Micrography, or microcalligraphy, is the practice of using diminutive letters to form representational, geometric, or abstract designs, usually in black and white. The text forms an image when viewed at a distance, creating an interplay between the text and image. I use this project as my culminating lesson for my fifth-grade students and then hang the artworks during the last weeks of school.
Students are empowered to express themselves and take ownership over their art making. An art educator teaches English vocabulary to French students in a humor-fueled portrait lesson; middle-school students interpret core ethical values through a collaborative paper sculpture; elementary students use a new medium to create watercolor resists; and more.
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