Day of the Dead Figures

My after-school students looked at the many different Dia de los Muertos scupltures that are created all over Mexico.  They then designed their own using wire, model magic, fabric, and paint.

Amate Bark Paintings

My after-school students learned about Amate Bark paintings of Mexico (http://www.mexican-folk-art-guide.com/amate-paper.html#.VWxx-FxViko).  Each student used photographs as reference and sketched out their idea before drawing it with pencil on the bark paper.  They traced over their pencil lines with sharpie before carefully painting it in. Lastly students added painted details before re-tracing their line with the sharpie marker again.