Both 6th grade and 7th grade students have recently finished up some exciting and colorful ceramics units here at FMS. Seventh graders examined the precise and detailed dotted motif of the Lombok tribe from Indonesian. Traditional masks would be carved from wood but we made clay versions, looking at the three dimensional elements of the face. Then the students took to the time consuming and careful process of dotting to add color and an animal design.
Meanwhile, 6th graders worked with my students teacher, Ms. Celino, who is visiting from MECA to learn about, draw, and ultimately build small sculptures of the animal (I didn’t know either!) coral. These pieces had an emphasis on textures and the beautiful color that is sadly being bleached out of the reefs due to rising water temperatures and water pollution.
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