This project was created while completely blind! Actually that is only partially true. The white lines that create the flowers were done behind a blinder but the paint was applied without the blinder. The inspiration for the project was Georgia O'Keefe's floral artwork. I was put to the task to create a flower using a white crayon without looking. Then I applied watercolor paint to the picture to demonstrate the crayon resist technique of watercolor painting. The finished project is featured above.
An extension activity I would use with this project is to have the students, if weather permits, go outside and hunt for foliage that they could then use in another art project that highlights color, texture, and the beauty of nature through their personal display of botany. As a cross curriculum activity, the students could begin learning about the process of photosynthesis. If it were younger students, the explanation could be as simple as explaining that the sun and water are food for the plants. However, if the students are older and the standards require it, the students can learn more details about the energy chain within a plant's leaf.
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