Third grade students began this project by looking at the
work of Gustav Klimt. Classes discussed how he was considered to be a symbolic
painter and looked at the way Klimt used symbols throughout his work.
Using “The Tree of Life” by Klimt as inspiration, students
created a whimsical tree on a warm color painted background. Students then
developed 4 symbols to represent their favorite season, food, hobby and
holiday. The sketches were transferred to metal foil where students embossed and
de-bossed details using tooling techniques. The symbols were antiqued using
black paint and finally attached to their trees to complete a tree
self-portrait.
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