Baobab Stencil Painting

The baobab tree, which is indigenous to Madagascar and central Africa, is known as the "Tree of life" or the "Mother tree" to natives. It is known as both because of the tree's plentiful and nourishing qualities. The baobab’s leaves, fruit and seeds are all edible and can be used to create a variety of foods. The trees roots are so large because they absorb and store water. The trunks are hallow and can store goods or be used to shelter livestock. 

We did this project for mothers day since the tree's qualities reflect many mothers giving qualities. 

For this project we used:

-A tree stencil 

-Canvas

-Paintbrush

-Paint  

Here (Below) is a picture of the stencil we cut out.

Students chose to use either outlines of the tree after cutting it out. They then placed it on the canvas and painted over it. Some chose solid colors and some created an atmosphere.

Huzzah for baobab trees!

-Mme. Skoog