Students pose with "A little bit of everything"
" Safety and Risk"
On February 3rd, Miss Manning's and Ms Martin's classes went on a field trip to the Cotuit Center for the Arts.The theme of the exhibit was "Opposites Attract."
After we were split into two groups, each group went in opposite ways. The first group to view the exhibits was Ms Martin's group. "We began our tour on the first floor, which was very colorful,"Rhiannon remembered.The first creation that we saw was a collage called "Safety and Risk." It was made out of porcupine quills and soft peacock feathers.It was the only exhibit you could touch.
Meanwhile, Miss Manning's group was making a craft in the Art Barn (a separate building). We were using the paper cutting technique, a technique used to make outstanding pieces of artwork.It goes like this: I took a piece of paper, one side white and the other side pink, and traced on the white side. Then, I cut it out and glued it to make an opposite design.
At the museum,the tour group was going up the stairs.They were greeted by a large, colorful , sculpture called "Something Fishy." There were four fish. "It really popped out at you," Rhiannon told the guide,"Massive too." They moved on to a art piece called "Circus Illusion." The creator of the piece came over to them and explained how she made it. "It took a very long time and lots of delicate folding to make this piece," she said.
When they were ready to move on, they saw a painting by fellow classmate Jillian Burdge's mother. "It was an asparagus and a heart. The heart represented her mom and the asparagus represented her dad,"classmate Erin said. Then they came along a painting called "Laughing Dogs 2" The painting is living up to its name.
Next they stopped at a sculpture called "A little bit of everything." It was beautiful. The name confused our teacher, Miss.Manning. "When we said we liked "A little bit of everything" (the sculpture), our teacher said to try to pick one painting we liked best." Stella told Rhiannon.
The last painting we saw was a painting of a little girl feeding a cracker to a giraffe."I saw the reason it was hanging in this exhibit instantly." Rhiannon said "Wild animals and humans are opposite, but the giraffe was attracted to the young girl."
Soon though, it was time to leave. "The field trip overall was very enjoyable and some of the vibrant colors were really pleasing to the eye," Rhiannon described. "I really enjoy the excitement and inspiration our field trip brings to students each year,'' Mrs. Richards, our art teacher, said about the field trip.By: Rhiannon and Harry
Edited by: Ms. Martin