This project
idea came from Mrs. Kramer
Art teacher at Los Cerros Middle School,
Danville, California.
Drawing hands is very
difficult for many middle school artists. We are using this unit as a
means to study how we are all alike, while celebrating individual
differences. Our handmade books will feature each student's hand drawing
along with textile patterns from various cultures in the negative
spaces. Each student will be asked to think about how he or she can
spread "peace". They have all been alarmed by the recent
violence in public schools across the nation. Students will be
encouraged to explore different cultural symbols and meanings and will incorporate
their own beliefs and values. The pages will have a ribbon drawing
connecting each student drawing--this ribbon tying all of us together.
This project
idea came from Mrs. Kramer, art teacher at Los Cerros Middle School,
Danville, California.
[UNIT LESSON PLAN]
See
the drawings of hands from Los Cerros Middle School
Drawing
Hands by M. C. Escher M.
C. Escher was a master of illusion. Also see Hand
with Reflecting Sphere - a self portrait by Escher. Be sure to click
on the pictures to see a larger image. Be sure to look at the detail
images.
Igar
Stravinsky by Picasso Look how the hands seem to be exaggerated in
this contour drawing.
Carol
Gray's hand portraits Contemporary artist-- Watercolors and drawings
of hands at work and play illustrating history and capturing life's
memories.
Hand Studies: hand
1 and hand 2 (graphite) - hand 3
and hand
4 (oil studies) - images from Viola Fair site by Larry Tipton
(see note below) See "Fist"
by Amy Rawson. See Amy's
"Fist" in progress work
How
to Draw Hands - some tips from About.com (watch out for pop-up ads)
Digital
photographs by Harold Olejarz
New Jersey middle school teacher's photography focusing on hands.
Leonardo
da Vinci See how hand gestures were important in the paintings of
Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci and many other Renaissance artists would
fill sketch books with studies of hands. See Leonardo
da Vinci's drawing of hands. More drawings
by Leonardo da Vinci.
Detail of hands from Michelangelo's
Creation of Adam.
Creation of Man - Sistine Chapel.
Praying
Hands. Read the story about this famous drawing by Renaissance
artist, Albrecht Durer. It will touch your heart.
Illustrations are from "The Young
Jesus with the Doctors" painting and hand studies, Albrecht Durer,
1506
Use the Middle School Art Web Site to find textile images that appeal to you. Save the image onto your 3 1/2" floppy disk. Right click -- save image as -- look in A drive -- save the image as the name of the culture for future reference. We will make a CD-ROM to share with the Family and Consumer Science classroom. Try these resources Andean Textiles - African Textiles - Chinese Textiles - Japanese Textiles - Kuna Indians - Native American - Textiles - Costumes through time.
You may also go to search engines and look up history of textiles (or name of culture you wish and textiles). Save the URL of any quality sites you find into a Word Document for Mrs. Decker. [LESSON PLAN]
Learn about the history of hand made paper. Discover the art of book making
HANDS LESSON IDEAS ON INCREDIBLE ART DEPARTMENT
Background image adapted from Leonardo da Vinci's drawing of hands
Note on Viola Fair site. The images linked above were downloaded from the Viola Fair site by Larry Tipton. The site is no longer safe for student viewing as it has been hacked into. I will remove the hand studies from this site at the request of the artist. Artist may be Larry Tipton.
