Dynamic Dioramas: Pirates of the New World*
Description:
When the New World was being explored, Europe was in a state of near-constant warfare. This brought the wars of Europe to the shores of the New World where large, expensive navies sailed the seas and took the spoils of war. When these wars ended, so too did the European crowns' willingness to pay for all these trained fighting sailors, who were left far from home, with only one valuable skill: fighting at sea, this time for themselves... as pirates!
Using artistic model-making techniques, hand tools, and historical maps, students will create a 10 X 16 diorama board of a pirate hideout or other Caribbean port, and populate it with 1:72 scale invading armies and their adversaries for historical re-enactments. Once individual projects are constructed, students will combine their dioramas alongside those of their classmates to approximate a larger pirate terrain. Students will spend the remainder of the workshop learning about the tactics and outcomes of the conquest while playing a table-top strategy game.
The instructor will use maps and visual presentations to explain the historical influences on and of the literary work. The material fee is included for this summer workshop.
This is a three-day program.
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