A Research-Based Art Lesson With Outstanding Results Media & Techniques % %

Using a wide variety of canvases including railroad blueprints, star charts, geological and street maps, Welsh artist Ed Fairburn (previously here and here) uses additive and subtractive techniques to create portraits that seem pefectly integrated with the topography of streets, mountains and rivers. It’s been almost a year since we last checked in with Fairburn whose process and approach to creating these stunning portraits continues to evolve. One of his most striking methods is to carefully follow map contours with a pen creating rows of lines that vary by width to create individual forms and shadows. More

A Research-Based Art Lesson With Outstanding Results Media & Techniques % %

Julibooli coiled basket at craftser Ed Rossbach Ed Rossbach, the basketmaker, weaver, and textile historian who changed the field of art in the fiber medium through his teaching, research, and writ…

Introduce your students to the world of art with our Famous Artist Worksheets! Engage them in an exploration of renowned artists and their masterpieces. From Van Gogh's starry nights to Da Vinci's captivating sketches, these worksheets provide a captivating way to learn about art history. Foster creativity and appreciation for the arts in your classroom. INCLUDES: - A PDF file with 12 All About various artist worksheets. DIRECTIONS: 1. Download the PDF file. 2. Print out the pages. 3. Have your students choose which artist they would like to research and maybe even present about. ***************************************************************************  Please leave FEEDBACK and FOLLOW me to be updated with my newest products and freebies! *************************************************************************** If you are interested in this product, you may also like: Spring Flower Play Dough Mats for Fine Motor FUN Zoo Animal Alphabet Play Dough Mats Solar System Research and Writing Activity Set Outer Space Pattern Blocks Math Activity BUNDLES & BESTSELLERS *************************************************************************** Find me on Social Media: WEBSITE INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK FACEBOOK GROUP PINTEREST TWITTER & Join my email list HERE for my latest freebies and deals! Thanks so much! Erica Lynn Lindquist // The Simplified Classroom

Âgé de 26 ans, l’artiste Ed Fairburn continue d’exploiter des cartographies pour y poser ses illustrations de portraits. Cet artiste a une capacité i

Âgé de 26 ans, l’artiste Ed Fairburn continue d’exploiter des cartographies pour y poser ses illustrations de portraits. Cet artiste a une capacité i

With the invent of GPS technology and map applications, paper maps are waning in use - but they are an essential material to English artist Ed Fairburn, who uses them as the canvas of his detailed portraits. Fairburn's work is an imaginative incorporation of the human form and topography. He's used maps of places from all over the world. The winding layouts of streets and rivers are enhanced to form wrinkles, veins, and other features of his subjects' faces.

By: Diane Kashin, Ed.D, RECE. Embracing Reggio principles in practice, I am committed to research. I see research as an opportunity to act upon our knowledge in a way that is collaborative, creati…

6th grade students are working on a Multicultural project of making paper doll examples of people from countries all over the world. Students started by choosing from a list of all the countries in…

There are faces in the roads, rivers, and mountainous contours of these maps.

Freedom Quilt Pattern Research and Art Activity Grades 3-9+—40+ Pages! **This Activity is Included with my Show Way Book Study--Please DO NOT Purchase both!** Product Overview/Preface: Draw in your students with this engaging Freedom Quilt Pattern Research and Art Activity. Interdisciplinary connections in ELA and Social Studies. Can be used as a companion activity for a variety of children’s books that focus on American Slavery and the Underground Railroad. Print, color, decorate, and create your own patchwork freedom quilt with hidden messages and patterns. Perfect for a unit on Slavery, the Underground Railroad, and the Civil War. You are only limited by your imagination. Have students work alone or combine individual patches and patterns for a group project! Perfect for culminating project and bulletin board display. Multi-tiered opportunities for customization! Includes: < 2 Pages of Quilt Pattern Research & Visuals GOs < 12 Square Quilt Pattern Cut-Outs for Coloring < 4 Pages of Customizable Quilt Pattern Grids (4x4: 16) < 3 Pages Styles of Quilt Pattern Frame Cut-outs < 9 Pages & Styles of Quilt Border Frames (Whole Page) < 9 Pages & Styles of Writing Response Templates—for Pictures & Text Please feel free to ask any questions—I will definitely respond to all inquiries in a timely fashion. Please, check out my other products and resources at my teacher store: Hopefully my products will help strengthen your lessons, help your students learn, and make your life easier. Thank you and enjoy! —J.D. Whitaker Copyright © 2015 James D. Whitaker, SophistThoughts™ All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

By: Diane Kashin, Ed.D, RECE. In my last blog post, I wrote about outdoor play and encouraged early learning teachers to look beyond their fenced in playground in the hopes that children may be giv…

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¡Buenas! Hoy os traigo una idea muy interesante para todos los amantes del arte y la tecnología, pero sobre todo para quien quiera dar un toque diferente e innovador a sus proyectos de scrapbooking…

VERVOLG : ZIE ONDERAAN !!! De voorbije week en de komende twee weken gaan we het hebben over ridders en prinsessen. Wat zijn vooral de jong...

Teaching your students about art careers is exciting. From discussions to hands-on exploration, there are many ways to accomplish the goal. One effective way to expose students to art careers is throu

Our Lesson on Art Nouveau was comprehensive of a research on the meaning of design: change the shape of an object while maintaining its function. After we spoke about of born and developing of desi…

A few years ago, the staff at my school began learning about inquiry research. We used the book, Comprehension & Collaboration: Inqu...

The pandemic has been a source of a sometimes overwhelming sense of uncertainty. We asked our readers to share how they have used art to document their experiences.