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| In the 4th grade Renaissance unit, students learned about Michelangelo this week. After reading about The Pieta, The David and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, students tried their hands at carving and ceiling drawing. We carved dial soap instead of marble. I had them carve a simple face, and we focused on cutting away the areas around the features like the nose, leaving the feature in relief. This is very advanced for their age, so I was impressed that many of them were able to avoid the temptation to simply scratch a 2-D picture. Here are a few photos of some 3-D faces in soap and a photo of our "ceiling drawing" station. I think they will all have a new appreciation for sculptors! I heard many of them saying they were going to try more soap carving at home. An added bonus is that my room smells very clean:) |
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| Drawing on the "Ceiling" |
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