The Classroom Collection

Scanning Questions:

1. Are the shapes of these two pieces geometric or natural?
2. Use three words or phrases to describe the kinds of lines you see.
3. What creates the light and shadow in each piece?
4. Besides the large ripples on the edges of the pieces, what has the artist repeated?
5. Does your eye move slowly through these pieces or does it jump around?
6. These pieces are made of ceramic. Is it more like clay pottery or like stone?
7. What might the artist have used to make the parallel curved lines in each piece?
8. Is the mood of these artworks still and quiet or angry and violent? Why?
9. Why is Snow on the Flint Hills a good title for these pieces?
10. Compare and contrast three dimensional landscapes sculptures with the landscape depicted in Tom Allen’s pencil sketch; Laura Ingalls Wilder.