“I collected all the caterpillars I could find in order to study their metamorphosis.”
-Maria Sibylla Merian: Diary entry age 13
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Maria Sibylla Merian was a German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator who was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1647.
- Squeeze a small amount of paint onto a paper plate, newspaper or scrap of wood. Lightly dip the tip of the stencil brush or sponge into the paint (do not saturate - you want just a little). Work the paint into the bristles by dabbing/swirling the paint in a fresh/dry area of your plate, then blot off any excess paint on a.
- “I have been in love with painting ever since I became conscious of it at the age of six.” – Katsushika Hokusai. Katsushika Hokusai was born in Edo, Japan in 1760. He was a painter, printmaker and book illustrator who created more than 30,000 finished pieces of art. He changed his name at least 30 times and lived in more than 90 homes.
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At a time when insects were thought to be “beasts of the devil,” her beautiful and accurate paintings revolutionized the science of entomology.Her painstaking observation skills refuted the prevailing notion at the time that insects spontaneously arose from the mud.
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Maria Merian described the life cycles of 186 insect species. Long before the body camera was invented, through her lavish and accurate paintings, she was the first to document life stages of many insects for the public.
The students explored printmaking with bubble wrap and recycled items from home.