Nest
By Paula Briggs
Following on from the last session when we began our exploration of concave shapes by making continuous line drawings of our hands, this week in my art class for children aged 7, 8 and 9 we explored nests. I wanted to give the children the opportunity to both draw and make, and so the hour-long session was split into three different activities. Children worked with hard and soft pencils, graphite, wax resist, watercolour, clay and sticks. I introduced each activity at the beginning, and then children moved between the three activities in any particular order, working independently, with great results and much enjoyment!
Activity One: Drawing a “Fine” Nest
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Amanda Warren
October 24, 2014 @ 10:06 pm
Paula, I love both the hanging still life and this nest feature. I have done some great work on making seed head-like structures this term using bits and pieces. I will try and find a photo to post!
Paula Briggs, AccessArt
November 13, 2014 @ 12:56 pm
That sounds great Amanda – would love to see!