Jerry Wilkerson’s “Banana’s”

Image from ASI Lesson Book-4, (Expanding the Creative Mind through Mixed Media Book-4), by Greta Heeb Your destination (objectives): Recreate Jerry Wilkerson’s Bananas painting by having the kids practice pointillism. Tavel kit: (materials) Q-tips, paint (white, light blue, brown, green, yellow), blue paper/surface with blue background, pencil. On the path …

Jackson Pollock Drip Painting

Image from ASI Lesson Book-4, (Expanding the Creative Mind through Mixed Media Book-4), by Greta Heeb Your Destination: (objectives) Recreate Pollock’s drip painting by replicating the direct, raw techniques that he used. travel kit: (materials) Wood/canvas, paint, paintbrush, pallet knife. on the path step 1 On your canvas, drip your …

Create Little People Sculptures – Sculpting Art Lesson

Image by Destination8infinity, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Your destination: (objectives) Using recycled materials, we are going to create little people sculptures. This will give students a chance to practice creating sculpture in a creative, fun way. Travel kit: (materials) Wire, cork, ribbon/fabric ,tape, plastic bag, wire cutter, scissors. …

A Close Look at Van Gogh’s Starry Night

Our inspiration for class this week at Fishtown Recreation Center this week came from Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night painting. Starry Night is one of the most recognized pieces of art in history and we held a gallery-style observation and discussion about the painting, using a commercially available poster print …