CNY
Grants for Arts in Education - art$TART
Jordan-Elbridge
MS and Ginger Dunlap-Dietz - "Local
Landscapes"

Students
doing research at the Jordan Historical
Society

Students collected information
about how their local landscape looked
in years past.

paper sketch for the Fall - Winter
mural

Students create tiles for the murals.

Students glaze the tiles.

glaze test tiles

A student learns to nip tiles
for a better fit.

the beginning stages of installation
of the Fall - Winter mural

the Fall - Winter mural in progress

Detail - the Village in Winter

Detail - the trolley tracks cross
Skaneateles Creek

Detail of Spring - Summer mural -
the village and fields
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The completed murals
Student comments
on working on the mural project:
"I learned Jordan
used to be a bustling city."
"Jordan was once the biggest
wheelbarrow producer in the country."
"Footwarmers were filled with
hot coals and taken to church."
"Ladies dressed like every
day was Sunday."
"I learned how
to attach clay using scoring and
slip." "Clay takes patience
when you have an injured finger."
"I learned how to make my clouds
fluffy." "Lots of texture
and details make your clay pop out
like 3D."
"I'm really proud
of our work. It's amazing
how everything fits together."
"I am proud that we all made
it of our own tiles, ideas, and
artwork." ". . . because
it is about our hometown."
"[Landscape,
time, history and seasons] all connect
in memories. When I was working
on the mural I had thought of it."
"All of these things have to
do with towns and how things can
change over time." "They
all tell a great story." "They
also are a part of life." "They
are connected by art."
"The best part
was walking to the museum and drawing
pictures of our history." "Everyone
got a chance to work together on
one thing."
"I learned how
to work and have fun at the same
time."
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