Inspired by the Mexican painter, Frida Kahlo, Bernard Zell eighth grade artists explored facets of their identity, life experiences and values through art. The students learned a method for drawing their faces in the correct proportions and also explored how to create and integrate imagery, symbols and a background setting that would represent their ideas and tell their personal story. The students mastered working in oil pastels for a layered and textured effect. In an inner "frame" the students added a statement from either a wise older person in their family, a line from a beloved book, lyrics from a song or the words of someone they admire. 

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Class of 2022 Self-Portrait Gallery