The Art of Play
JEH MacDonald House | March 2015
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The Art of Line
![]() A week-long exploration of line using a variety of artistic mediums including paint on transparencies, marbles, ropes and snow. To learn more about our encounters with line, symmetry, nature, gravity and more, read the full story here.
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The Art of Nature
![]() The Art of Nature was a multi-layered invitation to explore the beauty and balance inherent in nature. Five distinct forest school concepts converged so that the space filled up with collective creation, contemplation, and connection.
>> Read about the Art of Nature in our blog post – "The Plumbob Effect" |
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The Art of Perspective![]() What you see is not always what you get. Our goal for this space was to play with light and shadow in ways that challenged perspective. We began by stripping away colour and texture to focus exclusively on shape. Then, nothing happened. We wondered if maybe the materials we chose weren’t challenging enough. So we refined the collection and people became a little more engaged. But it never quite hit the mark. So, we'll likely revisit this concept in the future to find more effective ways to explore perspective.
Update: Our visit to Reggio Emilia has given us new insight into this conundrum! We arecurrently theory-building about perspective and will likely share our revelations on an episode of Beyond Words Podcast. |