The Architecture chapter was great- I am teaching a design class this summer and I love the idea of having students design their ideal room or house.
The Craft chapter was interesting. It reminds me that I need to take a look at "Craft" magazine- and someone mentioned there is a tv show too? I had never heard of metal repousse before- it looks like fun.
BUT THE CLAY CHAPTER LOOKS FUNNER! Particularly the plaster reliefs. I love clay.
The practical suggestions for all art classrooms section will be helpful in the future too.
I agree with Rosie. I have very much enjoyed this book, but I am kind of glad to be at the end because my head is full (and I haven't even been teaching full time!)
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Chapters 27, 28 & 29
Chapter 28 made me want to make prints. Particularly with glue and aluminum foil.
In Chapter 29 I like the idea of introducing social responsibility into digital media projects. I heard that there is a local art teaching doing i-pod advertisements with their students. Did I hear than in this class? Anyone know anything about it?
I love light-painting on film, like the photo on page 325- but it never would have occured to me to use it as a project with students. The tie-in with drawing is certainly fun.
I was surprised the book introduced video-art- do any local teachers use video in their classes?
Chapter 29
Joe's class with Alvin was doing some fantastic head-pieces with tar paper and paper mache- I think something along those lines would work well with older kids. Masks are always so much fun. And despite our conversation two weeks ago on totem poles. I do have to say that the totem pole project DID look like a great deal of fun. Perhaps there are some ways to modify it.
I also LOVE the bull armature-to full plaster sculpture photo series. As ever it makes me want to make art, which really is one of the best things you can say about something.
In Chapter 29 I like the idea of introducing social responsibility into digital media projects. I heard that there is a local art teaching doing i-pod advertisements with their students. Did I hear than in this class? Anyone know anything about it?
I love light-painting on film, like the photo on page 325- but it never would have occured to me to use it as a project with students. The tie-in with drawing is certainly fun.
I was surprised the book introduced video-art- do any local teachers use video in their classes?
Chapter 29
Joe's class with Alvin was doing some fantastic head-pieces with tar paper and paper mache- I think something along those lines would work well with older kids. Masks are always so much fun. And despite our conversation two weeks ago on totem poles. I do have to say that the totem pole project DID look like a great deal of fun. Perhaps there are some ways to modify it.
I also LOVE the bull armature-to full plaster sculpture photo series. As ever it makes me want to make art, which really is one of the best things you can say about something.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Chapters 25-26
No- wait! maybe THIS is my favorite chapter. I want to marry painting too.
All of his suggestions for working with kids and paint seem very practical and helpful.
I would pay a great deal of money for the painting on page 286.
Are there many painting kits used in the district? Painting is always so messy, I'm curious about how the painting kits and lessons are constructed. It's too bad the lessons are so short. I would so love to see more murals. That might make a great artist in the schools project.
The section on Mosaics and collages is fascinating. I want to try these projects. I have done little to no collage work and it looks like great fun, particularly for underwater subjects as mentioned in the text.
All of his suggestions for working with kids and paint seem very practical and helpful.
I would pay a great deal of money for the painting on page 286.
Are there many painting kits used in the district? Painting is always so messy, I'm curious about how the painting kits and lessons are constructed. It's too bad the lessons are so short. I would so love to see more murals. That might make a great artist in the schools project.
The section on Mosaics and collages is fascinating. I want to try these projects. I have done little to no collage work and it looks like great fun, particularly for underwater subjects as mentioned in the text.
Chapters 23-24
I LOVE drawing. LOVE it. I want to marry it. This might just be my favorite chapter.
I am particularly excited about the idea of having students draw maps and diagrams from their life. Has anyone done this? I would love to see what the young ones would do when asked about how our insides work. All of the life/figure/portrait drawing ideas are also exciting.
I love the John Dewey quote "The roots of art and beauty are in the basic vital functions, the biological commonplaces man shares with birds and beasts". We should really have the kids at the musuem draw more- or at least sent them back to their class with a mounted Ptarmigan or some such animal to draw.
I really haven't used crayons much. I do have to say I was surprised to like the construction paper crayons as much as I did. They're high pigment content is great. Did any of you ever do the crayon engraving in school? I want to try it. I remember doing the crayon resist and also the crayon encaustic- which was a disaster.
I am particularly excited about the idea of having students draw maps and diagrams from their life. Has anyone done this? I would love to see what the young ones would do when asked about how our insides work. All of the life/figure/portrait drawing ideas are also exciting.
I love the John Dewey quote "The roots of art and beauty are in the basic vital functions, the biological commonplaces man shares with birds and beasts". We should really have the kids at the musuem draw more- or at least sent them back to their class with a mounted Ptarmigan or some such animal to draw.
I really haven't used crayons much. I do have to say I was surprised to like the construction paper crayons as much as I did. They're high pigment content is great. Did any of you ever do the crayon engraving in school? I want to try it. I remember doing the crayon resist and also the crayon encaustic- which was a disaster.
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