Inspiration for your 'ME Book'!
Food for Thought:
Things to think about that might give you ideas for artwork...
List 10 noteworthy (to you, anyway) events in the last 48 hours. Use these for an entry.
Of the three - mind, body, soul - which do you prefer? Which do you think is most important?
List everything you accomplished today, no matter how small.
List 25 things that are bad for the soul.
List all of the places that you would visit if you had unlimited time and money.
What is Beautiful to You?
The definition of beauty is different from one person to another. This does not mean there are a lot of people who are either right or they are wrong. It is a matter of opinion. For this art journal prompt, explore your personal definition of what beauty is.
What Do You Need?
The purpose of this art journal prompt is to separate your needs from your wants. Everyone has needs, but expressing them verbally is not easy for some. There are various reasons for this, so getting them down in writing is important. This will bring you one step closer toward communicating your needs to someone who understands.
What are your Art Goals?
Experts have been suggesting making goals tangible by writing them down for years. What about turning goals into art, in addition to writing them?
Achieving goals, fostering the importance of goal making, and living daily working toward something important is a primary ingredient in a lot of people’s lives. By placing attention on how important it is to achieve these goals by making them tangible, success is more likely to be on the horizon.
It might be a good idea to find an artist friend to work on this art journal prompt with. This will help others understand what your goals are, plus it will give you the chance to support someone else in achieving their goals. Family members are another good choice for working on this art journal prompt.
How do you perceive things?
How people perceive things varies a lot. The focus of this art journal is your perception of one or more things. How do you perceive things?
Perceptions can be a very tricky thing, particularly when controversy is involved or you are in the middle of a debate. You may perceive things one way, while someone else may be approaching the issue from a completely different angle. How do you perceive things? Choose one or more topics, and incorporate them into your art journal.
OPEN STUDIO ANNOUNCEMENT
Mrs. Switzer and National Art Honor Society will be holding Open Studio time Tuesdays & Thursdays from 2:30 - 5:00 in room 243.
Anyone who wants to work on art can stay after at this time.
Anyone who wants to work on art can stay after at this time.
SEARCHING for MEANING...
Looking for Meaning in Art? Good! because that's the goal of our semester. As we explore the art elements and various art media, we will be making deeper connections to a Big Idea. Some of the Big Ideas we will delve into will be: SYMBOLS, POWER, PLACE, IDENTITY.
We may examine more Big Ideas than this, or we may just wallow in each of these until we are saturated with all the contents of their possibilities.
Get ready to dive in!!!
We may examine more Big Ideas than this, or we may just wallow in each of these until we are saturated with all the contents of their possibilities.
Get ready to dive in!!!
More Information BELOW POSTS.
Read posts for important information about what we are learning in class and chances for extra credit below. Then find information for ways to earn make-up points and how to read the Parent Viewer, followed by the Calendar with info on what we do in class at the very bottom. You can also look at the Blog Archive for additional posts.
Intro to Art Currently
Current Unit: Heroes
Current Project: Calaveras Hero Relief Portraits
Project Description: You will create a portrait painting with elements of relief & 2-D depth that honors a personal hero.
The face will be constructed from a papier mache mask and attached to a flat surface. The surrounding flat surface will provide a painted scene with a foreground, middle ground, and background for your hero (the mask). You should use what you know about creating the illusion of depth on a flat surface to enhance the feeling of space around the figure.
DUE: November 2nd
Past Projects: Street Art Symbolic Artwork
Current Project: Calaveras Hero Relief Portraits
Project Description: You will create a portrait painting with elements of relief & 2-D depth that honors a personal hero.
The face will be constructed from a papier mache mask and attached to a flat surface. The surrounding flat surface will provide a painted scene with a foreground, middle ground, and background for your hero (the mask). You should use what you know about creating the illusion of depth on a flat surface to enhance the feeling of space around the figure.
DUE: November 2nd
Past Projects: Street Art Symbolic Artwork