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Print Price: $114.99

Format:
Paperback
272 pp.
184 illustrations, 8.5" x 11"

ISBN-13:
9780199975556

Copyright Year:
2015

Imprint: OUP US


Exploring Studio Materials

Teaching Creative Art Making to Children

Mary Hafeli

Exploring Studio Materials: Teaching Creative Art Making to Children is a transformative approach to teaching art in elementary and secondary schools. Based on the model of how real artists create their work, the text encourages teachers to work with the most common media and materials found in the Pre-K-12 curriculum. Hafeli provides a rich blend of real-life examples and suggested classroom activities in order to help fledgling art teachers learn how to implement creative arts programs that will produce exceptional results.

Rather than following a structure based on preconceived ideas, the book encourages experimental techniques with the materials that teachers commonly use in elementary and secondary classrooms. Therefore, teaching methodologies emerge from the activities themselves, rather than vice versa. Based on her own research, teaching, and contemporary approaches to arts education, this approach is an effective model for bringing artistic creativity into the school curriculum.

Readership : This is an undergraduate text book for art education majors, and studio and visual arts majors.

Reviews

  • "Hafeli's prose is accessible and inviting. She speaks to readers as though they are artists."
    --Stacey McKenna, Maryland Institute College of Art

  • "The author has a great background and is actually experienced in a hands-on way."
    --Susan Brewster, Michigan State University

  • "The book's approach is one that I have used in teaching pre-service and in-service art teachers for more than ten years and I find it to be highly effective. The writing is excellent and the tone is just right."
    --Sydney Walker, Ohio State University

Preface
1. Rethinking the Role of Materials in Studio Practice
Understanding Studio Practices
- Thinking Like an Artist
- From Material to Medium
Material Memories
Studio Materials in Teaching: Classroom Snapshots
- Seur-DOTS! with Ms. Gerardo
- Portrait Stereotypes with Mr. Cooley
- Winter Wonderland with Mrs. Brooks
- Expressive Painting with Ms. Angelo
- Encouraging Independent Artistry
Exploring Materials as an Artist-Teacher: Getting Started
- Opening Up Possibilities and Becoming Experimental
- Documenting Material Insights: Setting Up Your Studio Journal
2. Working Mostly Dry: Graphite, Charcoal, Pastels, Crayons, Ink
Figuring out What Materials Can Do
- Choosing Materials, Supports, and Drawing Tools
Drawing With Limited Colors
- Working Dry
- Adding Water
- Studio Reflections: Drawing with Limited Colors
Drawing With Many Colors
- Working Dry
- Adding Water
- Studio Reflections: Drawing with Many Colors
More Artists on Media
- Artist Profile: Rebecca Clark
- Artist Profile: Elaine Kaufmann
- Artist Profile: Jason D'Aquino
- Artist Profile: Ernest Concepcion
Thoughts About Drawing as a Studio Practice
Setting Up for Working With Drawing Materials
- Establishing a Climate of Experimental Inquiry
- Matching Time Allotted and Processes of Working with Media
- Considering Students' Age, Physical Characteristics, and Prior Experience
- Balancing Efficiency with Student Autonomy
- Anticipating Mess and Planning for Clean-Up
- Reflecting On and Articulating Learning
3. Working Wet: Tempera, Watercolor, Gouache, Acrylic, and Oil Paints
Figuring Out What Materials Can Do
- Choosing Materials, Supports, and Painting Tools
Experimenting With Paint
- Tempera
- Watercolour
- Gouache
- Acrylic
- Water Mixable Oil
- Mixing Painting and Other Media
- Studio Reflection: Paints
More Artists on Media
- Artist Profile: Robin Arnold
- Artist Profile: Seamus O'Brien
- Artist Profile: Ben Campbell
- Artist Profile: Karla Wozniak
- Artist Profile: Elizabeth Gilfilen
Thoughts About Painting as a Studio Practice
Setting Up for Working With Painting Materials
- Establishing a Climate of Experimental Inquiry
- Matching Time Allotted and Processes of Working with Media
- Considering Students' Age, Physical Characteristics, and Prior Experience
- Balancing Efficiency with Student Autonomy
- Anticipating Mess and Planning for Clean-Up
- Reflecting On and Articulating Learning
4. Working in Multiples: Printmaking
Figuring Out What Materials Can Do
- Printing Surfaces and Supplies
Experimenting With Printmaking
- Stamping
- Carved Blocks and Plates
- Collagraphs
Stencils and Silkscreen
Monotypes: -
- Mixing Printmaking and Other Media
- More Ideas for Printmaking
- Studio Reflection: Printmaking
More Artists on Media
- Artist Profile: Lauren Kussro
- Artist Profile:Anne Gant
- Artist Profile:Jill Parisi
- Artist Profile:Tamar Cohen
Thoughts About Printmaking as a Studio Practice
Setting Up for Working With Printmaking Materials
- Establishing a Climate of Experimental Inquiry
- Matching Time Allotted and Processes of Working with Media
- Considering Students' Age, Physical Characteristics, and Prior Experience
- Balancing Efficiency with Student Autonomy
- Anticipating Mess and Planning for Clean-Up
- Reflecting On and Articulating Learning
5. Collecting, Altering, Layering, and Attaching: Collage
Figuring Out What Materials Can Do
- Collecting Materials
Experimenting With Collage
- Changing Materials
- Composing and Arranging
- Attaching
- Alternative Supports
- Mixing Collage and Other Media
- More Ideas for Collage
- Studio Reflection: Collage
More Artists on Media
- Artist Profile: Barbara Campbell Thomas
- Artist Profile: Susan Reedy
- Artist Profile: Barbara Kendrick
- Artist Profile: Andrew Polk
Thoughts About Collage as a Studio Practice
Setting Up for Working With Collage Materials
- Establishing a Climate of Experimental Inquiry
- Matching Time Allotted and Processes of Working with Media
- Considering Students' Age, Physical Characteristics, and Prior Experience
- Balancing Efficiency with Student Autonomy
- Anticipating Mess and Planning for Clean-Up
- Reflecting On and Articulating Learning
6. Forming and Building: Sculpture
Figuring Out What Materials Can Do
- Collecting Materials
Experimenting With Building and Forming
- Paper and Cardboard
- Wire, Mesh Screen, and Foil
- Papier-mâché and Plaster
- Wood and Natural Materials
- Found Objects
- Clay
- Mixed Media with Construction and Other Materials
- Studio Reflection: Forming and Building
More Artists on Media
- Artist Profile: Deirdre Fox
- Artist Profile: Lois Schklar
- Artist Profile: Francesca Pastine
- Artist Profile: Leopold Van De Ven
- Artist Profile: Anat Shiftan
- Artist Profile: Morel Doucet
Thoughts About Forming and Building as a Studio Practice
Setting Up for Working With Construction Materials
- Establishing a Climate of Experimental Inquiry
- Matching Time Allotted and Processes of Working with Media
- Considering Students' Age, Physical Characteristics, and Prior Experience
- Balancing Efficiency with Student Autonomy
- Anticipating Mess and Planning for Clean-Up
- Reflecting On and Articulating Learning
7. Articulating Studio Learning Outcomes and Planning for Meaningful Instruction
Young Artists as Learners
- Overview of Artistic Development
- Sources of and Contexts for Young People's Art Ideas and Practices
Developing Content for Art Lessons
- Artistic Ways of Thinking and Practice
- What Students Should Know and Be Able to Do
In the Classroom: Planning for Teaching and Learning
- Planning Individual Lessons-Conceptual Components
- Planning Individual Lessons-Implementation Components
- Grouping Lessons in an Extended Curriculum
In the Classroom: Fostering an Environment of Studio Inquiry
A Final Word
Bibliography
Resources
Index

There are no Instructor/Student Resources available at this time.

Mary Hafeli is Professor of Art and Art Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

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Special Features

  • Encourages teachers to work with the most common media and materials found in the Pre-K-12 curriculum.
  • Establishes a meaningful, organic, and creative process in which teachers are discovering along with students.
  • Includes a rich combination of real-life examples and suggested classroom activities.