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When Rose began a mural project with
the 3rd graders at Wyatt Elementary, as usual he started by
teaching the kids the necessary skills with tile take home
assignments. In this manner, the students also gain
confidence that their artwork will be "worthy" of public
display. The next aspect is to derive the mural
theme through a design process resulting in a consensus (and
buy in) of the paricipants.
What
a surprise it was when the group decided on "Pre Columbian
Mandalas" as the theme (and title) of their piece. After a research
trip to the library, each student carved a stamp mold, and
practiced decorating a wet clay tile with it. The final
tiles were then fired, antiqued with glaze and fired again. The
results, installed in 1978 and shown at right, really do look
like they were dug up from an archeological site. |
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