Methow Valley Elementary second graders work on the art portion of the “Creatures of the Methow” multidisciplinary unit they’re currently studying.

Brody awaits assistance with the process of attaching limbs to the body of his critter. Photo by Darla Hussey

Artist-in-residence, Jody Olson discusses the positioning of a wolf’s head with Aksel Thomson, MVE second grader. Olson is in her third year creating creatures of the Methow with local elementary students. The animal creations are part of a multi-disciplinary study unit, with students also researching scientific facts about their selected critters. Photo by Darla Hussey

Jody Olson, artist-in-residence at Methow Valley Elementary, gives Dashe McCabe, right, some assistance crafting and attaching her raccoon’s ears as Lane Darwood looks on. Olson is in her third year of helping local elementary students recreate creatures of the Methow in papier mâché. The animal creations are part of a multi-disciplinary study unit, in which students also research and report scientific facts about their selected critters in the regular classroom. Photo by Darla Hussey