Students design and construct a layered paper Mola modeled after the common Central American textile tradition. Construction paper Molas explore the culture of Cent=ral America, fiber craft techniques, layering of surfaces, patterning, figure ground relationship, and color interactions.
Skill and concepts addressed include cutting with scissors, cutting with x-acto knives (safety, back-up surfaces, cutting multiple sheets), patterning, geometric shapes, visual textures, layering as a design elem