nick Cave below.
Artist Favianna Rodriquez
Artist Favianna Rodriquez
Favianna Rodriguez (born September 26, 1978) is an American artist and activist from Oakland. She has self-identified as queer and Latina. Rodriguez is known for using her art as a tool for activism through her organization Culture Strike. Rodriquez is pictured here with her Migration is Beautiful project. It proposes a new way to think about immigration "rooted in movement, transformation, and captivating grace." From art prints to street art, clothing, and interactive experiences, this viral imagery reaches audiences on emotional and visceral levels, replacing images of fear with visions of shared humanity.
Artist Nick Cave
Artist Nick Cave
Nick Cave was born in Fulton, Missouri in 1959. He creates “Soundsuits”—surreally majestic objects blending fashion and sculpture—that originated as metaphorical suits of armor in response to the Rodney King beatings and have evolved into vehicles for empowerment. Fully concealing the body, the “Soundsuits” serve as an alien second skin that obscures race, gender, and class, allowing viewers to look without bias towards the wearer’s identity. Cave regularly performs in the sculptures himself, dancing either before the public or for the camera, activating their full potential as costume, musical instrument, and living icon.
Online Work From Home:
Online Work From Home:
The first graders have been hard at work at home completing projects with drawing, sculpture, painting and portraiture. For the portraiture assignment they drew the subjects of their research projects from the book Lady Legends. Here are some of the photos submitted through email.
The first graders have been hard at work at home completing projects with drawing, sculpture, painting and portraiture. For the portraiture assignment they drew the subjects of their research projects from the book Lady Legends. Here are some of the photos submitted through email.
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