We have been on a few nature walks this year already, where we collected leaves, sticks, acorns, pine cones and stones. We have used these items throughout our classroom in different ways; for sorting in Math to creating natural pictures in Art. We learned about artist Andy Goldsworthy, who uses only natural surroundings and objects in his artwork. After looking at some of his work, the students were eager to try to make their own.
This is what led to our class creating a piece of art together using natural materials; a natural tapestry. It was a big process, as it took a few tries to get our art just right, where all students felt it looked great. We first worked on it as a group, where each student added two to three objects at a time. Then, we left it open during Activity Time, where many students worked on a picture together. Eventually, it was left open again during Activity Time and each student had a chance to add to it, which made our end result.
The We class is very proud of the tapestry we made. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
