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Re: Portrait Masks--Week 2 (long)
From: Trish Gorman (TrishGorman_at_TeacherArtExchange)
WOW!
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<<BTW- 2 weeks- Wow- On the 5th grade level (40 min. once a week) it's taking us forever... >>
I'm pretty amazed at how quickly the kids are going with this, but I guess I made it clear that we had a short time to do it. Usually they'll just drag through projects....
Yeah, I bet it's taking a long time doing this with elementary kids! I have my students for about 50 minutes every day and that makes a big, big difference. Plus, I've got a couple of kids who are doing more elaboratemasks (which have moved *well* beyond "masks"--one kid has cast 11 handsand one arm so far and has asked for additional boards...) and they're coming in after school to have more time to work.
I've posted 3 finished masks but a lot more should be done early this week.
Someone on the list suggested using plastic wrap instead of either vaseline or damp paper towels to form a barrier between the skin and the plaster. I want to try this to see how well it works, just to try to make thiseven safer--though, thank goodness, no one has had any problems with theway we did it.
Again, the thing that has amazed me is the diversity and the amount of thinking and planning that's been involved. Also, I've found that some of the "I don't really like art" kids do much, much better when we're focusing on sculpture rather than on drawing or painting. I've seen this each year--that any sort of 3-D work captures their attention and brings out more creative thought and enthusiasm than when we're drawing or painting. Interesting.
Sharon
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