Alma Woodsey Thomas was an American artist and educator whose exuberant colorful paintings used the techniques of pointillism and abstract expressionism. She became the first African-American woman at the age of 80 to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
After reading the books A Blaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas and Alma's Art we also looked at printed out images of her creations. To honor her influential work for #blackhistorymonth we set out an invitation to recreate her art work on our Guide craft light table with Colorations Tissue Squares in order to inspire children to become creative just like Alma.
The beauty of light tables is that it encourages exploration of reflection, perception, and appearance which in turn provides visual feedback. Through this set up, the children were able to create with no boundaries or rules and express themselves freely. Creative exploration like this encourages brain development, scientific experimenting, mathematical thought, risk taking, and trial & error learning.
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