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Create a Goldsworthy Studio
April 4, 2018
As a child, one has the magical capacity to know a hundred different smells of mud.
-Valerie Andrews
-Valerie Andrews
"Andy Goldsworthy is a British artist and photographer known for his artistry in creating land (or ephemeral) art," write Sandra Duncan and Jody Martin in Bringing the Outside In. "Goldsworthy creates with materials he finds right beneath his feet or within an arm’s length: Twigs, stones, mud, berries, moss, ferns, leaves, pinecones and acorns. With these easily accessible and found materials, he constructs visual beauty…(i.e. sculptures, mosaic-type patterns)…Simple and ordinary natural objects become extraordinary under Goldsworthy’s enchanted touch and imagination.
Give children inside opportunities to create land art just like Andy Goldsworthy. Simply find a small area in your classroom, declare it an Andy Goldsworthy studio, and fill it with [materials and ] ideas." (The authors provide a number of ideas, such as going to the internet and downloading Goldsworthy images to post in the studio.)
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Comments (4)
Displaying All 4 CommentsCCR&R at John A Logan College
Carterville, IL, United States
This inspired me to use this as an activity during a training recently....can't wait to introduce it to more teachers.
World Forum Foundation
Eugene, OR, United States
Just this week, a group of 5-7 year olds and I were exploring the root ball of a large, up-ended Douglas Fir. The mud was nearly perfect clay! We used it, along with found sticks, stones, mosses and lichens to make our own forest creatures. The children could take them home or find a home for them in the forest itself.
Cap Tulsa Early Childhood
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Oh my goodness.... I will be adding this experience in my classroom NEXT WEEK!!! My children will love to explore in the MUD and using natural home base items!! Thanks Arlisa Gilmore
NORWESCAP Child and Family Resource Services
Newton, NJ, United States
Because I was curious: https://www.artsy.net/artist/andy-goldsworthy-2
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