The Art of Discovery
“We
all look like scientists…” was the running joke this week as my students donned
the new lab coats that I ordered to protect their clothing. It’s true.
Pre paint splatters, my art students did resemble med students, but all
kidding aside, art and science have always been connected. The earliest scientist, were very often artists
as well. Before photography, scientists
had to record their discoveries with detailed drawings. It also takes a highly creative mind to make
the many leaps a major discovery requires.
In the art room, we do many creative exercises to enhance our imagination. Often the assignments that I give have very
few instructions and are open to many interpretations, all of which enforce the
lesson that I am trying to teach. Out
first assignment of the year is always to decorate our Eye Journals. These journals are used for recording
information and trying out new ideas before starting a project, and then
reflecting on those ideas after the project is completed. All the journals come with the same plain
green cover and so they need to personalized.
Using a variety of supplies the students’ each came up with different
ideas about how their journal should look.
A lot of creative energy was flowing around the room as we worked and we
all had fun...
Here
is a link to a short youtube video from these first two weeks of school. Enjoy the show!
http://youtu.be/0sSMr5EcQqM
