A new temporary center is available in the CBMS Art Studio for the next few weeks.
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| 8th graders at work in Lantern Center |
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| 6th grade lantern artists at work |
Students may choose to work in the "Lantern Making Center" to create original lantern designs for Waterbury's annual River of Light Parade.
The parade takes place on December 7th and this year culminates in a community bonfire.
We discovered a video from Australia today showing artists using the same willow, paper & glue technique that Waterbury lantern-makers are familiar with. The austrailian lantern-artists place real lighted candles in their lanterns.
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| An 8th grade innovation |
The parade's theme this year is "Creatures of the Sea" - students have started to design fish, squid, sea turtles and even a seahorse! This activity is perfect for our Choice-Based Art studio, because students are familiar with the event and have experience making a variety of lanterns in the past as school projects or through area art workshops. Students can use this knowledge as a spring-board to innovative new designs, shapes and structures that will carry light on parade night.
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| Grade 6 students adding paper "skin" |
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| Fish design by 6th grade lantern specialist |
6th Graders interpret the "Creatures of the Sea" theme for the River of Lights parade
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| A nice shark is taking shape! |
