Unit 2: Relationships
Mary Cassett
Photograph, acrylic paint, and stamps
Rene Magritte
Post cards made from magazine images and colored pencils
Do Ho Suh
Pop-up house made from construction paper, pom poms, and stickers
Relationship Reflection
This unit focused on relationships. The first studio was using stamping techniques on top of photographs that represented relationships to us. I used a picture of me with my roommates and stamped the word “friends” on it. The second studio focused on creating post cards collaboratively. We passed the post cards around the table and each person got a chance to add their own image to the collage. In the end, we had to create a story relating all of the images together. The last studio was creating a portable house or place that was important to us.
I think these are both projects that could be introduced in a classroom. I envision myself using the first studio to learn more about who is important to my students. A writing assignment in which the students write about the relationships to the people in the photos could be incorporated. The Consortium of National Arts Education Associations (2002) states that “valid interdisciplinary work can take many forms, including a single lesson that features connections between two or more disciplines” (p. 6).The second studio also incorporates a writing assignment. I think it could aid in showing students that relationships can be created, even with seemingly unrelated objects and people. The third studio would show what places are important to the students.
Consortium of National Arts Education Associations. (2002). Authentic connections: Interdisciplinary work in the arts. Retrieved from http://www.kennedycenter.org/education/ceta/arts_integration_definition.pdf
I think these are both projects that could be introduced in a classroom. I envision myself using the first studio to learn more about who is important to my students. A writing assignment in which the students write about the relationships to the people in the photos could be incorporated. The Consortium of National Arts Education Associations (2002) states that “valid interdisciplinary work can take many forms, including a single lesson that features connections between two or more disciplines” (p. 6).The second studio also incorporates a writing assignment. I think it could aid in showing students that relationships can be created, even with seemingly unrelated objects and people. The third studio would show what places are important to the students.
Consortium of National Arts Education Associations. (2002). Authentic connections: Interdisciplinary work in the arts. Retrieved from http://www.kennedycenter.org/education/ceta/arts_integration_definition.pdf