In the eco-artspace, most of our projects are done in groups. As I refine my ideas about teaching for sustainability, I begine to realize how multi-faceted that idea is in its application. Teach by doing. Live the ideas and give over to the process of learning and working.
Collaborative work is sustainable work. Ebb and flow of ideas, honoring change and dissent, a conversation in motion.
A while back, 25 students worked on a series of monoprints. They worked on the same plate, which was a donated piece of scrap plexiglass, abour 24×32. We printed on paper left over from a printing business. We used Akua Soy-based non-toxic inks. Each student had an opportunity to respond to the image left on the plate by the previous students. The printed images are the result of many eyes and hands. We were thinking of photographs of the microscopic natural world- cells, paramecium, crystal formations. The works were done with the 1-3 grade class.
