Chinese Scrolls at SOIT

These Asian scrolls were created by Mrs. Simon's Art One and Art Two classes, including her STEAM students.  Students used brush techniques to paint subjects from nature.  They also created a haiku (poem) for their artworks.  

A scroll is a long roll of illustrated parchment or silk.  Mrs. Simon's STEAM students researched Asian scrolls on their computers and learned about their origins, usages, and aesthetics.  Some scrolls were meant to hang on walls.  

Others were intended to be unrolled a little at a time and read like a book.  The intent of Asian scrolls was to capture a feeling not an image.

Asian scrolls make an excellent STEAM lesson, incorporating science, technology, history and art making into one long-term and highly satisfying art project for the students.  

The resulting artworks adorn the hallways of SOIT attracting the eyes of many viewers.