Hello there!
This is the first time I have tried this lesson, inspired by a few *wonderful* art educators on Instagram! Fourth grade artists are studying Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead!
After having a conversation about the celebration, we began painting the skull, and creating a ton of painted, textured paper to use!
The second class (that was today!) we began by looking at examples of the incredible parades and figures that make Dia de los Muertos so beautiful, and made a list of details to add to our skulls from what we observed. I even had a kind student bring in one of his favorite graphic novels - Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier - which features the celebration! We used the painted paper we created the previous week, and began our details! We haven't even begun to add the smaller details yet, but I am too excited about this lesson to not post a progress entry! Once they are complete, I'll post finished images :)
Here are some progress pics:
This artist brought in a rock she painted with a Calavera!
Look how organized they left the scraps! Warms my Art teacher heart!
Thanks for stopping by- come back soon to see the finished products! :)
