Before the winter break, our grade 8s went to Chiang Mai as part of their service and outdoor education experience. For Art, their job was to create an 8 page “Looking Log” book on their travels. Our focus for the unit examined:
- How can I develop sensitivity to other cultures through art?
- How is my own culture similar and different to other cultures?
- What do I know about the Thai culture in advance of my visit?
- What have I learnt about Thai culture after my visit?
The unit involved experimental drawing, drawing in perspective and a smorgasbord of other ideas. We discussed and experimented on:
- how using media can be part of expressing an idea
- the importance of mark making and drawing
- how drawing is a record of how we see
- how line alone defines pattern, shape and/or image
Students were encouraged to experiment, have variety, include text/annotations and include sustained drawings. To develop their ideas, they were shown the following slideshare below.
You can see some of their highlight pages directly on the Flickr page here, or see the full large set here (note: the books have been opened to photograph).
