Studio Projects

The studio projects that were done this semester were very useful not only for putting out helpful ideas of art projects to do with children, but for discovering what worked and what did not when it came to creating the projects themselves. The painting and drawing project presented to our group was interesting because we were able to create a picture of an animal by looking at a picture, thus given the opportunity to practice drawing in realism, but the project also allowed the flow of creativity in the second part of the project. The painting portion enabled us to create our animal in a different position and/or setting and therefore gave us the chance to create a painting from the imagination. The sculpting project was also beneficial. Our group was required to place our hands in a mystery box, feel a certain texture and then recreate that texture while sculpting a monster. Not only did this project allow for full creativity in creating a creature of any kind, the incorporation of a texture made us think objectively about how to recreate that texture in a creative way. This exercise also made us think about different kinds of textures that could be made from different kinds of materials encouraging us to explore different materials that might have not been experienced otherwise.

These studio projects allowed me to learn about the different ways of creating art and that there is no standard procedure to follow. Art can be defined in a plethora of ways which makes it so useful and fun, especially for children. Art projects is an excellent way of promoting a child's imagination, as well as being a successful way of teaching a variety of subjects and/or concepts.