Our class read “Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky,” David Bowles’ beautiful rendering of the Aztec origin story. Students then identified symbols of the major themes within the story and created 3-dimensional representations of them using quarter inch plywood.

 

Ometeotl

Descriptions of this symbol are linked to the artists’ names below.

—Ernesto, Maggie, Anaiah & Gael

Lord of Time

Descriptions of this symbol are linked to the artists’ names below.

—Zaijon, Max, Landon & Noah

Cipactli

Descriptions of this symbol are linked to the artists’ names below.

—Sofia C, Elijah, Joaquin & Sapphire

Feathered Serpent

Descriptions of this symbol are linked to the artists’ names below.

—Ina, Carter, Jayden & Carlo

Dark Heart of Sky

Descriptions of this symbol are linked to the artists’ names below.

–Annabella, Natalia, Troy & Aurora

Jaguar

Descriptions of this symbol are linked to the artists’ names below.

–Mia, Emma, Marco, Anthony & Zaid

Divine Mother and Protector

Descriptions of this symbol are linked to the artists’ names below.

–Mateo, Christian, Kaeden & Vitaly

Hummingfly

Descriptions of this symbol are linked to the artists’ names below.

—Hector, Konnie, Jose & Chantal

Sun

Descriptions of this symbol are linked to the artists’ names below.

—Penny, Anya, Melo & Belle

Jar of Tears

Descriptions of this symbol are linked to the artists’ names below.

—Sebastian, Hamishe, Adrian & Bri

Heart of Fire

Descriptions of this symbol are linked to the artists’ names below.

—Jhervis, Sofia M, Grayson & Miranda

Nanahuatzin

Descriptions of this symbol are linked to the artists’ names below.

—Jadi, A’siah, Farah & Alex

Xolotl

Descriptions of this symbol are linked to the artists’ names below.

—Natty, Roman & Amaya

Morning and Evening Star

Descriptions of this symbol are linked to the artists’ names below.

—Analise, Romeo, Tadeo & Allison