Corinthians and Mosaics

In honor of Catholic Schools week this project reminds us of God's greatest gift: LOVE.

Students learned what a mosaic is and thought about examples of when they had seen mosaics (i.e. in church stain glass windows, garden art, tiles in the kitchen, bird baths, etc). Next, students wrote a verse from Corinthians on a piece of black paper with a metallic colored pencil. After writing, each mosaic designer chose 3-5 colors of paper from which to make their cross mosaic. After tearing nickel size pieces, the artist glued the paper in a shape of a cross on top of the verse. The result is a frameable piece of one-of-a-kind art.

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Happy Catholic Schools Week!

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Donum Fidei

The second and third grade classes are making a book to include in the Donum Fidei auction in April. The second graders wrote and illustrated a book called 29 Reasons Why God Made Moms and the third graders wrote 29 Reasons Why God Made Dads.

Below are some photos of the authors/illustrators at work.

Ornaments

The Corpus Christi artists had a wonderful time making keepsake Christmas ornaments in December.

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Little Michelangelos

Our little Michelangelos were ready for a challenge after being inspired by the Sistine Chapel and awed under Corpus' vaulted ceiling the week before. This second lesson on frescoes came as a shock when students found their “canvas” on the underside of a table. They lay on their backs as Michelangelo once did, to paint a Biblical fresco. Again, emphasis was placed on color, use of space, and communicating a story through painting.

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Michelangelo

This series of artwork incorporated key tools of art education. First, the children and I discussed the varied uses of art. We talked about how art is used as decoration, as a tool of communication, and a personal release. Following the discussion, we began an artist study on Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. I brought several books on Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel to class and we talked about his life and work as well as the circumstances under which Michelangelo came to paint the chapel. The goal was to understand that Michelangelo worked for years to complete his famous frescoes on a very nontraditional canvas (a very high ceiling and wall).

For the lesson, the children were instructed in the church beneath our own Corpus Christi vaulted ceiling. The children were amazed to learn that Michelangelo labored for four years (1508-1512) to complete the Sistine Chapel despite not wanting to take on the task.In learning about Michelangelo and his work, the focus was on color, use of space, story telling or communicating a scene, and technique. For the first lesson, students worked in the church to illustrate a favorite Bible story.

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