Retablos to Frida Kahlo

The eighth grade students looked at the work of Frida Kahlo for inspiration this nine weeks.  I feel that it is important for young artists to see how the events in our lives can have an influence on our work and how our work as artists can be our voice.  THe students worked very hard at drawing from a mirror and using proportions, for most of the students this was the first time they drew this way.  I was so happy to see so many of them begin to dig deeply toward a self expression.