1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade Art

We had a wonderful exploration last week of the work of the living British sculptor, Andy Goldsworthy.  I showed the class a few videos of his temporary landscape art installations made of natural material found in the outside environment.  We talked about the respect he shows to the environment that he builds his work in, the mathematical precision he uses when building and the rate of failure as he patiently builds his work. The following class we went outside on a material hunt. The students gathered dried grasses, twigs, leaves and rocks to begin work on their own Goldsworthy inspired installations. Unfortunately yesterday I had lost my voice and did not feel safe taking a group of students outside, so we created small constructions inside the art room using mulch, sand, rocks and various plant life. The students enjoyed the quick work and I plan on continuing the outside installation today if the weather co-operates.