Did you know that there are five shapes that have been appearing in artworks from all over the world, in all different time periods, in all different cultures? They are called the Five Universal Shapes and they are: the square, the circle, the triangle, the equidistant cross (looks like a plus sign), and the spiral. Our fifth grade artists were asked to pick their favorite and least favorite of these shapes and combine them into one symbol. These symbols were incised into styrofoam trays, covered with magic marker ink, and printed onto white paper--a simple but beautiful adventure in printmaking!
