"The symbol curtain" at The Renwick
Drawing our symbols"We could draw our symbol, cut it out, and connect it with string." - Gracie, 4.2 years Earlier this week, we brought back pieces of our Renwick reflection conversations to the children. Before Winter Break, the children had suggested that we could make our own symbol curtain. Originally, they suggested: "Ink." - Henri "Cardboard and paint." - Gracie "Drawing." - Lillian "Marker." - Christopher In a later conversation, George suggested clay, and we do intend to explore other possibilities as we create our very own symbol curtain. As we often do, we started the process by drawing. The children were incredibly enthusiastic about the idea of our own symbol curtain and drawing their symbols. We have not intentionally drawn our symbols since early Brown Room, so we were excited to see the growth. It was also a great opportunity for the children to think about drafts, iterations, versions, and even "mistakes". The children's drawings George, 4.4 years 1st Draft 2nd Draft Henri, 4.5 years 1st Draft 2nd Draft Georgia, 4.1 years 1st Version Gracie, 4.2 years Gracie drew 6-7 versions of her symbol. Each time, she focused on the duplicitous lines on the left side of her symbol. **This same approach translated to her clay work the next day.** Win, 4.6 years 1st version 2nd/3rd versions 4th version 5th version Will, 4.3 years Lillian, 3.8 years Lillian was persistent and focused on the number of lines she has in her symbol. As you move left to right, you can see the development of her lines and the shape of her symbol. The final drawing represents four versions of her symbol. There were a few tools on the table for drawing - our classic black drawing pens, thick black markers, black gelato sticks, and black oil pastels. We also had tracing paper available as a tool to support the children, though only a few decided to use it -- Caroline, Adaline, Zoe, and Will. Caroline, 3.7 years On the left, Caroline traced her symbol and filled in the negative space with the black marker. In her drawing on the right, you can see that Caroline focused on the creating the negative space in her symbol by drawing circles to represent it. Then, she used lines to connect the circles (negative space). Zoe, 3.11 years Adaline, 4.3 years "These lines are tricky. They go so many ways." - Adaline Pierce, 4.4 years The star is a very tricky shape, and Pierce was feeling that as he began working on his freehand drawing. Tracing it boosted his confidence, and afterward the conversation turned to the shapes he could draw to achieve the star. He really connected with "V" shapes in the star and talked about his beloved sister, Violet. A sneak peek at the clay work!
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