Monday, September 22, 2014

grape stomping

Grape stompers in the studio.  Extending our grape exploration to include more of the senses we set up grape stomping in the studio.
Here are some of the words used to describe the sensation of grapes under bare feet.
  • squishy
  • slippery
  • slimy
  • ooey
  • fun
  • gross
  • wet
  • awesome...soooo awesome
  • messy

A few students took "painting the grapes" quite literally and soon many of the grapes were adorned with purples and greens and further used to make prints and stamps on paper.
A wonderful discovery occurred when a grapes was squashed and the dark skins were rubbed onto white paper... a pigment was transferred.
This led to mere exploration and questions regarding the possible use of other natural materials as pigment.

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