Colonial Arts & Crafts was the unit of study for middle school students during the 2001-2002 school year. They learned about the work created by a variety of artists and craftsmen during Colonial times, and assumed roles as "apprentices" as they worked on their projects. Projects:
Self-Portrait Silhouettes
Figure Silhouettes
Imaginative Silhouette Pictures
Colonial Christmas Craft--Orange Pomander
Colonial Shopkeeper Signs
Decorative Boxes and Tin Punch
Sculpey Colonial Houses
Weaving (and braiding)
Crochet and Cross Stitch
Printmaking
Colonial Dolls (Papier-mache' and Sculpey)
Quilted Pillow Tops
"Gravestone" Carving