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Lesson Plans by Discipline - Fiber Art
Grades K – 4 |
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From Mayco Colors, this lesson gives students the opportunity to explore the history and function of masks in various cultures and times. Students will be able to learn and master basic hand building and sculpting techniques using either self-hardening clay or clay requiring kiln firing. |
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Students will study works of stained glass as a one dimensional art form and adapt what they learn to a three dimensional sculpture — a brilliantly-colored transparent mobile. |
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The coarse, open weave of burlap substitutes for a weaving loom in this fiber art project. |
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Although it is commonly used as a decorative medium for clothing, fabric paint is also used as a fine art medium. |
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This lesson incorporates classroom-friendly acrylic felt and basic sewing/assemblage skills that can be adjusted for various age levels. |
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Students learn to apply yarn painting techniques in combining their ideas and their art. |
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Native American Burlap Weaving Students will learn about Native American craft art, basketry, rugs, clothes. These crafts were decorative as well as utilitarian, made for everyday use and also for ceremonial use. Students will also learn the use of symmetrical designs in Native American art. |
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Personal flags are expressions of a student's own life in symbols and serve as a link between the student and his or her environment. |
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This project is a great way to teach color mixing and will easily link with social studies disciplines following Asian cultures (Japanese and Chinese silk painting) and also with science, as botanical studies. |
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Students learn the fine art of weaving and explore theories of form, space, movement, color and value. |
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The Huichol Indians used yarn to decorate gourds, clothing and other items. The yarn was applied in rows of varying colors and patterns. Bottles are a 3-D surface that offers endless design possibilities. |
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Grades 5 – 8 |
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Students will repeat a design with handmade stamps. They will learn about traditional African fabric design, dyeing and decorative stitching. Rather than copy a traditional art form from another culture, students will be inspired by their symbols and techniques and apply those to their own images to make the work personally significant. |
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Create Hawaiian-inspired shirts with brightly-colored flowers, leaves, and fish by printing them using fabric paints. "Gyotaku" - the Japanese word for "fish print"- is a fun and exciting way to give shirts an island beach look. |
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Using Tee Juice® Fabric Markers, students design a pair of painted shoes reminiscent of a famous artist's style and choices of subjects and colors. |
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Based on the sculpture of Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz, students create a 3-dimensional figure study in fiber. |
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The coarse, open weave of burlap substitutes for a weaving loom in this fiber art project. |
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Students transform a thick slab of clay into a 3D plaque. |
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Although it is commonly used as a decorative medium for clothing, fabric paint is also used as a fine art medium. |
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This lesson incorporates classroom-friendly acrylic felt and basic sewing/assemblage skills that can be adjusted for various age levels. |
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Students learn to apply yarn painting techniques in combining their ideas and their art. |
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This project memorializes heroes and ancestors in fabric. The disciplines of music and dance combine with the visual arts to produce plays and theatrical presentations of the spirit. |
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Personal flags are expressions of a student's own life in symbols and serve as a link between the student and his or her environment. |
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This project is a great way to teach color mixing and will easily link with social studies disciplines following Asian cultures (Japanese and Chinese silk painting) and also with science, as botanical studies. |
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This outrageously fun guitar design can be created in 1½ to 2 hours from start to the end of the dyeing process. |
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The ancient Japanese tradition of textile painting known as Shibori entails many techniques and processes including the gathering, wrapping and binding methods that we call "tie-dye" today. |
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Students learn the fine art of weaving and explore theories of form, space, movement, color and value. |
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The Huichol Indians used yarn to decorate gourds, clothing and other items. The yarn was applied in rows of varying colors and patterns. Bottles are a 3-D surface that offers endless design possibilities. |
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Grades 9 – 12 |
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Simple beginners' project using 5 colors of paint and 2 types of stencils: positive and negative. |
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Create Hawaiian-inspired shirts with brightly-colored flowers, leaves, and fish by printing them using fabric paints. "Gyotaku" - the Japanese word for "fish print"- is a fun and exciting way to give shirts an island beach look. |
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Learn the processes involved in traditional batik and in color layering with dye. |
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Based on the sculpture of Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz, students create a 3-dimensional figure study in fiber. |
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Students transform a thick slab of clay into a 3D plaque. |
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This lesson plan recognizes the correlation between the two art forms as students create a band T-shirt using visual descriptions of particular music styles. |
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Students learn the basics of silk screening. |
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This project memorializes heroes and ancestors in fabric. The disciplines of music and dance combine with the visual arts to produce plays and theatrical presentations of the spirit. |
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This outrageously fun guitar design can be created in 1½ to 2 hours from start to the end of the dyeing process. |
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The ancient Japanese tradition of textile painting known as Shibori entails many techniques and processes including the gathering, wrapping and binding methods that we call "tie-dye" today. |
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