I was there as "art". How an artist thought about color, texture, and emotion when creating the image of Darth Vader. How the mask looks like a skull which represents death, as does the color black. How texture comes into play like the reflective nature of the paint, down to the leather, and to the textures in the cape and surcoat. They went on to how an artist designed the shoes they wear, their clothes, the desk, the chair, etc. It started to sound a little "Yoda" after a bit, but the kids reaction to this thinking really made them take pause.
In any case, I visited 4 different classrooms and in each class they were all quite in awe. I just hope they heard what they were offering the kids and not so dumbstruck by my presence. A good time. Some photos from today (the first photo is actually kinda funny because the two guys with their iPhones were sending out Tweets on this):
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