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| Garrison School Artist in Residence |
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| Garrison School In 1997 and 1998 I was hired by the school to implement two artists in residence projects. The first was for the entire fourth grade. They were studying the Hopi tribe, so I wrote an art cross curriculum to incorporate both my goal of a sculptural experience with the subject of Hopi masks. The children all made clay mask forms using stoneware clay, then cast them in paper, unmolded them and finished them with paint and other embellishments. This was a very successful project for all the children and everyone who participated (over 100 students) came out of the experience knowing more about both subjects. The second experience I had with Garrison School was to incorporate the use of clay again with the subject of castles and their reading program. All of the students made hand built clay castles, which were fired at my home and then returned for finishing with acrylic paints. This incorporated some art history with the castle introduction, they learned the special parts of the castles, different types and ages of castles and then were set off on a journey to make their own design given the instructions of clay use. They not only made lovely three-dimensional pieces, but also were able to come away from the experience with a greater knowledge of the architecture of castles, color mixing theory and patience for a multi-step art experience. This project was done with the first, second, and third grade classes. The fifth grade was given the task of clay molded and paper cast Mardi Gras masks. The same process was used as for the Hopi masks. At the end of all these projects, the pieces were put on display for the public in the Dover library as well as the display case at the school. These were my first experiences with artist in residence and they were truly fulfilling for me, as well as successful for the participants. |
