LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSVALUECHUCK CLOSE VALUE SQUARESLesson Objectives: Students will learn value and painting in cells.Time Required: 1 hour Artist: Chuck Close, Self PortraitSource: http://www.thatartistwoman.org/2011/01/using-color-cells-in-style-of-chuck.html Materials:9x12 watercolor paper taped to cardboard and divided into 2x2 squaresWatercolors: each student selects 1 color: i.e. … [Read more...]
FALL LEAVES
September 30, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSSPACE FALL LEAVESLesson Objectives: Students will learn about perspective while painting a watercolor tree.Time Required: 1 hourArtist: John Constable, Wivenhoe Park, EssexSource: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Projects, pgs 140-141 Materials:Watercolor paper 9x12 taped to a cardboard boardWatercolors (orange, red, brown, blue)Acrylic paint (brownBrown oil … [Read more...]
FISH/BIRD PLAQUE
September 30, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSTEXTURE FISH/BIRD PLAQUELesson Objectives: Students will create a textured plaque in the shape of a fish or bird.Students will have an opportunity to practice several clay techniques and use various tools to create texture on their form. Time Required: Two sessionsArtist: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ceramic Staff with Profile Figure, 6-11th century, Ecuador … [Read more...]
COIL POTS WITH DOTS
September 30, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSFORM COIL POTS WITH DOTS Lesson Objectives: Students create a pot or vessel using clay coils. Students gain more confidence and skill with the properties of clay, while developing an awareness of structural stability.Artist: Africa, Nigeria, Bangboye of Odo Owa, Guggenheim Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright (available online) Time Required: Two sessions, 1 hour … [Read more...]
COIL BASKETS
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LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSFORMCOIL BASKETSLesson Objectives: Students create a basket using coils. Students learn how to use coils to create a stable structure.Artist: Africa, Nigeria, Bangboye of Odo Owa, Guggenheim Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright (available online) Time Required: Two sessionsMaterials (Day 1): Clay … [Read more...]
HUNDERTWASSER PLAQUE
September 30, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSFORM HUNDERTWASSER PLAQUE Lesson Objectives: Students will create a clay plaque inspired by Hundertwasser. Slab, coil, and scoring techniques will be used. Time Required: 2 sessions, 1 hour eachArtist: Hundertwasser, It Hurts to Wait With Love if Love Is Somewhere Else, 1971, Singing Steamers in Ultramarine III, 1959, The Rain Falls Far From Us Falls the Rain, 1970 … [Read more...]
THREE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
September 30, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSPATTERN AND PERSPECTIVE THREE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVESLesson Objectives: Students will learn photography, pattern, and perspective.Time Required: 1 hourArtist: Ansel Adams, Jeffrey Pine (available online) Materials:Digital cameras: Available for checkout from Barb Regan, librarian.Photography powerpoint Presentation:Discuss photography: focus, rule of thirds, … [Read more...]
FLOWER DISH
September 29, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSFORM FLOWER DISHLesson Objectives: Students will create a ceramic dish in the shape of a flower. Students are introduced to the technique of clay slab. Form is recognized when 3 dimensions are present (height, width, and depth).Time Required: 2 sessionsSource: http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/2012/03/25/ceramic-flower-dishes/Artist: Georgia O’Keeffe, White Trumpet … [Read more...]
MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE
September 29, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSLINE MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPELesson Objectives: To show students how line is used in art to create definition, shapes, a sense of space and depth.Time Required: 1 hour Artist: Richard Diebenkorn, Cityscape I, 1963 and Berkeley No.52 (available online) Materials:White paperPencilOil PastelsPresentation: Discuss how line is used in art and how it draws the eye around … [Read more...]
ABSTRACT CITYSCAPE
September 29, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSLINE ABSTRACT CITYSCAPE Lesson Objectives: Students will learn about line while creating a cityscape.Time Required: 1 hour Artist: Paul Klee, Castle and Sun, 1928, (available online)Source: Dynamic Art Projects for Children, pgs 10-12Materials:Construction paper 12x18, various colorsTissue paper (non-bleeding), various colors (pre-cut if desired)ScissorsLarge … [Read more...]
