My Identity Metaphor Pastel Art

Students explored their identity through poetry and experimented with oil pastels to develop different pastel techniques and explored the constraints of the medium. 

They then planned an “I am” metaphor phrase to capture their sense of place and identity. Students completed a design plan before they got started to ensure that they had a concrete plan to guide their work. 

The class then spent 3 weeks working on their “My Identity Pastel Metaphor Art”. 

 The exploration, design process and completed art work connects to the BC curriculum in the following ways:

ADST 

Big Ideas:

• Design can be responsive to identified needs.

Curricular Competencies:

• Identify criteria for success and any constraints.
• Generate potential ideas and add to others’ ideas.

ART

Big Ideas:

• Through art making, one’s sense of identity and community continually evolves.

Curricular Competencies:

• Explore relationships between identity, place, culture, society, and belonging through the arts