OBJECTIVE: Students will create mud paintings which portray life in the city.
MATERIALS: Piece of muslin or white cotton cloth, mud (cleaned), strainer, paints, spoons, pencils, tongue depressors or small tree branches.
PROCEDURE:
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1. Discuss the works of Jimmy Lee Sudduth and how he gained fame creating mud paintings.
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2. Discuss the origin of mud cloth (Ivory coast of Africa).
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3. Tell students to select one aspect of city life to create as a mud painting on cloth.
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4. Take the students out to the field and dig up mud (about 1 cup per student)
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5. Clean the mud by running water over it and straining the dirt.
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6. Place mud in a tin can and pour off the excess water.
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7. Add 0.5 cup tempura paint (different colors) to cleaned mud. Stir well.
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8. Draw the basic design on the cloth with a pencil.
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9. Using a small amount of mud and a variety of tools apply the mud paint to the design. Make very thin lines. lines.
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10. Hang drawings on wall to allow them to dry.
