Creative Makerspace Art Session!
Express yourself and get creative! The students had an opportunity to do just that this Friday, with an hour-long freeform art session. The session was inspired by a news segment the students saw at the beginning of the week about a shared art makerspace. Today we closed the week out by creating our own art makerspace right here at TCS! Acrylic and tempera paint, glitter, glue, popsicle sticks, beads, wire, colored pencils, and markers were just some of the materials the students got to work with today. The goal of the freeform art session was for students to create a piece, or series of pieces, that they connect with or represents them in some way.
After working on their creations, the students presented the pieces to the class. There were many different reactions to the activity. Some students found the process to be calming, and liked having a quiet time to focus. Other students felt stressed because they liked their idea, but didn’t feel that they had the time or skills to implement their ideas. At the end of the process, the students had many different types of creations to show. Some students made sculptural pieces, some made drawings and paintings, and some used a combination of mediums to incorporate 3D elements on a flat page. It was great to see how each individual expressed themselves in such different ways! View the gallery here to see each student’s project!