Art: Byzantine Mosaics

Continuing the theme of art history in the lower elementary, we learned about the Hagia Sophia mosaics and then created our own mosaic designs using a variety of materials (wrapping paper, construction paper, magazines). Here they are, halfway through the process. Don't you love that Mario? And the second one, although words weren't supposed to be a part of it, I love because the girl who made it is obsessed with Tip and Spot (a cat and dog from a reading series, perhaps?). The fact that she found a page in a National Geographic with those words is just awesome.