I was hugging Drippy Droppy
The children have been exploring the dry-erase easels with the image of a museum favorite, Moptop, pictured behind the surface. We wondered what would happen if we replaced it with a different picture… We first had Moptop
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Museum Small Group: Kaya, Kyla, Luca, Ruthie
We’ve been thinking a lot about the deCordova environment, especially through the lens of COMFORT. We wonder how to strike a balance between museum rules – Walking feet, Hands off the art, Normal voices – and
Towers
Creating towering structures has loomed tall in our creative process! Our interest is visible in the sculpture park, museum and the classroom.
Plexiglas – Studio Yellow Style
To bring the children’s attention to the concertina folds of Marta Chilindron’s sculpture Plexiglas we introduced some new materials to our studio area. The children were invited to color folded sheets of acetate and then to
Museum small group: Cal, Ian, Saige
On Thursday, Emily and Diane took Cal, Ian and Saige to visit the museum. In these first visits of the year, we are inviting children up in groups of three. This is Cal’s first visit to
“Are we going all the way to the top?”
On Thursday we took a small group into the museum to examine the work of another Screens artist, Penelope Umbrico. Her piece incorporates various types of electronic displays in an interesting layered installment. With so much
Museum small group: Amelia, Caroline, Thomas
We take off our coats in the coat room, and Emily tells us the three rules: 1) Feet: walking feet 2) Hands: hands do not touch the art, not even Emily’s hands. 3) Voices: normal
The artist within us
During a recent “teachers only” visit to the museum’s current exhibit Screens: Virtual Material we encountered several works of art surprisingly suggestive of some of
Museum Small Group: Ian, Saige, Travers
The first thing the children are attracted to is the brochures, and they each take one a look through them. (Ian and Saige hold onto these throughout the visit.) Travers That’s drippy drippy (Ugly Mess sculpture)