OK, OK, I know it's a TERRIBLE title for this post. Sometimes you just have to follow your heart.
Day 3 of Art Camp: Sarcophaguses
This was a very ambitious project for one day. Maybe too ambitious. But it worked out pretty well.
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Sarcophagus and Mummy |
- Pictures of Sarcophaguses for reference
- Pictures of Egyptian Hyroglyphics and Symbolism
- Pencil
- Brown Craft Paper
- Craft Acrylic or Tempera Paint and brushes
- Wide Permanent Markers (All hail the Sharpie!)
- A pre-made snack
- A lot more time than we had
We looked at many pictures of Egyptian art and architecture but in the end settled on some of the most fascinating elements: the burial techniques and the beautifully decorated sarcophaguses.
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As the paint dried we ate hummus, pita, and olives (along with fruit snacks and goldfish, of course) and played the mummy wrap game. This was a bigger hit than I imagined it would be and it was played several times.
Lastly we returned to our work stations and added detailing and outlines with our markers. A few kids chose to finish up their work on another day.
In hindsight I wish I'd saved this project for a regular art lesson rather than camp so the artists could have taken more into consideration: how to hold their arms, whether to give their sarcophagus a staff to hold, etc. But the artists created some very very beautiful work.
lol
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