Ephemeral Art Lesson

On Wednesday snow fell on the plum tree blossoms outside the school windows as students made art with twigs, pussy willows, petals and various organic materials I had gathered over the past few months. I talked about some of the commonly used patterns in ephemeral art: spirals, checkerboard, circles within circles, and the radiant petals of the lotus blossom.

The students worked on individual pieces first, which I photographed. They were free to make as many pictures as they liked.

Next the students worked in groups of four, creating collaborative works.


Today I solarized some of the images in Photoshop and I love the rich colors of the results of this process. We'll print the images out and hang them in the classroom.