Natural Art

Andy Goldsworthy is known as a "land artist".  This means that his art is created out of the land and things found on it.  Materials that he uses include rocks, leaves, twigs, stones and any substance found in the environment.  Photography is also a feature of his work as a number of hes creations are ephemeral.

Check out a trailer of some of Andy Goldsworthy natural art:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT3lveJmjY8

Here is some of the 'Natural Art' from Div. 18, from today!!!

To continue with natural art our class is collecting natural/non-natural and clean items like:

-shells

-beads, glass beads

-glass rocks, interesting rocks

-marbles

-assorted buttons

-plastic jewels/gems

-small plastic animals

-interesting seed pods

-cleaned pieces of silk plants, flowers, boughs from a Christmas tree

-solid coloured, small table sized pieces of fabric, fancy scarves, lace table cloths

-small pieces of driftwood

-small wooden shapes (craft size)

-Pretty, small boxes

-Small glass jars (decorative, spice jars, vase)

-florist wire, craft wire, scrap booking wire
-metal keys

-small working flashlights
-ribbon
-wine corks
-interesting finds

We will be collecting these all year long, so we appreciate you sending them in any time and supporting your child's learning!

***Div. 18 will be using these items to work on: line, shape, colour, texture, pattern, construction, stories, cooperative work and collaborative planning.

Materials are mediums: "Every material has its own individual qualities.  It is only when the sculptor works direct, when there is an active relationship with the material." (Sylvia Kind, Nov. 2011)

"When imagination is valued and encouraged in all aspects of the curriculum, the classroom comes alive..." (Susan Fraser)