Recently I had the amazing opportunity to substitute for a middle school art teacher for one week. During that week the students were working on creating a work of art based on the concept of courage as inspired by learning about the Holocaust.
In the above photo I am sharing my personal etchings of scenes from the Holocaust with the students. My paternal grandparents fled Germany during the war to escape persecution. As an artist I was moved to create artwork inspired by this historical event. As I shared my artwork with the students they asked many questions that allowed us to have an in-depth discussion about the project. Asking questions is such an important part of understanding art. It is so rewarding to be able to have a dialogue with young artists about art. Asking questions is the root of investigation. Investigation is the key to inspiration. I was very impressed by what these young artists started this week and look forward to seeing the finished products!
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