Sight

Middle school students will discuss the visual contents of a map and explore the element of art, line. Walking sideways with drawing board with paper; students will create a drawing outside. The line drawing will then be traced onto cardboard. Students will outline their drawings with white glue (Elmers squeeze bottle). They will ink and print from their cardboard plate. Introduce abstract and non-objectional art/artists.

Day 1: Frottage

Our first day of class was a blast! I thought mapping the enviornment via contour drawing was a unique and exciting opener for the class, and could be a great way to get kids out of the classroom and making art that is process oriented. The drawings were used to create frottage prints and learn the printing process. Not being certain of the results until the print was completed was exciting and I think my elementary students would really be engaged in this project.

Sense of Sight Exercises

This exercise would be a great way to get started in an art course at the first of the year. I loved the freedom to draw quickly and keep moving while we drew. High school students would like it also, and it would help them to loosen up their expectations of what they were required to do in a drawing/studio art class. The frottage we used to make the prints from our drawings was a new technique for me. Given the right space, it could be taught to high school students as well.

Tuesday - Sight

Drawing the landscapes by just picking out the points of interest and continually moving was a very free way of drawing. The results were the very essence how we use our sight. The collaboration with other artists created images that could never have been planned. I enjoyed the subtle tones created by using the mylar.