As a continuation of our studies of emerging from our Master Artist Exhibit of a few weeks ago, our students have been enjoying the perplexing, challenging, and gratifying arts in the area of optical illusion and effects. Both the second and fifth grades have taken on new projects in this vein with other grades to follow. The math and logic thinking that goes into this type of art is a perfect connection to classroom experience and helps put a very practical spin on subjects that can seem to be devoid of creative spark. On the contrary, as we have seen with Escher, math and engineering are linked inextricably to the creative process. As we first dream, we can then do- and to articulate the whole of the process is the goal.
