Friday, February 17, 2012

Story Quilts

3rd graders have been studying African American Artists for Black History month.  We decided to make story quilts a la Faith Ringgold.  I know this lesson can be overdone in the art world, but I think she is fabulous and the kids can relate to her art because her artwork is primarily based on stories she heard as a child.  Also, her images are playful, colorful, and enticing.  Here is a You Tube video that I played for the young artists:

Here are some samples of excellent work by my 3rd graders:
 by Elise

 by Martha

 by Trayauna

by Noah
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  1. Your kids did such a good job on this. I've posted a link to your post on my blog, Art Sub Videos.

    http://artsublessons.blogspot.com/2012/03/sub-lesson-video-tar-beach.html

    jan

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