BritneyB_Final Project

Final Project: Quilts , Quilts, Quilts!!

Age for project: 2nd Grade

Quotes:” I believe that the making of art is primarily for the benefit of the artist. If what the artist has created communicates messages and feeling to others, then it is because of the universality of the human experience that is speaking through the work of art.” – David Walker
“If One Can, Anyone Can All you Gotta Do Is Try” – Faith Ringgold

Objectives: The students will learn about contemporary art through the form of quilts. They will see the art of quilt makers, read a book about crazy quilts, and make a quilt for themselves.

Goals:
· The students will learn a different type of art than just painting.
· The students will learn about quilt art through books and pictures.
· The students will create their own quilt art.

Materials:
scrap construction and decorative papers
glue
scissors
black markers
large sheet of paper to mount paper patches
temper paint
paint brushes

Procedures: Read the books, The Crazy Quilt and Tar Beach to the students. After reading them, discuss the art of quilt making. Show different pictures of quilt art to show the many different ways it is done. Tell the students that they are going to make their own quilt art with scraps of paper. Let them use their creativity in making the quilt. They can make crazy quilts like the book and David Walker’s quilts or they can paint a picture on their quilts like Faith Ringgold. Pre-cut random shapes of scrap paper to get the children started. If you have a scrap box of paper, give students access to it for this project. Students draw patterns on some of the plain patches. They can also use some decorative papers that look like fabric. Next they are to set their patches on a background paper in random ways. They can then glue their patches. To finalize the project and really make it look like a crazy quilt, students are instructed to draw stitching with black markers.

Contemporary Artists: David Walker http://davidwalker.us/Pages/Q_QUILTS_HOME.html
Faith Ringgold http://www.faithringgold.com/ringgold/d102.htm

Literature: The Crazy Quilt by Kristin Avery
Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold

Assessment: I think the best way to assess the children is to ask questions after reading the stories and to see that they follow directions in making the quilt.