Final Week 26: Mother's Day Gifts

Date: May 8, 2010

Instructor: Lisa Seltzer

Today we'll make a little something special for those who give us sooo much: our mothers.

Sources:
http://crafts.kaboose.com/paper-plate-mothers-day-card.html
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/mother's_day_flowers-e1102.html

Materials Needed:
Glue
Heavy, Green Construction Paper (9" x 12" Sheet)
Scissors
Crayons or Markers
Paper plate
Construction paper: pink, yellow, purple, green, light blue
Black marker
Pen or pencil
Pattern
Paper plate

I have had an amazing year at SILC this year sharing art with the children! Thank you for the opportunity! May we forever look at the world and see beauty and perhaps even remember the handful of ways of capturing or expressing it through art that we explored during our time together!

My thanks and love to all who shared their creativity and precious presence with me in the classroom.

Lisa Seltzer

Week 25: Crayon Rubbings

April 24, 2010

Instructor: Lisa Seltzer

Today we experimented with textures and surfaces by taking crayon rubbings of various objects.

Week 24: Miniature Paintings

April 17, 2010

Instructor: Lisa Seltzer

At the helpful suggestion of an art class mom, we will try painting in the miniature, an ancient art form in India. We will create our artwork on small stones.

Sources:
http://www.craftsinindia.com/arts-and-crafts/indian-miniature-painting.html
http://www.ethnicpaintings.com/indian_painting_styles/miniature/rajput/rajasthani/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_painting
http://www.royalorienttrain.com/rajasthan/paintings/index.html
http://harshitaarts.com/mugal-painting-artist-india.htm http://www.kinderart.com/painting/paintedrocks.shtml

Week 23: Madhubani Art

April 10, 2010

Instructor: Lisa Seltzer

Today we'll look at examples of Madhubani paintings (well-known style from the state of Bihar) and see if we can imitate the style with it's bold colors and geometric borders.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhubani_art
http://people.virginia.edu/~pm9k/madhubani/ghar.html
http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/madhubani-painting-12.html
http://hubpages.com/hub/Madhubani-art
http://www.pitara.com/magazine/features/online.asp?story=127&page=2
http://www.madhubanipaintingsart.blogspot.com/

Week 22: Hats and Balloon Ghosts

Instructor: Satyadevi Marrapu

Thank you very much, Satya!

Week 21: Leprechaun Marionette

March 20, 2010

Instructor: Satyadevi Marrapu (Thank you, Thank you!!!)
Source: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/stpatrick/Leprechaun.shtml

Week 20: Painting The Future or My Dream

March 13, 2010

Instructor: Lisa Seltzer

Entries for a SILC sponsored event, Vibha Kalakaar, " a unique competition for children and adults - an opportunity to give wings to your creativity, express yourselves and help a child in need," are being accepted until March 15. One category for participation is youth paintings centered around the future or my dream. In our art class today we will paint these things in order to unleash our imaginations and benefit a child in India.

Please visit Vibha KALAKAAR 2010 A platform to appreciate the ARTIST in You to get more information.

Saketh, 5 years
Dhanvi, 7 years
Brinnan 8, years
Poonam, 5 years

Week 18 and 19: Coil Pots

March 6, 2010

We'll be painting the pots today during class .

February 27, 2010

Instructor: Lisa Seltzer

Pottery-making is an important and ancient art still found today in virtually every corner of India.

We'll try our hand at this venerable art in class by making a basic coil pot, and perhaps incising a traditional design or two.


Sources:
http://www.craftsinindia.com/products/pottery/potteryindia.html
http://www.indianetzone.com/41/pottery_indian_villages.htm
http://www.4to40.com/discoverindia/index.asp?article=discoverindia_pottery
http://www.indianmirror.com/crafts/cra5.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_2142235_coil-pot.html
http://cromos-e-cadernetas.com/?tag=pottery
my experience as a visual arts major--I love pottery!

Materials Needed:
clay, water, wire cutter, toothpicks, plastic, plastic tablecloth

Week 17: Origami

By student request, this week we will experiment with the art of origami. Stay tuned for photos of our fun elephant, monkey, dog, and other animal creations!

Sources:
http://www.origami-club.com/en/index.html

Materials:
paper, markers, scissors, fingers and a spirit of fun

Week 16: Watercolor Still Life

Date: February 6, 2010
Lesson Title: Watercolor Still Life
Subject: Art
Instructor: Lisa Seltzer

Activities and lesson notes:
We'll sketch simple objects to observe shape and light and dimension, and then add color to the mix.

Materials needed:
watercolor paper pencils sharpener paint water paper towels

Week 14: Stained Glass Effect

Date: January 23, 2010
Lesson Title: Stained Glass Effect
Subject: Art
Instructor: Lisa Seltzer

Activities and lesson notes: Using vellum and printed coloring pages of animals and people and places of India, we'll create sun catcher artwork.

Sources:
A Book of Artrageous Projects
http://www.sanatansociety.org/Hindu_kids_corner/kid_coloring_page_pages_elephants.pdf
http://www.4to40.com/coloring_designs_patterns/trace.asp?id=189&category=Coloring_Book&subcategory=Folk_Dances_of_India

Materials needed:
Printed vellum, markers, card stock, glue, twine, scissors

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.

Week 6: Creating Masks

October 31, 2009

Since it is Halloween, we will decorate, and cut out some pre-printed (or create our own) masks. There will be animals, Kathakali style, Indian lady or guy, animals, butterflies... It will be fun to see how the creations look in the end!

Materials needed:
Cardstock
Scissors
Glitter
Markers/crayons/colored pencils
hole punch
string

Sources:
http://www.freefunfings.com/masks/pages/animal.html
Really great resource!!!
http://www.pitara.com/activities/colouring/17.htm

Week 5: Rangoli

Date: October 10, 2009

Lesson Title: Rangoli

Subject: Art

Activities and lesson notes:

After a short discussion

- of the traditional art of rangoli in India (when, where and by whom—and have they ever seen it or know someone who does it?)

- asking to keep the artwork to display at the 10/24 Diwali celebration (no class next week)

- reminding to handle chalk carefully or it will break and to work left to right and top to bottom so as not to smudge (reverse for lefties)...

We will create our own rangoli, in a slightly non-traditional way. We'll use pressed chalk sticks and black construction paper for our designs, and map them out before hand with pencil on paper with a grid of dots.

Sources:

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/rangoli.htm

http://www.diwalifestival.org/diwali-rangoli.html

http://www.4to40.com/activities/artcraft/index.asp?article=activities_artcraft_rangoli1

http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/art/rangoli.htm

Materials needed:

white paper with gridwork of dots

pencils

black construction paper with gridwork of dots

chalks

cleanup bin

music (of course)