Tag Archives: Art Lesson Plan
Goblins, Creatures & Character Sculptures
Every few years, I would have my students watch the movie Labyrinth and the documentary about the making of this fun fantasy movie that starred David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly. A Jim Henson and George Lucas production in the mid 1980s, … Continue reading
Oldenburg-Inspired Sculptures
Students (middle school and later high school) were introduced to the monumental sculptural works of Claes Oldenburg. Excited by the prospect of “supersizing” an ordinary object, students brainstormed to come up with ideas. Once they’d made a decision on which object … Continue reading
Agam-Inspired “Kinetic” Art
Middle school students were introduced to “Agamographs”; the work of artist Yaacov Agam, Focusing on artwork which moves or appears to move, students were challenged to develop their own piece of “visually kinetic” artwork. Many students found it helpful to … Continue reading
Paper Pulp Painting
Denise Fleming, a children’s book author and illustrator, creates many of her illustrations by “painting” with colorful paper pulp. Her work was the inspiration for students who were eager to apply skills they’d learned in a previous unit on basic … Continue reading
Paper Making, Casting & Embossing
Paper Making: While papermaking “recipes” vary, we used 1-1/2 to 2 sheets of shredded 8.5 x 11 paper (added gradually) to 3-4 cups of water in a blender to produce one sheet of handmade paper. The paper and water were … Continue reading