Week 13: Sankranthi Muggulu

January 16, 2010

Since the harvest festival Sankranthi is being celebrated this week in India, this weeks' art class will center around a feature of Sankranthi as observed in Andhra Pradesh, muggulu. SILC's very own principal, Siva Jasthi, will be directing the artwork (Many Thanks to Siva!!).

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankranthi
http://cheerfulreadiness.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html
http://gourismitha.com/IndianFestivals/Sankranthi/san.html
http://lifestyle-india.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html

Materials Needed:
Muggulu colors (chalk powders), design sheets, glue

Week 12: Henna Designs

January 9, 2010

The art of mehndi (applying henna paste to the skin) is a very old tradition thought to originate in India. In this class we will have a brief discussion of the Indian tradition surrounding henna, as well as how to prepare and apply the paste. We will then practice drawing many of the basic motifs used in traditional mehndi design (mango leaf, flowers, checkerboard, etc). And then decorate our own paper hands with our best work.

Supplies Needed:
paper, pencils, erasers, hand printouts, markers, motif examples, brief mehndi summary printouts (henna paste and accoutrement)

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehndi
http://www.thehennapage.com/
http://www.hennalounge.com/

Week 11: Holiday Greeting Cards

December 20, 2009

With this the last class before the winter break, we will make holiday greeting cards.

Sources:
http://michaels.com/art/online/projectsheet?pid=j00540&categoryid=64583
http://michaels.com/art/online/projectsheet?pid=h00189&categoryid=64583
http://michaels.com/art/online/projectsheet?pid=h00144&categoryid=64583

Materials Needed:

Scissors

Glue

Straight and circle cutters
Card stock (various colors)
Ribbons
Vellum
Inks
Stamps
Embossing Powder
Embossing Gun
Hole Punch
Brads

Week 10: Dal Art

December 5, 2009

Art Class: Dal Art

Using some of the staple legumes in Indian diet, lentils, we will use our imaginations to create design mosaics in earth tones: landscapes, portraits, motifs of cars or flowers?

Materials Needed:

Pencils for sketching in the design Cardboard rectangles

Glue

Various legumes

Sources:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5155710_create-bean-art-kids.html
http://www.marthastewart.com/article/magical-beans-mosaic

Week 9: Thankfulness Scratch Art

November 21, 2009
Art Class

With Thanksgiving less than a week away, it seems fitting to center today's creations on things we are thankful for.

We will use a technique I used to love when I was a kid involving bright colors overlaid with black crayon, after which the design is scratched off--Fun!

Sources:
my memory
http://www.kidsart.com/q010100.html

Materials:
paper
crayons
toothpicks

Week 8: "Fabric" Dying

Date: November 14, 2009

Lesson Title: "Fabric" Dying
Subject: Art


Activities and lesson notes:
The dying of fabric is an ancient art of India. After a short discussion of that art, we will do our own dying, by using markers and wet wipes and rubber bands. We will then incorporate the dyed "fabric" into a bookmark design.


Sources:
http://www.indiaenvironmentalportal.org.in/node/3038
http://www.kinderart.com/painting/tiedye1.shtml/
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/art/tieanddie.htm
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/51570/bandhani-work
http://www.indiasite.com/arts/bandhani.html

Materials needed:
wet wipes
rubber bands
plastic gloves
markers
cardstock
ribbon
hole punch
glue

Week 7: Watercolor Peacocks

Date: November 7, 2009

Lesson Title: Watercolor Peacocks
Subject: Art

Activities and lesson notes:

The kids have been excited to use the watercolors in my box, so we brought them out today to use to depict the vibrantly colored national bird of India, the peacock.

Materials needed:

watercolor paper
pencils
sharpener
paint
water
paper towels.