Joyce Wieland: Quilting

Grade level: 1-6

Art Form: Fabric Art

Lesson Length: Half day

Lesson Objective

Learn about quilting as a subversive art form. Through exploring the art work of Joyce Wieland and her use of quilting to convey her messages, students will create an “Art Quilt”. Each quilt square revolves around a common theme yet allows each student to express their individual perspective on it.

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Learning Outcomes

Students will:

  • learn vocabulary of art techniques and practices (collage, composition, fabric art, contrasting colours/shapes/textures)

  • explore elements of design (shape and form, space, line, colour, texture and value)

  • explore principles of design (balance, emphasis, harmony, movement, proportion, rhythm, unity, variety)

  • learn about a local artist and their art

  • have an opportunity to explore with different materials and concepts

  • be encouraged to create art in a comfortable and supportive environment

  • apply critical and creative thinking skills in their analysis of art work and creation of their own art work

 

Curriculum Connections

Visual Arts, Social Studies, (Heritage and Citizenship), Media literacy

All Programmes

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Graven Feather Studios: Relief/Block Printmaking (K-5)

Charles Pachter:  “Me” Pattern Paintings (K-3)

Group of Seven: Landscape Painting (3-8)

Katrina Schaman Whimsical Animals in Whimsical Landscapes: Mixed Media Collage (K-8)

Richard Ahnert: Mixed Media Animal/Human Portraits (4-8)

Arthur Shilling: Expressionist Portrait Painting (3-8)

Liz Pead: Fabric Collage Painting (1-8)

Shawn Skeir African Mask Portraits: Mixed Media Collage (K-8)

Painters Eleven: Abstract Expressionism
“Painting out my Feelings” (K-4)

Tonya Hart: Arctic Animals (K-6)

Chris Walsh: 3D “Map Sculptures” (1-5)

Meera Sethi: Hybrid Identity Fashion Design (2-8)

Joyce Wieland: Quilting (1-6)

Urban Street Artists: Graffiti Tags (5-8)

Daphne Mcormack: Water Habitats (K-5)