Invitation to Create Georgia O'Keeffe’s Lake George
- Yasmeen Kamrani Sallam
- 6 days ago
- 2 min read
Throughout #WomensHistoryMonth we have been exploring women’s contributions to history, culture & society. The artist Georgia O'Keeffe was born & raised in Wisconsin. Her clear, bright paintings show the beauty she found in the simple, natural things around her. She loved to paint nature. Georgia often rearranged the natural things she saw, & simplified them. Exposing children to the arts through reading books, creating art, & exploring at a young age exposes them to various styles & techniques of art.
After reading books about her, looking @ images of her art, we invited the children to create her Lake George (From 1918 to 1930s, O'Keeffe spent part of each year there, which inspired many of her paintings). We provided Grimm Wooden Toys, Grappats, & Mirrors as the base of our turf tray to create on through loose parts & mirror exploration.
With infinite construction possibilities, you will see a child's curiosity, wonder, & creativity shine with these materials. The children are left to explore so much, while they are continuously inspired by the many interesting outcomes throughout the process. When children are exploring with mirror reflection from infancy through early childhood, they are able to explore a whole range of theories & enhance so much of their development. They are fascinated by light & deeply engaged by the interplay of the shapes, patterns, shadows, effects, spacing, imagery, sizes, & colors.
Loose parts are dynamic in nature, it brings about the authenticity of formulating ideas while offering children an open-ended experience that stimulates their mind & imagination. As they manipulate the materials, children are allowed to develop their own ideas while making connections of how the world works, through self-expression they gain confidence, & throughout all of this they enjoy the learning process because their curiosity was ignited & they were able to let their creativity shine in their exploration through the magic of light, color, & reflection just like Georgia!
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