Each student was given a small wooden tree ring in pine, birch, cherry, honey locust, mulberry, or elm. They carefully observed the patterns of the tree rings and then created their own tree ring designs. The results ranged from beautifully abstract to carefully detailed copies of the original.
The students got to keep their tree rings and loved being able to hold the history of an entire tree in the palm of their hands!
We used a variety of techniques in colored pencil, collage, and watercolor.
Beautiful project.
ReplyDeleteThe students did a fantastic job drawing the details, creating collages, and adding vibrant colors to complete their compositions.
Bravo to your talented students
Hi Shannah - love these. May I ask where you got the rings from all the different trees, or are you just an ace witha chainsaw? I'd love to try it with printmaking as well!
ReplyDeleteThank you both:)
ReplyDeleteHope, I get them from an etsy shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheHickoryTree
She puts a great custom order together for me each year (50 tree rings for about $20). I think she must sand them as well because they are really smooth.
No chainsaws for me!
These are AWESOME!!!!
ReplyDeleteHello Pat. Thanks and I like your blog... and hair!
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful! I love the variety of ways the students used their tree rings in compositions. Your 1st graders did a great job with their observational drawings!
ReplyDeleteSo creative! I, too, was wondering where/how you got the wood from. Etsy- who knew!
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog today; these paintings are beautiful! Thank you to you and your students for sharing!
ReplyDeleteKate Eshelman
k-12 art
Galatia, IL
I'm just breathless - these are so beautiful! Great job!
ReplyDeleteThis site is amazing. Im do glad uve posted all these projects. They are artistic and educational. Must be the best art program ive ever seen!
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