Illuminated Letters

Sixth grade artists completed all their projects in time to work on one more! Two years ago I introduced metal repoussé to the then-sixth graders through a short end-of-the-year heraldry project (see below). 

Last year I started the year with an illuminated letter portfolio cover project, but I skipped over that this year. I thought the best way to combine the two projects was to have students created an illuminated letter with embossed metal... and I LOVE the outcome! Students worked on a small scale since we only have a few days left. I did not require them to fill the page, but for next year I think I want to have students fill the entire metal with designs and then glue them to paper where they extend the designs even further. I will be updating the Virtual Art Show soon, but until then, enjoy some of these in-progress photos!