Playing with Paint
Children will use Dan Namingha‘s Hopi Eagle Dancer to inspire them as they work with thick paints, exploring color combinations and creating paintings of their own that emphasize texture, shape, and color.
Children will use Dan Namingha‘s Hopi Eagle Dancer to inspire them as they work with thick paints, exploring color combinations and creating paintings of their own that emphasize texture, shape, and color.
Students will use the Tlingit House Partition to help develop their powers of observation and explore the shapes and animals around them. They will explore shapes and the bear images in the Tlingit House Partition and then create their own work of art arranging shapes and pictures of animals they’ve cut out on their own.
Students will pull different activities written on pieces of paper out of a cup to help them explore the images in Kevin Red Star’s painting Knows Her Medicine Crow Indian. The activities include making sounds, simple braiding, painting, and more.
Students will practice being carvers by imagining what kind of materials and tools the artist used to create this carved wooden Leg, making a rough sketch of a simple design and carving the design on a bar of soap.
Students will compare and contrast the role of body art among people of different cultures and time periods, then create a tattoo design that symbolizes protection.
Children will explore the concept of holes and cylinders by first using their bodies and then exploring how to make holes with clay. Hubert Candelario‘s Jar will serve as their inspiration for the activities.
Students will list colors, shapes, and images they see in the Malagan figures. The teacher will then put the items on the list into a song (using a familiar tune) to help students remember all that they saw.
Students will analyze the plate made by members of the Martinez family and learn how they collaborated with each other to create art. Students will work in conjunction with a partner to create a piece of art or literature.
Children will explore the movement and texture of fabric and other materials through hands-on group and individual activities. They will then make an all-class fabric “sculpture” and share their creation with others through pictures.
Students will explore the symbols and colors on the Osage blanket and will experience how different types of clothing and materials influence movement of the human body. Students will also create a class blanket displaying symbols that are important to them.
Students will use Harry Fonseca’s painting Shuffle Off to Buffalo to spur their imaginations as they dance and dress up in costumes.
Students will discover that objects can be used in several different ways and will brainstorm new uses for objects that might otherwise have been discarded. Students will work together collaboratively as an “art director” to create a work of art using found materials.