LESSON PATTERN INSTRUCTIONSTEXTUREWIND CHIMES Lesson Objectives: Students learn how to create texture on clay surfaces while making a wind chime.Time Required: 2 days:  1- 1 ½ hours for Day 1, 1 hour for Day 2 (glazing)Artist: Graham Marks, Gourd Shaped Sculpture, Untitled Podlike Form, Untitled, 1976Materials (Day 1):ClayTexture toolsCookie cutters (in clay cabinet)Metal shower curtain rings … [Read more...]

LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSTEXTURE TEXTURE OWLS Lesson Objectives: To show how different textures can be used in art to add interest and detail.Time Required:  1 hourArtist: Vincent Van Gogh, The Road MendersSource: http://www.thatartistwoman.org/2010/09/owl-projects-take-2.htmlMaterials:White 9x12 Watercolor paper taped to a boardWatercolors: blue, purple, and blackWatercolor brushesCups for … [Read more...]

LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSTEXTURE POLAR BEARS IN WINTERLesson Objectives: Students will learn how to create the illusion of texture through watercolor and tempera paint in a winter scene.Time Required: 1½ hours (can be divided into 2 sessions)Artist: Melissa Miller, “Zebras and HyenasA Polar Bear Journey by Debbie S. Miller and Jon Van Zyle (great illustrations of polar … [Read more...]

LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSTEXTURE TEXTURE TREASURESLesson Objectives: Students will learn how to use different textures to create an abstract collage.Time Required: 1 hourArtist:  Anselm Kiefer, Burning Rods, 1984-87  (oil, acrylic, emulsion, and shellac on canvas with ceramic, iron, copper wire, and lead)                          … [Read more...]

 WINTER CARDINALTEXTURE WINTER CARDINALLesson Objectives: To show how different textures can be used in art to add interest and detail.Time Required:  Two sessions:  One 20 minutes, one 1 hour.Artist: Eric Carle, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Materials (Day 1):White 9x12 Watercolor PaperRed paper (half a sheet per child)Red tissue paper cut into 2 inch squaresBlue watercolorLarge … [Read more...]