Saturday, February 6, 2016

Amate Bark Paintings

My brother-in-law traveled to Mexico (he is an artist and has been featured in a few museums!!!) and he brought me back an Amate tree bark painting.  I was so excited to share this with the students and explain the history of Amate paintings.  We watched a video about how the paper is made from bark and then we tore oaktag paper, sponge painted it, and used neon colors to create our own amate artwork!  I love how they turned out!  
To see the video of how amate paper is made click the link below:
















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