Art Club has just started up. I am excited to see how these
little artists will grow in creativity, imagination, and independence. Last
week we practiced drawing self-portraits with personal mirrors.
This week they helped me get started on making a large display
where artwork from all classes can be shown in the school hallway outside the
art classrooms. We looked at the long tradition of frame making and how people
often do not realize that there is an art to the frames that support an
artwork. They learned about gilded frames and how they were ornate, elaborate, and incredibly detailed. The artists that made gilded frames often charged more for the frame they made than the artist would for the painting.
More photos updating the project soon to come…
