Dreams

Today we are...

Learning about Faith Ringgold● Artist and Illustrator● Makes art about Dreams

Being Architects ● Your Blueprint needs to have Windows and Doors● What kind of building do you Dream about creating?

EQ: How will Dreams inspire our Art?

Today we are...Painting our buildings!

Who created this

artwork?

~ Emery Allen

“What if clouds and lakes switched spots and every time you looked up you’d see waves being pulled by the moon and we’d wade through the clouds

on a hot day. What if birds grew grass and the ground grew

feathers. What if flowers were as tall as trees and trees as

small as flowers.”

How do we paint?We set the table...● Newspaper on tables● Get paint brushes● Water half full or less● Wear paint shirts● Have your blueprint out

Then...Ms. Mishael will bring you Paint● One color at a time● Clean your brush between colors● Layers

Today we are...Coloring our buildings!

Who created this

artwork?

Today we are...Coloring our buildings with Colored Pencil.● Adding Colored Pencil over our paint will make our

work Mixed Media● Now is the time to focus on Details

EQ: How will Dreams inspire our Art?

Today we are...Creating our Cityscape!

Who created this

artwork?

Today we are...Being Illustrators● Write a story like Faith RinggoldGlueing our buildings to create a Cityscape.● When I call up your table, you can Glue your

BUILDINGS and your FLYING PHOTOS to the big paper.

EQ: How will Dreams inspire our Art?

Today we are...Being Illustrators● Write a story like Faith RinggoldQuilting our Illustrations● Mat our illustrations on Black paper.● Glue Quilt Squares around the edges● When I call up your table, you can Glue your Quilt

Squares around the big paper.EQ: How will Dreams inspire our Art?

Aelita Andrehttp://vimeo.com/64479552

Today we will...Finish “Quilting” or Illustrations.

Making 2 videosStory

● Pick a book and read it.● Talk about it in a video.● Tell us the name of the story● and the authors name● Explain how it is dreamlike● and why you liked the book.

Your FAVORITE Art● Pick an Artwork on the Inspiration Wall● Who made the artwork?● What is the art about?● How were they inspired by dreams?● How are You inspired by the art? (What

is your favorite part?)

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