Kindergarten Art

We finished the last of the clay work and began our next Humanities unit studying the amazing quilts of Gee's Bend. The students looked at several visual examples of the quilts, noting the patterns, colors and materials used in their creation. We talked about the resources available to the quilt makers and how the quilters created their work to add physical warmth for their families and had a natural sense of design and color in their work. We discussed patterns, shapes, color and texture before work began on their large paper quilt work. The students designed a border to create and cut different patterned papers to build their work. They will finish the border this week and begin to create their central design as well. When the work is complete, we will display all the "quilt squares" together to see one large design. 

Samples of Gee's Bend quilts