Source: http://tinkerlab.com/2011/03/art-dice/
I recently found this tool for generating art on tinkerlab.com. Art dice offer the perfect solution for students who fear the blank page. Using these dice can also work as a method to introduce or explore shapes, line, texture, colour, and other drawing skills. Visit AESA's Resources page to download printable templates of the Colour, Line, and Shape Dice and start drawing!
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Hope to see you there! This video totally makes me want to experiment with watercolours. A few weeks ago I posted about using artist quotes to engage students in lessons. Here are the answers to the quote match ups. Surprised? What's your favourite quote by an artist?
"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way--things I had no words for" -Georgia O'Keeffe "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things" - Edgar Degas "The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through" - Jackson Pollock "Creativity takes courage" -Henri Matisse "I sat staring, staring, staring - half lost, learning a new language or rather the same language in a different dialect" -Emily Carr "I shut my eyes in order to see" - Paul Gauguin "Painting is just another way of keeping a diary"- Pablo Picasso "I sense a scream passing through nature. I painted ... the clouds as actual blood. The colour shrieked" - Edvard Munch I think this would be so much fun as part of a P.E. class. This is a 5 km run and at each km runners are covered with a different coloured pigment. Gustav Klimt, The Kiss 1907-1908 
Source: http://www.artchive.com/artchive/K/klimt/kiss.jpg.html
With the upcoming The Lorax movie, I thought I'd share the Dr. Seuss One Fish Two Fish figurine project done at the AESA Beyond Crayons and Construction Paper workshop. Scroll through the photos for step by step instructions. I was thinking about the relationship between art and storytelling and remembered this cool animation of the Bayeux Tapestry. I think it would be fun to show students images of the tapestry and have them guess what the story is, before showing them this video. You could also have students create their own animations to tell the story of an important historical event. Bansky, Agency Job (Gleaners), 2009  Image Source: http://picturesandbox.com One way to start or finish your lesson is to discuss artist quotes. Quotes can be a great way to spark a discussion not only about the artist and their time, but also how your students feel about their own art making process. Artist quotes can also be a good way to introduce using descriptive language in an English class, or as an introduction to a specific time period in a Social Studies class. See if you can match the quote to the artist.
What is your favourite artist quote?
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AuthorHeather Hyslop is the Vice President of AESA. She has a background in Art History and Art Education, and specializes in teaching middle school. ArchivesJuly 2012 CategoriesAll |
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