Elaine brought in a framed drawing from home which was created by an artist who was in the annual prison art show at UM. It is a treasure, and she thought the students might like to try the technique that he employed, where he used evenly spaced short lines to create a composition. The image appears to be non-objective, but the students when they looked carefully noticed imagery of a house, and possibly a human figure. Elaine and I were both surprised that this project held the kindergarten through second grade children's attention for three art classes. We noticed that the drawing is like stitchery or knitting- both slow processes that build steadily one stitch at a time. This was a valuable experience for the children, because they learned to work patiently. Elaine is so generous to share this art work with us, and must be missing it from its spot on her wall!
I overheard Tracy talking to the children about the use of lines in art. I thought my drawing by Billy Brown, was a perfect example. I brought it in to show the children. Tracy took this piece of art and turned it into an art lesson. The work it inspired the children to create, blew my mind.
ReplyDeleteSee more of Mr. Brown's art at:
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/pcap/gallery/visualart/billybrown
I love the "seed" piece and what came of that inspiration. It reminded me, too, of aborignal art from Australia. Methodical and at the same time wildly creative. I love your collaborations, Elaine and Tracy!
ReplyDeleteMaddy really enjoyed this project. She talked about it great length. I look forward to seeing her creation.
ReplyDeleteElliot's picture is awesome!
ReplyDeleteSigned, Elliot's extremely biased mom, Jordan
Oh my. Amazing work.
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