Students explore the full scale "map" of the labyrinth
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
relief tile
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Here are some of the tiles students made with guest artist Joe Brenman. In the next few weeks we will be painting and glazing these as well as the stepping stones we made last week. Everyone really got into working in "3D".
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Here are some of the tiles students made with guest artist Joe Brenman. In the next few weeks we will be painting and glazing these as well as the stepping stones we made last week. Everyone really got into working in "3D".
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Guest artist
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Today guest artist Joe Brenman visited and taught how to make 3 dimensional tiles. Students worked from drawings in their sketchbooks to bring to life the animals and plants they have worked on over the past several weeks. Everyone really had a great time with "Mr. Joe."
Today guest artist Joe Brenman visited and taught how to make 3 dimensional tiles. Students worked from drawings in their sketchbooks to bring to life the animals and plants they have worked on over the past several weeks. Everyone really had a great time with "Mr. Joe."
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Smithville Residency day 6
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It's only day 6, but the work is buzzing right along! Today was very exciting. Together, the students and I mapped out a full scale drawing of the Labyrinth.It will be 12 X12 foot square. We figured out that we will need approximately 104 stepping stone tiles that mark the path(see below for a model image).Students are still working on drawings for these tiles in their sketchbooks. The covers for the sketch book is a color representation of the labyrinth. Each student designed their own. They are all very different and I hope to use some of their ideas in the finished mosaic.
Next week we will be having a guest artist who will demonstrate how to make a relief tile. I will be photographing and posting another entry then.Please check back and see our progress!
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It's only day 6, but the work is buzzing right along! Today was very exciting. Together, the students and I mapped out a full scale drawing of the Labyrinth.It will be 12 X12 foot square. We figured out that we will need approximately 104 stepping stone tiles that mark the path(see below for a model image).Students are still working on drawings for these tiles in their sketchbooks. The covers for the sketch book is a color representation of the labyrinth. Each student designed their own. They are all very different and I hope to use some of their ideas in the finished mosaic.
Next week we will be having a guest artist who will demonstrate how to make a relief tile. I will be photographing and posting another entry then.Please check back and see our progress!
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
The fun begins
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Students at the Smithville Elementary begin their labyrinth. They are learning how to roll out slabs of clay and cut them to form the marker tiles along the path.They are also making small clay finger labyrinths.The tiles will be painted and stamped with images of the flora and fauna indigenous to the New Jersey Pine Barrens. The labyrinth will serve as a reminder to respect their environment and protect all the living things in it.
Students at the Smithville Elementary begin their labyrinth. They are learning how to roll out slabs of clay and cut them to form the marker tiles along the path.They are also making small clay finger labyrinths.The tiles will be painted and stamped with images of the flora and fauna indigenous to the New Jersey Pine Barrens. The labyrinth will serve as a reminder to respect their environment and protect all the living things in it.
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