Real Artists
Jumping off from our visit with Ian McMahon and the children referring to him as a “real” artist, we wondered more about what this means. “You know what to do and you make stuff fancy and
Archive for April 2018
Beautiful Pieces (Auction Art)
Once our clay pieces were dried and then fired in the kiln, we painted our designs with a black glaze. We concentrated on painting the glaze into the intricate grooves to highlight the patterns. Then we
Real Artists
Jumping off from our visit with Ian McMahon and the children referring to him as a “real” artist, we wondered more about what this means. “You know what to do and you make stuff fancy and
Overheard in Studio Yellow
We’re building a building to cover the sound of talking. – Tait What do two planks of wood look like to you? It’s a forklift. – Tait An L for me. – Louis No – a
Our Stories
Our afternoon writing efforts have inspired collaborative group work during our morning open studio play. While creating a cake of snow outside, a small group of preschoolers and kindergarteners began naming their roles as they negotiated
Revisiting Ian McMahon
Process is a word we use a lot with the children. It is explicitly revisited because it reveals the thinking behind the work. We have been focussing and connecting Ian Mc Mahon’s work with the children’s
“How can this map show how we play?” Lauri
We have been busy creating, editing, and revising the map of the Pine Tree Forest Playground. Now that the children are satisfied with the color, quantity, and placement of each piece, we revisited our research question
“This happened!” Jane
We have introduced some new tools to engage in the process of printing! Presented with these new materials, children are challenged to apply their experimentation, questioning and problem-solving tools to a new process. They joyfully envision
Ian McMahon. “I see that big marshmallow in there!” Chester
To preview our visit to Ian McMahon’s installation we invited the children to participate in a slideshow. We used our SEE, THINK, WONDER protocol to organize our conversation as we viewed his process through the photographs
“Where we play Cheetahs!”
“Sense of place.” What does this mean? Putting it simply, it can refer to a meaning attributed to a place as influenced by our interactions with it. We, in partnership with Learning and Engagement at deCordova,