Symmetry is all around us! And so is asymmetry! During Nature Artists camp at the Louisiana Children's Museum, the kiddos learned about the concept of symmetry and explored the idea further through art using ink and oil pastel. First we observed some items from nature - a pineapple, a shell, a cross-section of a tree trunk, and others. After explaining that symmetry is when two halves of something look the same, but opposite, I held up a piece of yarn horizontally and vertica

Nature Artists Camp: What does it mean to be a Nature Artist? As artists we explore creativity, use our imaginations, exercise our observation skills, and experiment to find the potential within materials. To be a Nature Artist means to tap into these practices while making art inspired by, as a steward of, and in collaboration with the materials of nature. My favorite kind of project to work on with kids is one that explores a few different media or processes and then combin