German Expressionism

The fifth graders are wrist-deep in plaster-wrap!  Each student has been working with a partner to wrap one another's hands with the plaster-infused cloth to create a cast of their hands.  Using the artist Kathe Kollwitz as our inspiration, each fifth grader selected an emotion at random in which to express through a hand gesture.  Here are a few photos of our fifth grade artists hard at work...