Week 11 - Omega Artspace

This week in Omega ArtSpace, the students participated in one individual activity and one group activity. On Tuesday, we continued on the topic of optical illusions from earlier lessons and created flip books. We created the books by dividing up pieces of white construction paper and fastening them with a stapler, then using pencils, colored pencils and markers to draw a series of images. Each image was changed just slightly from the one preceding it to give the illusion of movement once the pages were flipped.

On Thursday, the students were given a problem solving task. What would you do if your alarm clock was broken? What sort of a machine or device could you set around your room or house to help wake you up without an alarm? We broke into groups of 2 or 3 to try and develop Rube Goldberg-esque devices that would get us out of bed. Rube Goldberg was an American cartoonist famous for his cartoon drawings of complex machines that accomplish simple tasks - much like the game 'Mouse Trap' is designed.

We are currently in the process of getting ready to paint a mural on one of the outside walls of the Omega school! We've been working with Mike, our guest graffiti artist, and should hopefully be starting soon! Also coming up this month is our field trip to the Arizona State University Art Museum.

On Thursday, the students were given a problem solving task. What would you do if your alarm clock was broken? What sort of a machine or device could you set around your room or house to help wake you up without an alarm? We broke into groups of 2 or 3 to try and develop Rube Goldberg-esque devices that would get us out of bed. Rube Goldberg was an American cartoonist famous for his cartoon drawings of complex machines that accomplish simple tasks - much like the game 'Mouse Trap' is designed.

We are currently in the process of getting ready to paint a mural on one of the outside walls of the Omega school! We've been working with Mike, our guest graffiti artist, and should hopefully be starting soon! Also coming up this month is our field trip to the Arizona State University Art Museum.