Middle School Studio Lesson
Travel Blankets
Mary Coy
Our;school’s;annual;eighth- grade trip to Washington DC, coincided with the opening of the National
despite limited time in their travel
itinerary and the large number of visi-
tors. Needless to say, we continued
our artistic journey into the arts and
Museum of the American Indian. The crafts of the Native American upon
museum, with its distinctive curvi-
return to school.
linear architecture covered in Kasota
limestone, stands as a wonderful tes-
Native American Blankets
tament to the rich culture and history Back in the classroom, students were
of our many and diverse Native Amer- introduced to an art project inspired
ican;peoples.;Students;were;lucky
enough to view many of the exhibits
by their visit: Native American blan-
