Project Articulate Art Kit Catalog
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Project ARTiculate Art Kit Catalog Project ARTiculate was a collaboration between the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Art Center (www.k12northstar.org) and the Alaska Arts Education Consortium (www.akartsed.org) and was supported by a U.S. Department of Education Arts in Education Development and Dissemination grant. For more information regarding the Art Kits go to: www.projectarticulate.com Project ARTiculate Art Kit Catalog A Color of Our Own 1 piece of paper, they spread primary colors (using matt board pieces) to make secondary colors. MATERIALS: Lastly, they add black until they feel their artwork is • tempera cakes (or liquid tempera will work)— finished. sets of two primary colors per student (red/blue, blue/yellow, red/yellow) *A = adaptive, a lesson designed for use in special • large (1”) easel brush education classes and good for all. • water container • construction paper 6”x9” white Action Figure Collage 6 9”x12” white (2 per student) MATERIALS: • pencil, scissors • tempera cake paints in assorted colors, 5/set • masking tape • #8 or #10 paint brushes • black permanent marker • water cups • Xeroxed patterned paper in assorted colors Class Book: • construction paper: • laminator, 3.5"x4" assorted colors • comb binding or binder rings, 9"x12" white • colored construction paper 9"x12" assorted colors 12” x 18” (1) 12"x18" black 9” x 12” (1) • pencils • copy of cover graphic • glue Product: Class book with individual cut-out Product: Collaged, patterned art with active figure. chameleons and 2 pages of painted paper per student. Students look at and learn about the collages of contemporary artist Miriam Schapiro. They paint a This lesson is based on the illustrations in the book background and use mannequins to draw and “A Color of His Own”, by Leo Lionni. Students each create an action figure. The parts are embellished produce a cut out chameleon in Lionniʼs style and and assembled into a collage. two pages of painted paper. They camouflage their chameleons in the painted paper. Both can be African Painted Rhythm 1 made into a class book or a bulletin board. MATERIALS: • black oil pastels (1 per student (crayons can be substituted) Abstract Color Wheels (A*) • construction paper MATERIALS: 12” x18” white • construction paper: 3” x 18” primary (red, yellow, blue) and 12” x18" black secondary colors (green, orange, purple) 10” x16" white • watercolor sets • black/white paper scraps • water bowls • washable tempera • glue magenta (or red) yellow Product: Artwork using lines, texture, pattern blue and watercolors. black • matt board ʻpainting sticksʼ: Students learn about warm and cool colors as they 1”x 3" matt board scraps, (no black) create an artwork using lines, texture and pattern. • glue stick South African music inspires the rhythm and • small cups for 'garbage cans' patterns as students use watercolors to create the final product. Product: Painting where students make secondary colors from primary colors on paper that already has letters (studentʼs initials) and shapes. Painting is done with rectangles of matt board. Students look at abstract painter Robert Rauschenberg and his art with letters. After gluing their initials and a black paper shape on a white www.projectarticulate.com 2 African Painted Walls 4 • glue • oil pastels MATERIALS: • liquid tempera paint Product: Landscape using oil pastels and cut --brown paper. --black • small cups for paint Students study the life and art of Georgia OʼKeeffe, • water containers focusing on her landscape painting. They create cut • construction paper paper and oil pastel landscapes working from -- 12” x 18” black photos of Alaska. • drawing paper -- 18” x 24” • 1/4” easel brushes Alaskan Animals and 3 • glue Franz Marc • pencil MATERIALS: • scissors • construction paper • overhead projector 6” x 9” in dark colors: blue, green, red, magenta, brown Product: Narrative wall painting using silhouettes, 9” x 12” black pattern and paint. 4.5” x 6” white • black fine point felt markers Students ʻtravelʼ to the region of Burkina Faso in • full color sets of oil pastels Western Africa to learn about the well-known • scissors painted houses. After studying the artists and their • glue work, students create a narrative wall painting using • pencil silhouettes and paint. They also incorporate patterns and traditional or personal symbols into Product: Artwork using overlapping animal shapes their work. and warm, cool and neutral colors. Alaska Bear Dreams 1 Students study the animal paintings of Franz Marc, MATERIALS: a German painter. They look for simple shapes in • construction paper: the animals that he painted, and also in the Alaskan -- 6” x 9” green, orange, purple, black animals that they will draw. Each student makes -- 3” x 18” black one animal pattern and traces it to make a group of --various scraps, all colors animals. They design their art using overlapping • glue stick animals and warm, cool and neutral colors • scissors • crayons—black, white, brown Aleut Basket Paintings 4 • metallic paper, tiny pieces MATERIALS: • construction paper: Product: Drawing of a hibernating bear with cut 9” x 12” black paper shapes. ½” x 9” neutral colored strips (tan, light green, gray,light peach (abput 22/student) Students learn about the habits and habitats of • tempera paint cakes (but liquid will work) Alaskaʼs bears. After reading and sharing a --primary colors childrenʼs book on bears, students explore the topic --secondary colors of hibernation. They create a drawing of a --white and black hibernating bear, complete with cut paper shapes • masking tape 1” wide representing the bearʼs dreams. • water cups • small pointed brushes Alaska Landscapes with 4 • glue Georgia OʼKeeffe Product: Paper weaving with patterned motif MATERIALS: • construction paper, assorted colors Students learn about Aleut basket weaving 9” x 12” pastels for sky techniques. They learn to weave a basic pattern 9” x 12” darker for land and use tempera paint to create a repeated motif 12” x 15” white or black for mounting on their weaving. • scissors www.projectarticulate.com 3 and looking like people. Students paint their own Amasonʼs Whimsical Animals 5 “self-portrait“ as an Alaskan animal using the style MATERIALS: of Todd Sherman. • white construction paper 12x18" or 18x24" • pencils • tempera cakes: red, yellow, blue and (if possible) Asian Bamboo Painting 4 orange, purple, green, brown and black MATERIALS: • brushes: 1/2" flat and #7 or #8 rounds Painting: • water and containers • bamboo brushes • paper towels • 8.5"x14" white copier paper • water cups Product: Colorful animal painting in the style of • black tempera cake or liquid paint Alvin Amason. • brush stroke guides • small trays (foam meat tray, etc.) Students look at the whimsical animal paintings of • paper towel Alvin Amason, an Alaskan Native artist. Students Mounting: begin their own animal paintings using basic shapes • 11"x18" construction paper and playful color choices, adding large brush stro • 2" x 8.5" strips patterned paper (wallpaper kes in his painting style. samples, wrapping paper) Andy Goldsworthy: 5 Product: Japanese style painting of bamboo that is beautifully and traditionally painted and mounted. Art from the Earth MATERIALS: Students discuss the meaning of tradition as applied • camera, digital or polariod to Chinese/Japanese painting and calligraphy. They • journals or journal page practice brushstrokes using traditional tools, create • pencils paintings of bamboo, mount them scroll-style with • tape (photo in journal) patterned borders and finish them by stamping with • outdoor area, preferably with diverse vegetation a red signature chop. • 2nd adult to assist Product: Art made outside from nature only. Athabascan Mittens K MATERIALS: Students study Andy Goldsworthy, a British artist • construction paper who transforms nature into art, photographs it, and --2”x12” tan or salmon lets it return to nature. They then go outside to --1”x6” strips many colors create art from only nature -- no tools allowed! • markers, broad tip, many colors When done, they photograph their work and write • scissors abou tthe art they made and the process they used. • glue Product: A paper model of a beaded mitten, Animal Portraits with Todd 1 decorated with studentʼs own design in colored Sherman markers. MATERIALS: • 9”x12” white const paper Students will examine the traditional lifestyle of • 12”x18” assorted colored construction paper Athabascan people. They will look at clothing, and • Payons (watercolor crayons) OR the types and materials used for decoration. After watercolors and crayons if payons unavailable looking closely at beading, students will design their • water cup, own beaded mitten. • paint brush • pencil • glue Product: Self-portrait using an Alaskan animal in the style of Todd Sherman. Students are introduced to the colorful portraits of Fairbanks Alaska artist Todd Sherman. Todd enjoys painting animals, friends and family, often adding humor to his art by having animals acting www.projectarticulate.com 4 Bicycles: Art on the Move 5 construction paper, but it doesn't work as well) • brushes (round), large and small MATERIALS: • fine tip black ink pens • construction paper: • water cups 6" x 9" gray • paper towels 9" x 12" white • construction paper for mounting painting: 6" x 18" assorted colors for mounting black and pastel colors 12" x 18" manila (or white) paper • overhead projector Product: Watercolor painting of birch trees • protractor (1 per 2 students) showing light and shadows. • safety compass (1 per student) • Xeroxed bicycle sheet • colored pencils Students learn about Fairbanks, Alaska painter Kes • pencil Woodward and how he paints birch trees. They • glue stick practice watercolor techniques, and discuss •black marker (thin) composition and perspective as students create a water color birch tree painting. Product: A series of drawings of bicycles. Birds of Different Feathers 6 Students learn about the history of the bicycle. They MATERIALS: work through the artist process by drawing a bicycle • oil pastels from memory, by observation, using tools and then • 6"x9" construction paper in: from memory again. They arrange their drawings 3 values of purple into a collage for display.