Sunday, September 18, 2011

Inuit Line Animals

In this art lesson, we learned about the Inuit people of Alaska and Canada.  We discussed their lifestlye and the climate of the areas the live in.  We also discussed the importance of animals within their culture.

Next, we looked at examples of various lines.  We discusses the meaning of the art element line.

For the lesson, students were shown (step by step) to draw an animal.  They had to pick either an owl, a fish, or a cat.  To complete their artwork, they filled their animals with many different lines.  I love how this project turned out!  So detailed and vivid!


Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Art Walk

Birmingham Art Walk is this weekend!!! 

September 9th (Friday) 5-10 pm
September 10th (Saturday) noon-6 pm

Go downtown and support local artists!  For specific locations and more information you can visit their website.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Barts Art Cart Family Days

The Birmingham Museum of Art is having family days at the museum every Saturday and Sunday in September.  It is FREE!  And kids get to complete an art project and bring it home.

Saturdays are from 11-1
Sundays are from 1-3

Friday, September 2, 2011

Illuminated Manuscripts

In this art lesson, students learned about the Illuminated manuscripts that existed across many cultures (including Irish, Roman, Islamic, etc.) beginning around 400 AD.  We looked at examples of some illuminated manuscripts like the ones below.  Typically, illuminated manuscripts refered to books that had elaborate illustrations throughout.  They also usually incorporated silver or gold painted text in the form of enlarging the first letter at the beginning of a chapter.  This is similar to classic nursery rhyme books too.


For the art lesson, students painted the first letter of their first name a metallic color.  Then they glued it to the middle of the paper and added a frame around it.  They completed the artwork by drawing lines, floral motifs, shapes, and patterns around the letters.  Here are some examples from my students' completed artwork.