by Linda on January 25, 2010
Wings by Marilyn, grade 6
Inspired by the Independent Lens documentary Between the Folds, we worked with the most basic of materials, paper, to express what we know about the world around us.
I put away the origami books, so that the students would just fold and crumple and crease, to discover what the paper could do and what it could tell us.
We folded for over an hour, working quietly. The result: a collection of new and inspiring forms, a renewed interest in origami, and some beautiful sculpture to hang in the art space.
Tagged as:
eco-art,
project-based learning
by Linda on January 23, 2010
One Love by Sahara, grade 8 
Introducing slow art to the classroom, like taking a deep breath of cool, fresh air. All the materials were found at local thrift shops.
Great to see that all the students are interested in trying.
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eco-art,
project-based learning
by Linda on January 5, 2010
Materials we used: Cast-off shoes, nuts, bolts, screws, collected wire, aluminum cans, disposable
aluminum trays, bottle caps, bits of wood, stick, acrylic paint (I rarely advocate the use of acrylic paint)
plastic packaging, soda bottles, re-purposed paper clips, brads, glue gun and much thought.
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eco-art,
sustainability education
by Linda on January 5, 2010
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.
Tagged as:
eco-art,
sustainability education
