The mandala/spirituality curriculum final project is to take a mandala done in class, and to add to it digitally. This is my example. I have added another cat to the background, as well as a map of my home state, Idaho.
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Today we continued to explore figure drawing, this time starting with water and ink, then moving on to paint and ink. We also explored alternative drawing materials, like using sticks dipped in ink to draw.
We started experimenting with figure drawing using chalk pastels. Eventually we started drawing the figure with water and ink.
"Teaching Conversations, Contemporary Art, and Figure Drawing and Graphic Novels as Contemporary Art by Mark Graham
"Educational structures that encourage ideas to bump together characterize progressive learning situations." "Directing attention to the details of human anatomy can still create wonder and amazement." The second reading was also very interesting to me. I had never really thought of graphic novels as contemporary art before, but after reading I can see how beneficial they could be in an art classroom. Graphic novels can have such a wide variety of art styles, which can encourage students. They can also encourage students to think more about narrative. Some quotes from this article that really stood out to me include: "Graphic novels illustrate the potential of the human heart and imagination. they create windows into the lives of strangers and make their experiences meaningful." "Which art objects might motivate students to construct new meanings from their experiences? What works of art will nourish their curiosity and help them to see the world with compassion and appreciation?" "In these books, art making becomes a way to negotiate the difficulties of growing up and render human frailties, fears, and aspirations palpable."
I started out by asking the class 'what is an artist?' I wanted students to contemplate, does a person have to be good at drawing or painting to be an artist? What kind of rules to we place on people in order to deem them 'artist'? We then talked about the elements and principles of design, and I asked them to look for those things in Katchadourian's work. We then viewed some of Nina's 'Sorted Books'. Where did the elements and principles come in to play here? Sometimes the books are balanced, but sometimes its the words that are balanced in the composition. Lots of line and repetition. What if instead of creating a portrait of a person that looked like them, we create a portrait of someone based off of their books? How does Nina's art inspire you to be an artist? Do artists need to be good at drawing in order to be an artist?
I created a mandala out of cut up sticky notes. I cut them into tiny pieces, and arranged them into a circular shape. After I formed the mandala, I destroyed it by blowing it apart. After it was destroyed I scooped up the pieces back into a pile where all of the colors were now mixed. How do you stay in touch with the spiritual side of things? I think that it is important to stay in touch with the spiritual side of things through meditation. Taking time to reflect is very important, and there are many ways one can do this. Taking a walk is a good time to meditate. One could also meditate when creating art, like a mandala. There were many quotes from the article that I really liked. Here are a few of them:
Design inspired by Keri Smith's book, The Guerilla Art Kit |
Brianna Hedquistis an artist and aspiring teacher based in Provo, UT Archives
April 2018
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