Artist: Nick Cave
Studio
Finger Puppets
Mixed Media
Studio
Finger Puppets
Mixed Media
Artist: Norman Rockwell
Studio
Magazine Cover
Mixed Media
Studio
Magazine Cover
Mixed Media
Artist: Miriam Schapiro
Studio
Artist's Choice
Mixed Media
Studio
Artist's Choice
Mixed Media
Unit 4: Celebrations
Each of the studio lessons related to the big idea of celebrations. The finger puppets related to celebrations because they were a way to celebrate our differences. My finger puppet was made to represent me in a way. I love bright colors, and peacocks are so colorful and bright. I think of peacocks as exciting, too. They are also very unique birds, and I like to think that I am also a unique person. The magazine cover that I made was created to celebrate the different types of sports. The final project that was free choice also related to celebrations. It related to my lesson plan, which also celebrated each of my future students’ differences in personality traits. The rainbow that I made would represent a very happy, vibrant, and bright student. According to Pink (2006), these projects were each used “to see relationships between seemingly unrelated fields; to detect broad patterns rather than to deliver specific answers; and to invent something new by combining elements nobody else thought to pair” (p. 130).
I can utilize all of these projects in my classroom. The free choice project already relates to the lesson plan that I created, so that can easily be used. However, the finger puppet project can be used to celebrate many things including differences that people have, holidays, and many other things. The magazine cover can also be used to celebrate almost anything. My students can pick from a wide range of topics that can be celebrated to base their magazine cover off of. As stated by Pink (2006), “Many of us are crunched for time, deluged by information, and paralyzed by the weight of too many choices” (p. 143). This is why I want to take time in my classroom to celebrate all of the differences that my students have both personality wise, and in their lifestyles.
References:
Pink, Daniel H. (2006). A Whole New Mind. New York, New York: Riverhead Books.
Each of the studio lessons related to the big idea of celebrations. The finger puppets related to celebrations because they were a way to celebrate our differences. My finger puppet was made to represent me in a way. I love bright colors, and peacocks are so colorful and bright. I think of peacocks as exciting, too. They are also very unique birds, and I like to think that I am also a unique person. The magazine cover that I made was created to celebrate the different types of sports. The final project that was free choice also related to celebrations. It related to my lesson plan, which also celebrated each of my future students’ differences in personality traits. The rainbow that I made would represent a very happy, vibrant, and bright student. According to Pink (2006), these projects were each used “to see relationships between seemingly unrelated fields; to detect broad patterns rather than to deliver specific answers; and to invent something new by combining elements nobody else thought to pair” (p. 130).
I can utilize all of these projects in my classroom. The free choice project already relates to the lesson plan that I created, so that can easily be used. However, the finger puppet project can be used to celebrate many things including differences that people have, holidays, and many other things. The magazine cover can also be used to celebrate almost anything. My students can pick from a wide range of topics that can be celebrated to base their magazine cover off of. As stated by Pink (2006), “Many of us are crunched for time, deluged by information, and paralyzed by the weight of too many choices” (p. 143). This is why I want to take time in my classroom to celebrate all of the differences that my students have both personality wise, and in their lifestyles.
References:
Pink, Daniel H. (2006). A Whole New Mind. New York, New York: Riverhead Books.