Draw Your Breath

In this lesson students explore line to draw their breath. Students will focus on their breathing and create a continuous line which moves up and down to match their breathing. Students will repeat this process to create an artwork.

Lesson 1

Students begin by choosing a piece of paper to work on and a drawing or mark-making tool to create lines with.

They then choose a starting point on the edge of their paper and slowly begin to draw a line upwards in time with their inhale of breath. As they continue to draw their line upwards while breathing, once they reach their exhale, they begin to draw the line downwards. Students move their pen or mark-making tool up and down the page in time with their breath, focusing on the movement of the pen as it moves across the paper.

Once they have reached the end of their paper, they can repeat the process, going over their lines with the same tool or a different one.

Reflection:

- What do you notice about your breathe as you’re drawing?
- How quickly does your pen move up and down the page?
- What tools did you decide to draw with and why?
- How do you feel when creating your drawing?
- What did you enjoy about the process?

Extension:

- Students can repeat the process multiple times on the same page or different pages.
- Students can explore different materials to draw their lines and incorporate different colours.
- Students can plan and create a collaborative piece using the same process.

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