"Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all."
-Emily Dickinson
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all."
-Emily Dickinson
One of my all-time favorite lessons to teach, these clay birds are filled with magic! 3rd and 4th graders studied Emily Dickinson's poem on hope, and we discussed how metaphor is prevalent in art and writing. Students then created their own birds and stamped into them a hope or dream for the future. Upon firing in the kiln, students learn the technique of mishima, where underglaze gets painted on the clay, then scrubbed off, leaving only traces in the designs and stamped words--highlighting the beauty of the texture and their hope/dream!
Aren't these a dream?
Aren't these a dream?
