Loyal Heights Elementary, Part 1

This year I have been doing an artist-in-residency at Loyal Heights Elementary in Ballard. We're creating troll masks and giant puppets for the Syttende Mai (or Norwegian Heritage) parade in May. The theme is Norse Mythology and I've been doing the masks with K - 2nd and giant puppets with the 3rd - 5th graders. Some of the characters the students are making are Jorgamund the Midgard Serpent, the Fenris Wolf, Odin, Idun, Hel, and several others. It's been quite the mix of art, engineering, group problem solving, and most importantly, working together. Parent and teacher support has been great, and the students have been producing some phenomenal work. These photos give some examples of the progress that the kids have been making over the past several weeks. The school also benefits from a well organized Artist-in-Residence program. Our project was recently featured in an article in the Ballard News Tribune. Additional pictures can be seen at my Photobucket site.