Nylon Sculpture - 11/27-12/14

Nylon Sculpture 

Lesson Objective: To use multiple medias to create an original sculpture.

Essential Skill to be Mastered: Using design techniques to create a sculpture while using wood, wire, nylon, paint, and yarn.

I Can Statement: I can can incorporate color and design into an orignal sculptured piece of art.

Teaching Strategy: Day 1 - Introduce students to project by showing a presentation of different types of designs to use for sculpture. Show an example of the finished project and give directions or guidelines to design specifications. Model how to bend wire into a non objective shape, staple to wood and cover with nylon. Explain how one side will be painted and one side will be designed with yarn using the same type of design that is painted on oposite side. Day 2 - Model how to cut and glue yarn onto sculpture and use guided practice to ensure that students are following directions. Days 3-10 - Continue using guided practice giving help when needed and making sure that students are not rushing through the project too quickly, making sure to emphasize craftsmanship.

Materials:

4x5x1 block of wood

Wire hanger

Knee high panty hose

Glue

Paint

Paintbrush

Yarn

Staple gun

Staples

Instructions:

1. Unbend and reform wire hanger into desired shape, making sure to bend the ends out.

2. After desired shape has been made staple ends of wire onto wood block. Use about 4 stapes per sculpture.

3. Stretch a nylon knee high over the top of the wire down to and over the wood base (the opening of the nylon will be underneath the sculpture when it is standing.

4. Using a few staples, staple the nylon to the bottom of the base.

5. Cut off any excess nylon making sure not to cut too close to staples.

6. Using one color of acrylic paint as a base coat paint the entire sculpture. Make sure all of the nylon is coated with paint and the base is painted (including the sides of base)

7. Allow for paint to dry.

8. On one half of the sculpture paint a design making sure the design coves the entire half side.

9. On the other side use cut strips of yarn that are glued on to make the designs making sure not to leave any nylon showing through the yarn. Or the students can paint both sides and then incorporate enough yarn into the design that half of the sculpture is covered with the yarn. 

Mix It Up Abstract - 11/13-11/20

Mix It Up Abstract

Lesson Objective: SWBAT work in pairs to create an abstract tiled watercolor painting.

Skill to be Mastered: To collaborate with each other in using watercolor techniques to create two paintings to be cut into tiles and rearranged to produce an abstract tiled painting.

I Can Statement: I can work with a partner to design and produce a watercolor tiled abstract piece of art.

Teaching Strategy: I start this project by showing students different examples of abstract paintings in a PowerPoint Presentation, like Picasso and Braque. After the presentation I will put them in pairs and have them paint an abstract painting using watercolor and sharpie (to make certain areas more defined or just for looks). I will not tell them at first that they will be cutting up their paintings to ensure that they give their best effort. I will model how to measure 1-2 inch squares on their paintings before they cut them out. I will use guided practice to make sure they are following all instructions and to make sure they are working with their partners and not doing it all on their own. I will also explain how they will be graded on the project and that if one student does all the work on the project it will affect the other students grade in a negative way. I explain that the work is to be done equally.

Materials:

12x18 drawing paper
12x18 black construction paper
Pencil
Watercolor paint
Paintbrush
Water cup
Paper towels
Sharpie markers
Scissors
Glue

Instructions: 
1. Decide as a pair what colors you want your end piece to be.
2. Paint an abstract painting on 12x18 paper.
3. Use sharpie after painting dries to enhance look.
4. Measure out 2 inch even squares on paper and cut out.
5. Mix up the squares with your partner and rearrange onto black construction paper.
6. Use Glitter glue in between each piece to look like glitter frames.

Painted Shapes - 10/30-11/06

Painted Shapes

Lesson Objective: SWBAT to understand geometric and organic shapes, and use that understanding to create an abstract piece of original artwork.

Essential Skill to be Mastered: To create an abstract piece of art using painted cut out shapes that shows the illusion of a light source.

I Can Statement:  I can use painted cutout geometric and organic shapes that show the illusion of a light source to create an abstract work of art.

Teaching Strategy: Day 1 - Begin by questioning the students to make sure they remember from previous lessons the difference between geometric and organic shapes. Have them identify different geometric and organic shapes in the classroom. Show a circle template and draw a circle on the board without using the template and ask why the drawn circle is not actually a geometric shape. Explain, if students do not know that the circles on the template are perfect circles whereas when someone draws one it is usually not perfect. Have students try to draw a perfect circle on paper without the aid of measuring devices or templates to provide an understanding about perfect geometric circles. Then show an example of the finished project they are to create. Have them look at the other geometric shapes and ask what they notice about it (that all the edges are straight and each shape was measured before cutting out. Refer back to previous projects they did on value. Question them about how value can create on a 2 dimensional surface the illusion of 3 dimensional forms and the direction a light is shining. Have someone hand out poster board to start drawing their backgrounds to cut out. Day 2 - Model how to create darker or more intense shades of color to give the illusion of depth  Day 3-5 - Use guided practice to ensure students are using rulers or templates to create more authentic geometric shapes. When students are finished with project have them write a reflective essay on another students work. Have them pick students another students work to write about but only allowing one student to write about any one work. Give them guidelines on what they are to look for and write about in each others work. Give students a critique guide handout to use when writing their own critique.

Vocabulary Terms:
Organic Shapes
Geometric Shapes
Light Source
Color Intensity
Shade
Critique

Materials:
14x22 Poster board
Tempera paint
Paintbrush
Ruler
Circle template
Scissors
Water
Paper towels

Instructions:
1. Draw a random organic shape big enough to fill the poster board or at least close, to use as the background.
2. Cut out background.
3. Paint background two different colors using any pattern or design of choice.
4. Using a ruler to make straight edges or a circle temple to make circles, draw at least 8 geometric shapes.
5. Cut out shapes.
6. Paint shapes colors of choice but not the same as the background and indicate with paint the impression of a light source on the shapes.
7. When gluing shapes to background try to arrange so the eye has somewhat of a line to follow.
8. Have students draw names to write a critique about another student's project.