Grade: Pre-K -12
This is one of my favorite art lessons to instruct. I love inviting the children to explore the orgranic forms found in nature and the symbol of the coil is very influential for the Maori peoples of New Zealand. In this lesson the students were asked to name a few examples of organic shapes found in nature, such as snails, spider webs, botanicals and even our thumbprints! After that we practiced drawing our coils in the air. When ready the students each drew one large "koru" on their paper in pencil. After adding details and filling the space they were asked to choose two colors and color the design in a linear fashion. When they were done adding colors they painted over the drawing with either a black or a light green watercolor to accent the composition.
The results were fantastic! Here are a few :)
-Art Lady
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