My 6th graders studied Bark Amate paintings, we read an article and learned about the culture and meaning of these beautiful artworks. We then looked at some Exemplar Models and established our criteria: Bold Colors, Bold line, animals (birds) and plants (flowers). Students then wrote an artist statement including Artist Name, Title of the Artwork, medium used and how their artwork reflected the cultural beliefs of the Bark Amates.
Students really enjoyed this project! It helps that I had some plant and flower stencils!! Students used paint or oil pastels, brown lunch bags or brown carpenter paper from Lowe's/Home Depot, sharpies.
Reflections: Find a video of the bark amate making process, find some cultural music to add in the background, stock up on stencils and black sharpies.
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