Shattered Images

Shattered Images

 

The original lesson is by Ken Vieth in his book Ordinary To Extraordinary: Art & Design Problem Solving and can also be found on The Incedable @rt Department http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/high/Marianne-Values.htm.

 

 Athna

  Carter

Kelly 

Jenna 

 Kisha

 Noah

 Hailey

 Beckie

 Nick

 Nell

 Averil

 Charlie

 Kayla

 Ana

 Umama

Jayden

Cartoon Pop Art Zen-tangles

Athena



I very much enjoy creating zen-tangle projects with my students each year. I try to do a zen-tangle project with each grade. This year I wanted to do something a bit different with my grade 9's. I decided to combined the creation of zen-tangles and pop art together. Like that of Any Warhol, he created prints of images from popular culture. Instead of creating prints based on Warhol's work, I took the concept of converting popular culture into zen-tangles.

 

I gave students a list of cartoons from my childhood, 70's, 80's and 90's. I picked this era because of the nostalgia behind it. I wanted to share and expose them to cartoon forms created before they were born. I thought it could be a fun blast from the past.  In addition to filling each shape in with a design they were required to add at least two designs that incorporated images or symbols that represent the cartoon they chose. It's like a treasure hunt. Take a look and see if you can spot them.

I also forgot to mention I originally got the idea to do this project from an image on Pinterest. It was a zen-tangle of Alice.
 

Anika

Averil

 

 Jackson

 Pieper

 Kelly

 Mateo

 Charlie

 Alex

 Wade

 Nell

 Valerie

 Owen

 Quentin

 Beckie

 Jayden

 Maja

Hailey



Kayla

  

Portfolios 2011-12

 These are overs of student portfolios from a few years back that I had forgotten about. There is a mixer of 3 different concepts here, grades 9 to 11. Perspective, colour theory and I actually can't remember what I asked the grade 9's to do. I believe it was some abstract using some elements of design but I can't remember. As you'll notice when checking out by blog I did not return to doing portfolio covers again. I found it took too long to do with the limited time I am given to teach art and I found a much simpler way to store students work; using one coloured folder (folded Bristol board) for each group.  This new method of organizing students work is much more efficient and user friendly.