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Take a really good
look at a wall. Get up close, what can you see?
Would a magnifying glass or torch help you to get
a good look into the cracks? Is there anything living
in/on the wall? Feel the wall, what texture can
you feel? Can you make a drawing of a section of
the wall? Try using a viewfinder to choose a section
to draw. |
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Can you see any colour
in/on the wall? Is there anything growing on the
wall? Is there anything hiding in the cracks? Decide
what you would like to paint about the wall. How
good are you at mixing colours? Can you get your
colours like those in the wall? |
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Do you remember how
to take rubbings?
You turn a crayon on its side, place the page over
the object and rub with the crayon. Could you take
rubbings from the wall?
Try using different colours. Overlap the colours
and see what happens. Could you make prints of the
shape of the bricks/stones in the wall using found
objects such as sponges/stones/bits of Lego/scrunched
up paper/old toothbrushes?
Could you make stencils to make a print of the wall
or something living on the wall?
How will you add texture to your print?
If you have rollers, Perspex and block printing
inks you could make monoprints of the wall or something
about the wall. |
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Feel along the wall
with the tips of your fingers. What does it feel
like?
What would happen if you pressed a slab of clay
against the wall?
Try it. What has happened to the slab?
If you pour some plaster of paris into the slab
and let it dry you will get a model of the surface
of the wall! Roll out a slab of clay and use some
found objects to create the texture of the wall.
Can you make 'stones' or 'bricks' with your clay
and construct a wall with them?
Did you find any interesting crawlies on the wall
or in the cracks of the wall?
Try making models of what you found using your clay.
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Have you any construction
toys in your classroom (wooden blocks, lego or knex)?
Do you think you could construct a wall using any
or all of them?
Can you think of any other materials that could
be used to build a wall?
Try using stones (any size), using peat. Could you
make a collage of a wall using paper?
How would you texture the paper to make it 3D?
What colours would you choose?
Would you prefer a stone wall or a brick wall? |
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Think about the interesting
things you noticed about the wall. Could you use
scraps of fabrics and fibres to make a collage of
any of them?
What about making a wall-hanging based on what you
saw?
You might like to make a weaving about what you
saw. |
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