My sixth grade students learned about African Adinkra
cloth. This is a hand printed fabric
that is made in Ghana, African. This
fabric was developed by the Ashanti people, traditionally made for royalty to
wear at religious ceremonies. Over the years, people also decorated the cloths
to tell a story or to express their thoughts or feelings. Sixth graders looked at African Symbols for
inspiration, then sketched their own designs using Bilateral Symmetry, Radial
Symmetry or an Asymmetrical design. Once
they were satisfied with their artwork, they transferred the drawings onto
Scratch-Foam printing plates. Using a
simple hand printing process the sixth graders printed their designs onto their
paper once again using symmetry to create a pattern with their prints. Here are our end results! (this lesson is courteously of Art with Miss Angela, a fellow teaching artist)
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