Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts

Monday, May 21, 2012

2nd Grade Aborigine Hands

"One old man in Arnhem Land remembered being carried as a child on his father's shoulders as his father climbed up a log leaning against a rock wall. His father then sprayed his hand with red ochre against the rock, leaving a stencil he could still recognize many years later. The main function of the stencils was to record people's presence and association with a site." Aboriginal Art Online

Second grade students studied the Aborigine Art of Australia.  They traced their own hand and painted dots in the style of many of traditional bark paintings in Australia. 






Friday, December 9, 2011

6th Grade Australian Aborigine Dot Paintings

Sixth grade students were put to the patience test with these incredible dot paintings.  The students examined a variety of Australian Aborigine dot paintings, noting common symbols and animal themes.  Using the the end of a paintbrush, the students painstakingly painted the dots.  I'd say that the time and patience it took was well worth it!