K-Elementary Vols.1-8 Sample

Art for Children Building a Visual Vocabulary

Grades K-3 Volume 1

Brenda Ellis

Start with Volume 1 and follow history in chronological order through Volumes 2-8 or start with Volume 1 and then skip to any other volume featuring the historical period of your choice.

Northglenn, Colorado www.artisticpursuits.com

Cover, book design, and illustrations by Brenda Ellis Edited by Ariel Holcomb and Daniel Stone Student works were created in art classes taught by Mrs. Ellis from 1992-2008 and 2016.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thank you to Dover Publications Inc., New York, Art Resources, New York, and National Gallery of Art, Wash- ington for supplying the fine art images by the great masters. Thank you to students whose work appears in the student gallery for inspiring and encouraging others through your artwork. Very special thanks go to my husband, Dan, for working with me on this project and for your invaluable thoughts, opinions, critiques, artworks, and research.

All rights reserved. No part of this book and video content may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review. Published by Artistic Pursuits Inc., Northglenn, Colorado 80233. This book and video set is intended to be used for educational purposes only. All product names, brands, and other trademarks listed or pictured within the contents of this material remain the property of its owner and no association or endorsements between the owner and Artistic Pursuits Inc. exists. Artistic Pursuits Inc. does not manufacture art supply materials or promote sales of specific materials. The author and/or publisher is not liable for personal injuries incurred while using this book and video set or the materials chosen to go with it. Neither the author, nor the publisher can accept any legal liability.

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE ARTistic Pursuits, Art for Children, Building a Visual Vocabulary, Grades K-3 Volume 1 is a new work, first pub - lished by Artistic Pursuits in 2018. It contains excerpts from ARTistic Pursuits, K-3 Book One, An Introduction to the Visual Arts Copyright © 2001, 2008, 2013.

ISBN-10: 1-939394-21-X ISBN-13: 978-1-939394-21-7

Contents

Page Lesson

4 5 6 7 9

Materials

Teaching Simply

Welcome to the Words of Art Video #1 Watercolor Crayons

Artists Compose

The Courtyard of a House in Delft by DeHooch

Artists Imagine

The Birthday by Chagall

16 17

4 5

Video #2 Identify and Mix Colors

Artists Observe

In Flander’s Field by Vonnoh

Artists Communicate

The Christening Feast by Steen

24 25 30 31 34 35

7 8

Video #3 Construction Paper: Cut

Artists See Shapes

Flower Day by Rivera

Video #4 Construction Paper: Fold

Artists See Form

Boy with Bagpipes and Young Bear (artist unknown)

11 12

Video #5 Oil Pastels Artists See Texture

The Sunflower by Klimt

Artists See Landscapes

Monte Sainte-Victoire by Cezanne

Artists See Still Lifes

Still Life with Coffee Pots by Van Gogh

46 15

Video #6 Draw Shapes Artists See Animals

Sentinel of the Plains by Dunton

Artists See Figures

Blue Dancers by Degas

Artists See Portraits

Henry VIII by Holbein the Younger

60 63

Objectives

Shape Template

Materials

The art materials used throughout this book are listed below. Having these items on hand will simplify the preparation for each art class. You can conveniently pull required materials from your stock as needed according to the list in each lesson. Items from the starter pack materials will be used in subsequent volumes. STARTER PACK MATERIALS Watercolor Crayons set* Oil pastel set Two Ebony ® pencils Vinyl eraser Watercolor brush, #8 round Watercolor paper pad Drawing paper pad Construction paper, assorted colors HOUSEHOLD ITEMS Paper towels Container for water Handheld 2-hole sharpener

Fiskars ® scissors Elmer’s ® Glue-All Glue stick

*Caran d’ache Neocolor ® II Watersoluble brand recommended

Teaching Simply

We designed the ARTistic Pursuits ® art curriculum to activate thought and creativity throughout every part of the lessons. In the video, your child sees how art materials are used. With the book, your child is able to internalize information that only comes through contemplation and discussion. Our combination of video and book utilizes the strengths of both formats. ARTistic Pursuits ® provides answers to the big questions of art. How do I use the art materials and what do I teach? A video lesson introduces each new art medium, providing both adults and children with the knowledge they need to handle the materials. Simply watch the video with your child, provide art materials, and then step back while your child creates an original work of art about subjects of his or her choosing. Book lessons utilize interaction between adults and children, followed by a time of working independently. Look at Prep Notes in each book lesson for helpful hints on getting started. Read the lesson to your child. Engage in the discussion and help your child connect the narrative to his or her personal experiences. During the picture study, discuss the art works by the masters, as prompted by the text. Make sure you ask the art questions in a fun, exploratory fashion. It’s not a drill and there are no wrong answers. It’s about gently stretching your child to see more within the picture. Your child’s observation skills develop quickly and thrive with your presence and encouragement. Provide materials for the art project and your child will create an original work using his or her own ideas and experiences! Each lesson is simple. It takes only ten minutes of your time, and yet your involvement is crucial to learning. It’s easy. It’s fun. With ARTistic Pursuits ® , you can give your child an excellent art education.

Welcome to the Words of Art

Vocabulary is a word we use to describe a group of words. Every field of study has its own vocabulary and everyone in that field has learned what the words mean. In this book, we will look at the words that artists use. You will learn about the activities of artists. They compose, imagine, and observe. You will explore the elements that artists see such as shape, form, and texture. You will see the kinds of subjects that artists commonly work from such as landscape, still life, and portrait. You will make artworks based on these new words. Your host, Ariel, will join me in each video lesson, as we show you how to use your art materials. Let’s explore just what it is to be an artist!

-Brenda Ellis

Watercolor Crayons

Lesson 1 Video #1

Gather a pencil, eraser, watercolor crayons, watercolor paper, a brush, a water container, and a paper towel.

To make your own painting with watercolor crayons, follow these steps:

1. Select a few favorite objects from your room. Look for the things you love.

2. View Video #1 to see how to make a picture using watercolor crayons. Your art project will be unique as you apply the methods shown in the video to your own ideas.

Prep Notes for Lesson 2 Gather the art materials listed on the project page. You and your child may enter a discussion on whether to draw what they see inside the home as they work on a table or go outdoors to observe the home from the outside. To prepare for outdoor painting, you will need to provide a smooth, flat surface to place under the paper. This could be a clip board, drawing board, or a table surface. Water, for the color application, can be transported in a jar with a lid. Awareness always precedes the drawing activity. Your child will be asked to paint something that happened today or yesterday in the home. You may want to look at the home together. Point out some of the things that you see and the things that you find interesting. Then ask your child what things he or she sees. After a brief period of observation, allow your child to make the art independently. Each child should make his or her own choices regarding what will go into the artwork.

Outside the Home Environment

When instructing a group outside the home environment, you can point out the activities of the classroom. What is happening now? A teacher stands and reads to the students. Students might sit around a table or under a tree. The entire class could be conducted outdoors where students can observe different types of buildings in their surroundings. A brief period of observation, in which a few students volunteer to speak about what they notice, is helpful in giving the students a broader idea of the possibilities that exist for their pictures. Another option is to focus specifically on their homes, where students would work from their memories of those environments. Students should work independently while making their choices of what will go into the artwork.

Music, dance, theatre, and visual arts are all part of what we call the arts . People that work in the arts are artists. Artists put things together to create something new; they compose. Musicians place notes together to compose songs that we hear. Choreographers put body movements together to compose dances that we feel. In theatre, story and song are put together to compose plays that we act out. Visual artists place images on paper to compose pictures that we see. This book is about visual artists. They work with the way things look. They move objects and colors around, composing their pictures, so that we can see a part of the world the way that the artist sees or imagines it. Artists Compose Lesson 2 Can you sing a song? Have you played a musical instrument or pounded a stick to the beat of the music? Have you ever danced to music or recited lines in a play? Perhaps you’ve drawn a picture. Participating in any of these kinds of activities is making art. Tell what you’ve done.

The artist, Pieter de Hooch, composed this painting. He shows two activities happening within a home. On one side, a woman talks with two men. On the other side, a child sits within an open doorway. Two scenes come together. A child with a yellow skirt sits in the closest doorway. What does she hold? How many doorways do you look through in this painting? What part of the painting tells us that this is a clear, sunny day? The Courtyard of aHouse inDelft, 1658 by DeHooch 17th Century Netherlands

YOU COMPOSE

STUDENT GALLERY Cayla age 6

You just looked at a picture of a home from long ago. This scene could have happened on any day. Paint a picture of something you have seen today or saw yesterday in your home. Compose the people, animals, or objects. Include the objects that surround them like doorways, windows, or sidewalks.

Gather watercolor crayons, watercolor paper, a brush, a can of water, and a paper towel.

1. Draw lines around the outside edges of the objects you see. Draw these lines with watercolor crayons in the colors that you see. Fill in the spaces with color.

2. Dip your brush in water. Activate the color as you pull the wet brush across the filled-in spaces.

Art of the Ancients

Grades K-3 Volume 2

Brenda Ellis

Start with Volume 1 and follow history in chronological order through Volumes 2-8 or start with Volume 1 and then skip to any other volume featuring the historical period of your choice.

Northglenn, Colorado www.artisticpursuits.com

Cover art, book design, and illustrations by Brenda Ellis Cover design and maps by Daniel Ellis Edited by Ariel Holcomb and Daniel Stone Student works were created in art classes taught by Mrs. Ellis from 1992-2010 and 2016.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thank you to Art Resources, New York for supplying the fine art images by the great masters. Thank you to students whose work appears in the student gallery for inspiring and encouraging others through your artwork. Very special thanks go to my husband, Dan, for working with me on this project and for your invaluable thoughts, opinions, critiques, artworks, and research.

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE ARTistic Pursuits, Art of the Ancients, Grades K-3 Volume 2 is a new work, first published by Artistic Pursuits in 2018. It contains excerpts from ARTistic Pursuits, K-3 Book One, an Introduction to the Visual Arts © 2001, 2008, 2013.

ISBN-10:1-939394-22-8

ISBN-13:978-1-939394-22-4

Contents

Page Lesson 4

Materials

5 6 7 9

Teaching Simply

Welcome to the Ancient World

Video #1 Soft Pastels

Art in Caves

European Cave Drawings

Bull and Horse: Cave Painting

12 13

3 4

Video #2 Clay: Slab Building

Art Underground

Near-Eastern Clay Works

Human Statue

Art in Minoan Palaces

Minoan Fresco Painting

Bull Jumping

Art in Pyramids

Egyptian Murals

Harvesting and Pressing Grapes

Art in Egyptian Palaces

Egyptian Wall Painting

A Garden Pool

29 8

Art on City Walls

Near Eastern Relief

Royal Lion Hunt

Art on Temples

Greek Pillars

Porch of the Caryatids

36 37

10 11

Video #3 Clay: Pinch Method Video #4 Clay: Pinch Pot

Greek Pottery

Cadmus Killing the Dragon

Art in Tombs

Etruscan Wall Painting

Flutist Entertaining the Banqueters

44 13

Video #5 Clay: Animal Figure Roman Sculpture Emperor Marcus Aurelius

Art on Roadsides

Roman Carvings

Stone Cutter

Art on Mummies

Roman Portrait Paintings

Funerary Portrait of a Young Woman

54 55

16 17

Video #6 Paper Mosaic Art Preserved in Ash

Roman Mosaics

Submarine Fauna

Art in Catacombs

Roman Early Christian Painting

Three Youths in the Fiery Furnace

61 63

Objectives Bibliography

Materials

The art materials used throughout this book are listed below. Having these items on hand will simplify the preparation for each art class. You can conveniently pull required materials from your stock as needed according to the list in each lesson. Keep in mind that items listed under STARTER PACK MATERIALS were used in volume one of this series and may already be in your stock. ART MATERIALS HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

Paper towels Container for water Hairspray Roll of brown packaging paper Rolling pin or dowel Four inch paper tube Plastic knife Crayola ® sidewalk chalk (optional) 24-inch square canvas cloth Masking tape Six paint stir sticks or two wood slats 3/8 ” thick.

*Hard or soft pastel set 5 lb. gray self-hardening clay Wire clay cutter

STARTER PACK MATERIALS

Watercolor crayons Oil pastels Ebony ® pencil Vinyl eraser Watercolor brush, #8 round Watercolor paper pad

Drawing paper pad Construction paper Scissors Elmer’s ® Glue-All Glue stick

*NuPastel ® by Prismacolor ® recommended

Teaching Simply We designed the ARTistic Pursuits ® art curriculum to activate thought and creativity throughout every part of the lessons. In the video, your child sees how art materials are used. With the book, your child is able to internalize information that only comes through contemplation and discussion. Our combination of video and book utilizes the strengths of both formats. ARTistic Pursuits ® provides answers to the big questions of art. How do I use the art materials and what do I teach? A video lesson introduces each new art medium, providing both adults and children with the knowledge they need to handle the materials. Simply watch the video with your child, provide art materials, and then step back while your child creates an original work of art about subjects of his or her choosing. Book lessons utilize interaction between adults and children, followed by a time of working independently. Look at PREP NOTES in each book lesson for helpful hints on getting started. Read the lesson to your child. Engage in the discussion and help your child connect the narrative to his or her personal experiences. Discuss the art works by each culture, as prompted by the text. Make sure you ask the art questions in a fun, exploratory fashion. It’s not a drill and there are no wrong answers. It’s about gently stretching your child to see more within the picture. Your child’s observation skills develop quickly and thrive with your presence and encouragement. Your child will create an original work using his or her own ideas and experiences. We provide learning objectives to help define the overall goals of each project. See Objectives on page sixty-one. These objectives clarify good learning experiences, which helps parents to avoid expectations that are above grade level. Each lesson is simple. It takes only ten minutes of your time, and yet your involvement is crucial to learning. It’s easy. It’s fun. With ARTistic Pursuits ® , you can give your child an excellent art education.

Welcome to the Ancient World

You probably know that a picture on a wall is art. In this book, we take a look at art that is found in places beyond a wall. The lessons will expand your ideas about what art is and where we find it. Join me on this journey through the ancient world to see some of the oldest art that we know about. You will look at art in caves, pyramids, catacombs, and more. You will discover that art was made for many reasons and purposes, but it always expresses the ideas that the people believed were important. Even though the ideas are from long ago, you’ll find that you share interests and see similar things in the world around you today. You will make art that expresses your own ideas about the world you live in. In that way, you share the experiences of each ancient culture. Your host, Ariel, will join me in each video lesson, as we show you how to use the art materials with ease. Let’s create as we go on a trip through the ancient world to find art. - Brenda Ellis Our ancient art study will focus on cultures that developed along the water sources that flowed into and included the Mediterranean Sea. Although cultures existed in China, India, and other parts of the world, they are beyond the scope of this book.

Soft Pastels

Lesson 1 Video #1

Gather pastels, construction paper, a tissue, and hairspray.

To start a picture using soft pastels, follow these steps.

1. Select a picture or toy model of something with wheels.

2. View Video #1 to see how to make a picture using soft pastels. Your art project will be unique as you apply the methods shown in the video to your own ideas.

PREP NOTES FOR LESSON 2 Gather soft pastels in earth colors only: browns, reds, black, and white. These choices will more closely match the colors that were available to an artist working in the caves. Tell children why their color choices have been limited. You might want to add a book or other resource that has pictures of cave art in other caves. This will generate ideas for your child’s animal art. Be prepared to demonstrate how we will make our paper bumpy, like a cave wall. Crumple the paper and gently unfold it. This is fun for children, because it’s unexpected. Demonstrate that art is fun. Spray the pictures when completed. Hairspray dries quickly, so the artwork can be attached to the black sheet soon after spraying. This will eliminate unwanted smearing of the pastel on the work of art. If more marks are drawn on the black border, spray the entire piece again when your child is finished. Step outdoors as you seal the works with hairspray so that fumes do not accumulate within the room.

OUTSIDE THE HOME ENVIRONMENT

When instructing a group outside the home environment, prepare a sheet of brown paper for each student and a few extra sheets for demonstration. Sheets of brown paper can be torn from a roll of packing paper. Tear the paper against the edge of a table so that it is a bit rough around the edges.

Have you ever dreamed ofmaking a great discovery? InFrance, four boys discovered some of the oldest art known to the world. As Marcel, Jacques, Georges, and Simon romped through the countryside with their dog, Robot, suddenly the dog disappeared. The boys called for him, but they could not see Robot anywhere. They searched and found a deep hole that was hidden by bushes. They descended into the darkness with only some matches to light the way. At the bottom of the pit, Robot greeted the boys wildly! In the darkness, the boys saw faces of wild bulls. The next day they returned with more lights and went down into the 50-foot hole, which became known as the Lascaux Cave. There they saw oxen, horses, and deer drawn in motion on the walls and ceilings of the cave. The four boys in our story were not the only children to discover drawings in caves. Many accounts of discovering cave art tell of children who saw the images first, as parents were exploring other parts of the caves (Casteret). Cave art is found throughout the world. We see human figures, animals, tools, maps, and hands in caves. Animals found in cave art include extinct ones: cave lions, saber-toothed tigers, mammoths, and horned buffalo. Pictures also include animals we are more familiar with: horses, bears, bison, reindeer, wild boars, fish, and birds. Art in Caves European Cave Drawings Lesson 2

Bull and Horse: Cave Painting Ancient France

Cave art is painted onto the walls of underground chambers. Caves protect the art from wind, rain, and natural erosion. That is why we can still see it today. Pictures of animals are shown with lines. Other animals are filled in with earth colors. The colors came from nearby rocks and minerals. The animals shown below are part of a large group of running bulls, prancing horses, and roaming stags that are painted high on the wall of a cavern in France. Can you see the outline of a bull with long horns? When you look at its legs, does the animal seem to be moving or standing still? Look at the horse in red. You can see the tail and back legs well. What do you notice about the size of the horse and bull?

YOU MAKE CAVE ART

STUDENT GALLERY Amanda age 6

You can make a cave picture using the wrinkles in a piece of paper to represent the rough surface of a cave wall.

Gather soft pastels in earth colors, brown paper 7 ” x 10 ” , a plastic knife, black construction paper 9 ” x 12 ” , glue, and hairspray.

1. Tear a piece of brownpaper so that it is smaller than the black construction paper sheet. Wrinkle the brown paper by pressing it into a loose ball. Carefully flatten it out.

2. Supporting a pastel with your finger, scrape powder off the stick with a plastic knife. Rub the color into the paper with your finger to make the wrinkles more noticeable.

3. Draw an animal. Fill in the spaces with colors and pattern. Spray the picture with hairspray when finished.

4. Draw a pattern on black paper. Spray withhairspray.Gluethebackof thepicture and attach it to the black background.

Art of the Middle Ages

Grades K-3 Volume 3

Brenda Ellis

Start with Volume 1 and follow history in chronological order through Volumes 2-8 or start with Volume 1 and then skip to any other volume featuring the historical period of your choice.

Northglenn, Colorado www.artisticpursuits.com

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thank you to Dover Publications Inc., New York, Art Resources, New York, and National Gallery of Art, Washington for supplying the fine art images by the great masters. Thank you to students whose work appears in the student gallery for inspiring and encouraging others through your artwork. Very special thanks go to my husband, Dan, for working with me on this project and for your invaluable thoughts, opinions, critiques, artworks, and research.

ISBN-10: 1-939394-23-6 ISBN-13: 978-1-939394-23-1

Contents

Page Lesson

4 5 6 7 9

Materials

Teaching Simply

Welcome to the Medieval World Video #1 Paper Loom Weave

People on the Move Brooch in the Shape of a Bird

Early Medieval

Art in Monasteries

Medieval Illumination

Carpet Page from Lindisfarne Gospels

Art in Basilicas Theotokos Mosaic

Byzantine Mosaics

20 5

Video #2 Panel Drawing

Art to Instruct

Gothic Panel Painting

Saint Francis with Scenes from his Life

Art in Churches

Romanesque Altarpiece

Saint Martin Sharing his Cloak

30 8

Video #3 Stitching

Art on Fabric

Medieval Textiles

The Norman Fleet Lands at Pevensey Video #4 Straw Loom Weave

35 36

10 11

Art in Castles Medieval Tapestry The Devonshire Hunting Tapestry - Boar and Bear Hunt

Video #5 Book Binding

40 13

Art in the Bestiary

Book Illumination

English Bestiary

43 45

14 15

Video #6 Low-Relief Art on Book Covers

Treasure Binding

Missal with Virgin and Child, Evangelists and Saints

50 16

The Icon

Eastern Orthodox Iconography

Icon of Saint George Art in Windows

Gothic Glass

Chartres: Northern Rose Window

Art on Buildings

Gothic Architecture

The Kings, Notre Dame de Paris

62 63

Objectives Bibliography

Materials

The art materials used throughout this book are listed below. Having these items on hand will simplify the preparation for each art class. You can conveniently pull required materials from your stock as needed according to the list in each lesson. Keep in mind that items listed under STARTER PACK MATERIALS were used in volume one of this series and may already be in your stock. ART MATERIALS Gesso, small bottle Gold acrylic paint, 2 oz. Tissue paper (assorted colors) Sculpey ® , white, 2oz. Flat watercolor brush, ½ inch HOUSEHOLD ITEMS Scotch ® tape Heavy weight foil Paper towels

Container for water Four drinking straws Yarn, assorted colors ¼ yard of burlap, cut 9 � x 12� ** *Chipboard can be purchased or cut from cereal boxes and other lightweight food container boxes. ** Each ¼ yard of cloth will make four pieces. Two pieces are needed for each child.

Mod Podge ® , matte finish Small tip squeeze bottle Plastic sewing needle, large Bristle brush, 1 inch Lightweight chipboard* Gold origami paper

STARTER PACK MATERIALS

Watercolor crayons Oil pastel set Scissors Watercolor brush, round #8 Watercolor paper Construction paper Eraser Ebony ® pencil Elmer’s ® Glue-All Glue stick

Teaching Simply

We designed the ARTistic Pursuits ® art curriculum to activate thought and creativity throughout every part of the lessons. In the video, your child sees how art materials are used. With the book, your child is able to internalize information that only comes through contemplation and discussion. Our combination of video and book utilizes the strengths of both formats. ARTistic Pursuits ® provides answers to the big questions of art. How do I use the art materials and what do I teach? A video lesson introduces each new art medium, providing both adults and children with the knowledge they need to handle the materials. Simply watch the video with your child, provide art materials, and then step back while your child creates an original work of art about subjects of his or her choosing. Book lessons utilize interaction between adults and children, followed by a time of working independently. Look at PREP NOTES in each book lesson for helpful hints on getting started. Read the lesson to your child. Engage in the discussion and help your child connect the narrative to his or her personal experiences. Discuss the art works by the masters, as prompted by the text. Make sure you ask the art questions in a fun, exploratory fashion. It’s not a drill and there are no wrong answers. It’s about gently stretching your child to see more within the picture. Your child’s observation skills develop quickly and thrive with your presence and encouragement. Provide materials for the art project and your child will create an original work using his or her own ideas and experiences. We provide learning objectives to help define the overall goals of each project. See Objectives on page sixty-two. These objectives clarify good learning experiences, which helps parents to avoid expectations that are above grade level. Each lesson is simple. It takes only ten minutes of your time, and yet your involvement is crucial to learning. It’s easy. It’s fun. With ARTistic Pursuits ® , you can give your child an excellent art education.

Welcome to the Medieval World

Knights, monks, castles, and churches will all be introduced in this period following the Classical art of the Roman Empire. It is called by many names: the Middle Ages, the Dark Ages, the Medieval Period, or the Age of Faith. It’s no wonder that people have trouble naming this glorious and difficult thousand years. This is an age of conflict; a long time of nation invading nation until there was little left of art, literature, or societal structure. It is remarkable that even a few men, claiming that they had understood the nature of God, built entirely new forms of communication through the earthly materials of stone, wood, and glass. Messages of hope were prevalent in the art of this age. You will encounter messages of good-deeds and courageous acts that were carried out by Roman soldiers, monks, and others who sought to bring light to a very dark world. Let’s begin our journey through the Middle Ages. -Brenda Ellis In this period of European history, the West is centered in Rome. The East is centered in Constantinople, now called Istanbul.

Paper Loom Weave

Lesson 1 Video #1

Gather construction paper, gold origami paper, colored tissue paper, scissors, Elmer’s ® Glue-All, and a pencil.

Weave with a paper loom by following these steps.

1. View Video #1 to see how to cut, weave, and paste paper strips on a paper loom. If weaving is a new process for you, complete only the paper loom weave today. 2. Determine if you will move on to the paper crown project in the same period or at a later time. The paper crown project shows various processes for working with paper. These processes will be used in future lessons. Your art project will be unique as you apply the methods shown in the video to your own ideas.

PREP NOTES FOR LESSON 2 The paper loom weave project lays the groundwork for all types of weaving projects by introducing the over/under pattern. You may want to use the vocabulary of weaving for better communication with your child. Weaving involves strips, called wefts . The paper that we weave through is our loom and the strips on it are called warps . When coloring onto construction paper, use wax crayons or watercolor crayons, but do not add water to activate the pigment in the watercolor crayons. Construction paper falls apart when wet. Work alongside children on the weaving projects until each child understands the process. Create a weaving of your own to demonstrate the steps as children make theirs with their own hands. For children, the physical act of making the motions is more helpful than just watching the process. More help will be needed for younger students, but even four and five-year-old children can successfully weave. The most common problem for children is that they tend to start the second weft in the way they started the first, either both under or both over. If this happens, show your child why this won’t work by sliding the second weft strip behind the first. Oops! It’s time to re-weave that second weft by starting opposite the first. If the first weft starts over, then the second must start under. Once it’s through, slide it down to the first weft. This time it butts up against the first weft without sliding behind it. Yea! Keep your tone positive, while allowing your child to weave and make some mistakes in the process. Mistakes can be easily fixed. OUTSIDE THE HOME ENVIRONMENT Demonstrate one step at a time and have children repeat what you’ve done after each step. When instructing a group outside the home environment, set some ground rules for scissors before passing them out. Children should only cut paper and they should only hold the scissors in their hands when they cut paper. Scissors should be on the table while they watch you demonstrate the processes. By clearly demonstrating the proper use of tools, you will set up clear guidelines for future projects that will help children to have better focus and attention. It often works well to have tools and materials laid out on a table before class begins. After demonstrating the process, allow children to gather their tools and select colors of paper. In this way, they have a vision for the possible outcomes of their own project and can make better choices.

People on the Move

Lesson 2

Early Medieval

In the first half of the first millennium AD, people moved in large numbers from one place to another. This time is called the Migration into all of Western Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Rome was later invaded by the Huns from the East and the Germanic tribes from the North. Even though some art was made, it did not survive for Period. Roman armies moved long. Materials for art and metal work were scarce and that made them valuable. When the art was not destroyed in battle, conquering armies melted it

down or took it apart to be made into something new. As the battles continued, during the Middle Ages, a new kind of art began to be made. People remembered the kinds of artworks that Romans had created in the past. They added Germanic designs passed down from their ancestors. They used these materials and designs to explain the ideas of a new faith that rose out of Judaism and the life of Jesus Christ. Three very different cultures, Romans, Germanic tribes, and Christians, had all clashed as they came together. Yet, when united in art, they produced forms that were described by the people of their time as “pictures of heaven.”

Brooch in the Shape of a Bird, AD 500-600 Vendel Migration Period

Metal work was important to people on the move. Bronze helmets and weapons meant strength to those who wore them. Metals obtained in war could be melted down and reshaped on the field with fire and a hammer. A chieftain might carry a bronze dagger or fasten his cloak with a large brooch like the one above. Germanic tribes loved patterns. They wove one piece over and under another. This brooch was made of metal during the Migration Period. Look at the way the wing of the bird goes over the body and then under the tail. The metal worker curved the bird’s head so that its bill touches what other part of the bird? Where has the metal worker used stamps to repeat a design or to make a pattern? Which pattern looks like stitching?

YOU WEAVE BEASTS

STUDENT GALLERY Felicity age 6

Gather construction paper in two colors, scissors, a pencil, watercolor crayons, and a glue stick.

In the Middle Ages, strange ceatures were painted. Their

limbs and tails wove in and out of a tangled design. It is your turn to make up two strange

creatures and weave them together. Select two colors of construction paper. Fold each sheet into thirds and cut on the folds to make six pieces. (1) Make three cuts into the bottom part of one piece in each color. (2) Weave the two pieces together. Glue to hold. (3) Draw and cut out heads for the creatures. Glue them to the bodies. Color the heads and bodies with crayons. Cut out tails, feet, or wings from the remaining pieces. Use your imagination just like a medieval artist.

Stitching

Lesson 8 Video #3

Gather burlap fabric, chipboard, scissors, pencil, plastic needle, yarn of various colors, tape, and glue.

To make art with stitches, you will need drying time after preparing a chipboard frame. Follow these steps. 1. Select an object for your art. You might choose an animal or a person dressed in medieval clothing. 2. View Video #3 to see how to make a picture using stitches. Your art project will be unique as you apply the methods shown in the video to your own ideas.

Art on Fabric

Lesson 9

Medieval Textiles

PREP NOTES FOR LESSON 9 You and your child might enjoy watching The Animated Bayeux Tapestry-You Tube. Always preview it first. You can stop at “William prepares for Battle” if you don’t want to view the battle scenes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtGoBZ4D4_E Before beginning this project, you or your child must prepare a chipboard frame as shown in Video #3. Allow the frame to dry completely. Heat setting locks the color into the fabric and prevents smearing. Use an iron to heat set the oil pastel picture once it is finished. Place the picture color side up on a safe surface. Place a sheet of copy paper on top. Set the iron at medium heat. When hot, move the iron over the paper for one or two minutes. Allow the frame to cool. Life in the Middle Ages lacked a lot of things that we have today. Wealthy people had horses. Those who did not, walked everywhere that they wanted to go. Homes had little furniture, no books, and possibly a single cup that was used by the whole

family. In this environment, fabric was highly valued. People typically owned one set of plain clothing. At this time, people with wealth began decorating cloth by sewing stitches into it that made pictures. A medieval person’s reaction to a piece of decorated fabric was one of complete awe. They saw signs of wealth. A cloak with a black lion on a red background spoke to them of their ruler. When they looked upon red robes and gold embroidered sashes, they saw symbols of those that had spiritual power. Cloth was so rare that in Northern Europe it was used for money, to buy other objects. Men might cut a chunk of cloth out of their bag to use as payment for cattle.

From start to finish, it was women who oversaw all textile work. Embroidery, like you see here, was the most costly way of decorating cloth in the medieval period. Imagine women, protected by castle walls, sewing a record of history. The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth that stretches to nearly the length of a football field. Into this huge length of fabric is stitched the events that happened from 1065 to 1066 when the Normans traveled in boats to make war with England. The center strip shows the action of the story. A lower strip shows creatures encountered on the journey, both real and imagined. This huge cloth was the treasured item of a conquering King. The Norman Fleet Lands at Pevensey, 1066 Canterbury, England

What animals do you see in the lower stripof this section?What animals are imagined? What animals are real?

What animals do you see in the top strip? Can you see birds?

What are some of the activities of the men in the boats? Do they travel with horses? Where are the men who have mounted their horses and ride off to battle? Can you see their mail armour, swords, and shields?

YOU STITCH

STUDENT GALLERY Antoine age 9

Gather oil pastels, burlap fabric, chipboard frame, scissors, glue, yarn, and a plastic needle.

Make a picture that tells of a past event in your life. Have you taken a trip, moved into a new home, or celebrated a birthday? The picture can tell the story so that the event can be remembered. Use oil pastels and stitching.

Color a picture onto the burlap fabric with oil pastels. An adult will set the color with an iron. Thread the needle. Tie a knot in the back of the picture. Sew a straight stitch around the frame. Push the needle up near the frame’s edge and loop the yarn around the frame.

Straw Loom Weave

Lesson 10 Video #4

Gather yarn in two colors, four large straws, and Scotch ® tape.

To make a weaving, follow these steps.

1. Select one color of yarn for the warp threads and another color for the weft threads. 2. View Video #4 to see how to make a weaving with yarn. Your art project will be unique as you apply the methods shown in the video to your own ideas.

Artists that Shaped the Italian Renaissance Grades K-3 Volume 4

Brenda Ellis

Start with Volume 1 and follow history in chronological order through Volumes 2-8 or start with Volume 1 and then skip to any other volume featuring the historical period of your choice.

Northglenn, Colorado www.artisticpursuits.com

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thank you to Dover Publications Inc., New York, Art Resources, New York, and National Gallery of Art, Washington for supplying the fine art images by the great masters. Thank you to students whose work appears in the student gallery for inspiring and encouraging others through your artwork. Very special thanks go to my husband, Dan, for working with me on this project and for your invaluable thoughts, opinions, critiques, artworks, and research.

Manufactured in the U.S.A.

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

ARTistic Pursuits, Artists that Shaped the Italian Renaissance, Grades K-3, Volume 4 is a new work, first published by Artistic Pursuits Inc. in 2018. It contains excerpts from ARTistic Pursuits, K-3 Book Two, Stories of Artists and Their Art ©2003, 2008, 2013.

ISBN-10: 1-939394-24-4

ISBN-13: 978-1-939394-24-8

Contents

Page Lesson

4 5 6 7 9

Materials

Teaching Simply

Welcome to the Italian Renaissance

Video #1 Watercolor

Cimabue

Madonna Enthroned, with Saints and Angels

Giotto

Lamentation of Christ

Limbourg

October (The Tres Riches Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry)

Van Eyck

The Arnolfini Portrait

Video #2 Watercolor Wash

26 7

Ghirlandaio

Portrait of an Old Man and Young Boy

29 8 30 9

Video #3 Line Resist Leonardo da Vinci

Two Studies of a Crab

Botticelli

Giuliano de’Medici

38 11

Video #4 Fresco Michelangelo

The Creation of Adam

44 13

Video #5 Oil Pastel Textures

Raphael

Saint George and the Dragon

49 15

Sofonisba

Three Sisters Playing Chess

52 53

16 17

Video #6 Scratch Paper

Bachiacca

The Gathering of Manna

Parmigianino

The Conversion of Paul

61 62

Objectives Bibliography

Materials

The art materials used throughout this book are listed below. Having these items on hand will simplify the preparation for each art class. You can conveniently pull required materials from your stock as needed according to the list in each lesson. Keep in mind that items listed under STARTER PACK MATERIALS were used in volume one of this series and may already be in your stock.

ART MATERIALS Prang ® pan watercolor set Watercolor paper pad Two 9�x12� hardboard panels Small 8oz. spackling paste Small plastic putty knife

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS Masking tape Paper towels Container for water Plastic wrap Mirror

Scratch-Art ® Paper Gold origami paper

STARTER PACK MATERIALS Oil pastel set Drawing paper Construction paper Scissors Watercolor brush, round #8 Elmer’s ® Glue-All Glue stick

Teaching Simply

We designed the ARTistic Pursuits ® art curriculum to activate thought and creativity throughout every part of the lessons. In the video, your child sees how art materials are used. With the book, your child is able to internalize information that only comes through contemplation and discussion. Our combination of video and text utilizes the strengths of both formats. ARTistic Pursuits ® provides answers to the big questions of art. How do I use the art materials and what do I teach? A video lesson introduces each new art medium, providing both adults and children with the knowledge they need to handle the materials. Simply watch the video with your child, provide art materials, and then step back while your child creates an original work of art about subjects of their choosing. Book lessons utilize interaction between adults and children, followed by a time of working independently. Look at PREP NOTES in each book lesson for helpful tips on getting started. Read the lesson to your child. Engage in the discussion and help your child connect the narrative to personal experiences. During the picture study, discuss the art works by the masters, as prompted by the text. Make sure that you ask the art questions in a fun, exploratory manner. It’s not a drill and there are no wrong answers. It’s about gently stretching your child to see more within the picture. Your child’s observation skills develop quickly and thrive with your presence and encouragement. Provide materials for the art project and your child will create an original work using his or her own ideas and experiences! We provide learning objectives to help define the overall goals of each project. See Objectives on page sixty-one. These objectives clarify good learning experiences, which helps parents to avoid expectations that are above grade level. Each lesson is simple. It takes only ten minutes of your time, and yet your involvement is crucial to learning. It’s easy. It’s fun. With ARTistic Pursuits ® , you can give your child an excellent art education.

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