Today in Saturday Art School, the preschool artists and I talked about all of our senses and how they work together to help us learn about the world around us, forming perception. We thought about our senses as superpowers, since they help us enjoy our lives and protect us from harm. They are our super-senses! We invented creatures with particular super-senses inspired by artist Allison Schulnik. We discussed ways to make that super-sense visible through the enhancing of body parts and features of the creatures. The creature creation process began with drawings and was followed by an investigation with plastalina, an oil-based clay.
Take it home!
- What are examples of ways you use your senses at home? Is there one sense that is most important? How can you draw or sculpt something to show that sense?
- Do you think everyone uses their senses in the same way? How might a person without a sense of vision or a sense of hearing learn about the world around them in ways that are different or the same as you?
Below are photos of the lesson taken by the teacher.
