Huichol Yarn Painting Lesson Plan
Yarn painting, huichol style for kids. These yarn paintings are known as neirikas. Huichol Yarn Painting Latin Mexican Folk Art Art After viewing actual examples of yarn paintings created by the huichol people, learners choose an important scene from their own lives they'd like to depict in their own yarn painting. Huichol yarn painting lesson plan . Modern huichol artists use glue or spray adhesives. After learning about the huichol people and their art, the student will be creating a yarn painting in the same style and applying it to an animal shape. The huichol people take beeswax which they melt in the sun, and spread it over a piece of wood. They then push coloured yarn into the wax to create images. Bethany calderwood show bio bethany is a certified special education and elementary teacher with 11 years experience teaching special education from grades pk. The huichol indians of mexico are known for their yarn paintings. Lesson plan carolyn kendell art 3...