Artist: Rene Magritte
Materials: magazines, glue, scissors
Materials: magazines, glue, scissors
Artist: Mary Cassatt
Materials: Construction paper, stamps, paint, crayons, glue, scissors
Materials: Construction paper, stamps, paint, crayons, glue, scissors
Artist: Do Ho Suh
Materials: sharpie, construction paper, foam squares, glue, tissue paper, markers
Materials: sharpie, construction paper, foam squares, glue, tissue paper, markers
In this unit on relationship we were able to express different relationships that people have through our studios. Connecting the studios with something that is so personal to me made this unit a lot of fun! The first studio was print making which was my favorite studio so far. I was able to make my piece about my relationship with running. I am on the University of Missouri’s track and cross country team and running is something I hold close to my heart. In the second studio we made a postcard did not necessary connect directly with a relationship I have but more with the relationship that our Red Block class has a whole. In this studio we worked together to make the postcards and used our relationship with each other to create each one. Our last studio from this unit was our pop up picture that we related to our relationship with our home. My pop up picture shows a home surrounded by flowers that I made of tissue paper. This expresses how I associated my house back in Illinois with my father’s beautiful landscaping. My favorite part about my house is sitting on the back porch with my family and being surrounded by my father’s flowers.
Connecting studio artwork with relationship is a great way to get elementary students to the relationships they have around them. Using creativity to express these relationships is fun and a learning experience for elementary school students. According to Bang (2000), we associate red with blood and fire, white with light, snow, and bones, black with darkness, yellow with the sun, blue with the sea and sky…” (p.74). Children can use colors to express these relationships. Being able to express these relationships through art in the classroom can also help teacher’s relationship with their students. According to Pink “For many of the students, the school is a haven in a harsh world- a place that’s safe and orderly and where the adults care and have high expectations.” (p. 73). Using art to express relationships is fun for students at any age and gives them the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the relationships that they are in.