This week we got to take a little art detour! Tuesday was Constitution Day! While students focused on learning about and reciting the Constitution of the United States in their classrooms, they came to art and got to learn about the art behind that and many other important documents of the time. We learned about quill pens and the artists that used them. Students learned that writers of the time were artists and that technology has changed writing and art drastically over the years. The students even got to spend class trying their hand at being an 18th century writer! They used quill pens made from authentic peacock feathers! So neat!
For the coming week my 3-6 amazing artists will round out their form lesson by adding value to perspective drawings of their Pop Art Cakes. My kindergartners are going to learn about line (2-D AND 3-D)! And my first and second grade sweeties are going to do a little portrait study with a special sitter at the end of the week!
Quill Pen Facts
Wayne Thiebaud (the cake guy!)
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