Great Art Lessons for the Creative Soul
Happy Spring 2022! As we approach Mother's Day this weekend we wanted to share a few of our favorite creative resources and products that you can use to celebrate the special mothers in your life.
Note Cards & Greeting Cards
Choosing a greeting card for Mother's Day can be a bit overwhelming. With so many designs to choose from, finding the perfect sentiment can be challenging. We have a great solution. Our line of handcrafted note cards and print-on-demand greeting cards allow you to customize the interior with a personal sentiment. You can give them for Mother's Day, a birthday or just because.
Keepsake Paper Flowers
Use the flower drawing video below to create a keepsake paper flower bouquet or flower crown for Mother's Day. You can add glitter, stickers and paper gemstones to embellish your creation.
Coloring Books
We offer a variety of coloring books for people of all ages. Coloring promotes mindfulness and relaxation. Click on each title to purchase the book.
Make sure to explore our website to discover more creative resources. Share some of your favorite ways/products to celebrate Mother's Day in the comments below.
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While Spring seems to be a bit hesitant this year about warming things up, we are ecstatic that it is officially here. Over the last year we've been presenting ideas about how to create art units that connect to different visual art careers such as animation and puppetry. Today we want to share some tips and resources related to fashion design that you can use to build or add to a fashion unit in your art curriculum. Fashion is such an important part of our everyday lives. Adding a fashion unit to your curriculum can be as simple or developed as you'd like. Young artists really seem to enjoy exploring the art of fashion because they connect to this subject personally. Picture BooksWe love using picture books with younger learners in our creative space. Ann Lowe was a visionary fashion designer and seamstress who owned her own designer dress salon during the mid-20th century. Her dresses were worn by wealthy clients including first lady of the United States, Jackie Kennedy. The beautifully illustrated children's picture book below written by Deborah Blumenthal and illustrated by Laura Freeman is a great resource to introduce young artists to her beautiful work and story of perseverance. Black Fashion DesignersLearning about current fashion designers can help young artists make connections to the real world; they can also discover a potential career path related to visual art. There are a dynamic group of Black fashion designers working today that can be referenced in your lessons. Here are two contemporary designers who create beautiful clothing that can also be easily connected to the Elements of Art. Native Detroiter, Tracey Reese is a prolific fashion designer who has been in the industry for over 20 years. Her creations are colorful and vibrant. She recently developed a line of clothing made from more sustainable materials. Christopher John Rogers was born in Baton Rouge, LA. He recently designed the dress worn by Vice President Kamala Harris at the presidential inauguration in 2021. This award-winning artist continues to create eye-catching designs that inspire people from diverse cultural backgrounds, Fashion in Fine ArtFashionable clothing has been and continues to be an important subject for painters and photographers to include in their portrait renderings. We selected several works of art that display figures wearing stylish clothing. Feel free to develop your own collection of works. Initiate a conversation with young learners about the fashions the subjects in each piece are wearing. Here are a list of questions you can ask to begin a conversation: 1. What place or event do you do you think the figures in the paintings are going to or coming from? Explain. 2. Would you wear or do you own an outfit similar to what the individuals in the works of art are wearing? 3. If you were a fashion designer, which outfit would be similar to the kind of fashions you would design? More Fashion Art Resources To ExploreA few more art lesson/activities you can add to your fashion design unit include:
Abstract Fashion Design Art Lesson
$5.99
This multimedia art lesson is a great way for young artists in grades 4-12 to explore fashion illustration and learn about the prolific artist, Amy Sherald. Explore our website to discover more fashion themed art lessons and resources.
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Fashion Design Art Lesson Bundle
$13.99
This is a great set of lessons to explore art related to fashion design and textiles. Inspired by prominent artists including Kehinde Wiley and Ellis Wilson, feel free to tailor the lessons to fit your curriculum. Explore our website to find more great art resources inspired by amazing Black visual artists Wedding Dress Design Art Lesson
$5.99
Inspired by the children's picture book, The Wedding written by Angela Johnson, this art lesson was designed for young artists in grades 3-12. Explore our website to discover more great art resources and tips. This Resource Includes:
Happy Black History Month 2022! Even though our website is dedicated to highlighting Black art history all year long, February is one of our favorite months. This year we're taking a look at Black visual artists who created works of art featuring other Black visual artists. Gwendolyn Knight & Augusta SavageTalented painter Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence was mentored by renowned sculptor Augusta Savage at the Harlem Community Center during the Harlem Renaissance. They both created works of art of one another. Mrs. Savage was dedicated to her students and community. Mrs. Lawrence was also a dancer and amazing partner to her famous artist husband, Jacob Lawrence. James Van Der Zee & BasquiatAt age 95, prominent photographer James Van Der Zee photographed 21 year old self-taught artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Van Der Zee spent his career capturing the beauty of Black people and culture using photography. Basquiat was a dynamic abstract painter who experienced world-wide acclaim while he was alive. Laura Wheeler Waring & Alma ThomasLaura Wheeler Waring was a prominent portrait painter of distinguished African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance. She was also an educator who enjoyed a long teaching career. Alma Thomas was also a committed educator who prioritized her teaching career above exhibiting her exciting abstract paintings for many years. Beauford & Joseph DelaneyBeauford and Joseph Delaney were artistic brothers who garnered attention in New York during and after the Harlem Renaissance. While both artists painted a large collection of portraits, Beauford explored abstract expression in his work. He also lived in Paris and developed a close friendship with famed author, James Baldwin. Joseph taught art in New York and later became an artist-in-residence at the University of Tennessee. Take a look at the art resources below to learn more about these artists. What do you think of this collection of images? Which piece is your favorite? Comment below. Great African-American Artists Memory Game
$8.99
Using this game is a fun way to teach students in grades K-12 about prominent African-American artists who have contributed to the development of visual arts in the United States.
This Set Includes: • Lesson Ideas & Directions • 26 Pairs of Artist Portrait Cards • 26 Artist Facts Cards • Back Side of Cards Sheet Featured Artists: Alma Thomas Augusta Savage Clementine Hunter Edmonia Lewis Elizabeth Catlett Faith Ringgold Gwendolyn Knight Harriet Powers Lois Mailou Jones Margaret Burroughs Meta Warrick Fuller Minnie Evans Selma Burke Aaron Douglas Beauford Delaney Charles White Gordon Parks Hale Woodruff Henry O. Tanner Horace Pippin Hughie –Lee Smith Jean-Michel Basquiat John Biggers Richmond Barthe Romare Bearden William H. Johnson Rainbow Shapes Collage Art Lesson
$3.99
Inspired by Alma Thomas’ Untitled Abstract paintings, this lesson is a way great to help young artists develop fine motor skills. While this lesson was designed for young artists in primary grades, it can be tailored to use with older artists. Visit www.artforthecreativesoul.com to find more art lessons, resources and tips. This Resource Includes: · Lesson Prep/Tips · Rainbow Shapes Collage Art Lesson (with step-by-step photos) Great African-American Artists Coloring & Activity Book 2.0
$19.99
Our latest coloring book features another group of amazing African-American visual artists. This resource is a great way to introduce students to artists such as:
Nancy Prophet Edward Mitchell Bannister Robert Scott Duncanson Vivian Schuyler Key Beauford Delaney William H, Johnson Gordon Parks Margaret Taylor-Burroughs Norman Lewis Charles Alston Varnette Honeywood Carl Owens Eugene Grigsby Allan Crite Annie Lee Augusta Savage Creative Writing Lesson
$4.99
This fun creative writing lesson is a great way to foster art history in the classroom. After students complete a word search activity about the great artist, August Savage, they will use the words to write a story about her. Common Core standards are supported with this lesson.
The Lesson Includes: -Teacher Lesson Plan -Word Search Activity Sheet -Newspaper Template -Word Search Answer Key Great African-American Artists Coloring & Activity Book
$19.99
This newest release compliments the art lesson book, Great Art Lessons for the Creative Soul by Alicia L. McDaniel. Each artist is highlighted with a coloring portrait sheet, biographical info, research questions and a simple art activity. There are cross-curricular connections to music, technology, science, social studies and ELA.
The Featured Artists are: Jean-Michel Basquiat Romare Bearden Selma Burke Elizabeth Catlett Aaron Douglas Minnie Evans Meta Warrick Fuller Clementine Hunter Lois Mailou Jones Gwendolyn Knight Jacob Lawrence Edmonia Lewis Palmer Hayden Sargent Claude Johnson Horace Pippin Harriet Powers Faith Ringgold Augusta Savage Hughie Lee Smith Henry O. Tanner Alma Thomas Laura Wheeler Waring Charles White Ellis Wilson Hale Woodruff Alma Thomas Portrait Art
$6.99
Celebrate great women artists with our Alma Thomas Portrait Art Print by Alicia L. McDaniel. You can print this PDF formatted portrait art on your personal printer or take it to a print shop to print a different size. Explore our website to find more art education resources featuring Alma Thomas.
This Art Resource Includes: · Artist Biographical Info · Alma Thomas Portrait Art Print (Total Print Size, including border, is 8.5” x 11”) Happy 2022! We're almost halfway through January and just starting to experience mild winter weather where we live in southeastern North Carolina. As the temperature drops, ideas for winter themed art activities go up on Pinterest, social media, etc. Read further to review a brief list of some cool winter themed art resources that you can start using today. |
Celebrate Juneteeth with this coloring set. There are four coloring sheets displaying symbols for this important time in American history. This set can be used along with your Juneteenth curriculum and works for ages 4 to adult.
This Set Includes 4 Designs:
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