Richard Schilling
This lesson is inspired by Richard Shilling, an Artist using natural materials to create outdoor installations. Inspired by Andy Goldsworthy, Schilling’s work is colorful and joyful. The scale of this work is good for smaller kids and the materials can be gathered in the fall or spring, or maybe both to compare. The students would gather natural objects from outside the school, mostly flat things like leaves. They create patterns with the leaves then glue them to wax paper. We would staple the edges and hang them in the window like sun catchers. I have not tried this method yet, so I am not sure if the materials will hold together. I like that this lesson can be expanded to include other subject matter, like tree life cycles or photosynthesis.