3 Vases, ca. 1955–65
Ink and crayon on board
14 15/16 × 11 1/4 in. (37.94 × 28.58 cm)
Gift of Anthony Petullo M2012.243
Photo credit: Larry Sanders
Objective: Students will create an artwork using patterns.
Materials:
- Paper
- Drawing materials
Introduce: Look at artwork by artists Scottie Wilson and Dwight Mackintosh. You may want to conduct a VTS with your students using an artwork by one of these artists.
Ask:
- What is a pattern? Repetition?
- What can be used to create patterns?
Activity:
- Generate a list of people, places, objects, colors, shapes, and words that stood out to your students in the artworks they saw.
- Make sure everyone understands the meaning of each word.
- Have students choose one of the things from your list to create their own art-inspired pattern on a sheet of paper.
- Hang everyone’s patterns on the walls. Talk together about similarities and differences in patterns.
Adaptation: For an activity focusing more on geometry, restrict your initial list to only the shapes and colors students saw.
National Standards:
- VA:Cr1.2.1a Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.
- VA:Cr3.1.2a Discuss and reflect with peers about choices made in creating artwork
Share your artwork with us on social media @milwaukeeart #MAMLearn or email pictures to teachers.mam.org. We’d love to see your creations!