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Whittier Elementary second-graders help create dragon artwork on school wall
Second-graders at Whittier Elementary are working with teaching artist Jan Harvey-Smith on a semi-permanent art installation that will cover the wall between the school's first and second floors, near the second-grade classrooms.
The students are creating a dragon done in relief that will measure about 20 feet long by 5 feet wide. The project will be completed by Jan. 23, the official start of the 2012 Chinese Lunar Year - celebrating the Year of the Dragon.
Before starting the large project, Harvey-Smith guided students in making their own dragons in a similar relief style. In December, they worked on the plywood in sections by helping paint on a base coat and stenciling on the dragon scales.
Photo courtesy of Jan Harvey-Smith
A Whittier student shows part of the dragon artwork that will cover a wall between the school's first and second floors.