Day 1 part 2

Below are a couple pictures of my Middle School students creating a leaf line across a park. Our intention was to use one art element and the material available in the park. Extending the line across the landscape seemed like an interesting way to explore the contour of the land and see it, experience it in a new way. Later, we will see what happened to our line. We just got about 8 inches of snow, so that will be interesting!
     The connection to the 12 month painting is the shortness of the life of the painting. We thouhght it would be an interesting, challenging, and maybe even a spiritual meditation of sorts to go through the process of ending the previous painting consciously and moving on to what lies ahead, a new inspiration. I anticipate that being a little difficult as I get attached to things I make. My students expressed some of that angst over making something that would' last.why do it?
I think about the process of making a mandala out of sand...something worth looking up. I will see if I can share a link to a video on that.