Taos Mountain With Black Ink and Water Color

January 27, 2014 

When teachers were thinking about a gift to give to Lella Gandini an educator from Reggio Emilia Italy who is visiting New Mexico, we all wanted to give her something that would best represent who we are as a school and as a community.  All of us agreed that Taos Mountain somehow had to be incorporated. Taos Mountain is the icon of Taos and is more than just a land mass to both students and teachers.  It is very much a part of our lives, community and livelihood of our small mountain town.

We chose to have our New Mexico Pre-K class represent Taos Mountain through black ink and water color drawings. We first discussed the components of a water color done by a local artist Ann Honston. The students discussed what they saw in the painting and compared it to the landscape they saw through the window.  Students then worked with permanent markers to outline their landscape then filled in with watercolors.

What does Taos Mountain mean to you?

 EmmaSofia : That you can ski and that you have to drive way up there.

                        Taos sunset is what I did on my painting.

Max:  There are clouds way up there sometimes the mountain is higher than the clouds.

Adam: It’s a special place and a place to ski.

Carly: I see snow and I like snow.

           My house has a heart on it because there is love.

Aliya: We went up the hill and there was snow on the mountain, dirt water and lots of rocks.

Noah: Different animals live up there like elk and bears.

Ava: Camping, fun, trees, snow, and hiking trails.

         I think of my grandma because she lives up in Taos mountain.

         It’s a magic mountain!