Art - Pathfinders and Navigators
Tuesday, November 17th
Overview
What body part gets used the most?
What body part do you see the most? (Without using a mirror!)
The answer that comes out top between the two questions is THE HANDS. When Isaiah 49:16 says, "See, I have engraved you on the palm of my hands," it shows that God's people are so important to Him, that He wants to keep them in a place of constant reminder. This beautiful verse is believed to be based on the old Jewish custom of the Ensign of Jerusalem, where Jews would inscribe an image of Jerusalem or the Temple on their hands as a constant reminder.
As a class we looked at a couple of the symbols of the Jews and Israelites. We also read different verses from the Bible that speak of marks put on the body for different meanings. Exodus speaks of the pierced ear of the servant who chose to remain with his master. Leviticus warms against the cutting of the skin for the dead. Ecclesiastes 3 tells of how God has "written" eternity in our hearts. And of course, various verses of the New Testament tell of the scars that Jesus still has on his hands from His great love that nailed Him to the cross for us.
Project
After learning about and looking at the art of Henna, a lacy body art from a cultural close to Israel, students sketched out a design of meaning to them. I think students were thrilled that they had instructions from their art teacher to DRAW ON THEMSELVES!! Don't worry parents, these were "temporary tattoos" and will wash off in a couple of days. :-)
Assignments
-Find a Bible verse that speaks about Perfume, Fragrance, or Incense
-For our next class, each student needs to bring in a small glass jar with a lid (baby food jar, mason jar, jelly jar, etc- just make sure they are clean and any labels are removed). Please bring the jars in filled with sugar.
Manchester, NH based fine arts program for homeschool students
