Vida Winter Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Art From Many Hands: Multicultural Art Projects by Jo Miles Schuman It contains art projects from all corners of the earth so it is also serving as my geography book when I add in a little map and globe work. These are the types of art projects it covers (copied from a list a reviewer posted on Amazon): West Africa - tie-dying cloth, traditional dashikis, papier mache masks and sculptures Ghana - Adinkra designs on paper and cloth Nigeria - Adire Eleko cloth designs and Counter-Repousse (metal work) Egypt - plaster hieroglyphic tablet, jewelry/clay beads, tapestry Israel - paper and tile mosaics Iran - Persian miniature paintings France/Spain - prehistoric cave paintings (impressive - they make a whole caves system from cardboard!) Cro-Magnons in Europe - stone engravings Ancient Greece - sculpture Great Britain - stained glass (originated in Middle East but famous in cathedrals) Sweden - cookie stamps (she even includes a recipe) Poland - Wycinanki (paper cutouts) Ukraine - Pysanky (decorated eggs) Belarus - straw designs Germany - flower arts (pressed, woodcut) China - calligraphy, paper making, woodblock prints Japan - haiku and sumi-e ink paintings, accordion books, fish banners, fish prints, decorated paper Burma - lacquer work India - marble inlays Indonesia - Javanese shadow plays, batik fabrics SE Asia and Taiwan - kites Central/Northern Asia - felt rugs and balls Hawaii - canoes South Pacific - Tapa (decorated barkcloth) including Fiji for stenciled designs and Tahiti for fern designs Tonga - design tablets Micronesia - gift-giving bowls Australia - Aboriginal bark paintings, didgeridoos, carved Emu eggs Mexico - Huichol Indian yarn painting, Amate paper cutouts and paintings, clay figures and suns Central America - Cuna Indian Molas (cotton panels), gold/silver sculpture Peru - embroidery Caribbean - maracas Puerto Rico - seed necklaces Haiti - steel designs United States - Pueblo Indian pottery, Navajo weaving and sand painting, Plains Indian Buffalo Robes, Headdresses, shirts and vests, Woodland Indian quillwork and beadwork, Inuit stone sculpture and printmaking, early American applehead dolls, scrimshaw (carving in whale bone and ivory), and weathervanes The author discusses ways to do these projects with different age groups of children. Some of the techniques are too difficult (or dangerous - hot wax for example) for the youngest children but can be adapted for younger ones. I am so excited about this resource -- real art projects and a learning experience about different cultures and geography thrown in for free. This is going to be a great school year. There are several very cheap used copies available on Amazon marketplace. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trivium Academy Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 It sounds awesome Dana! Thank you for telling the board about it! I tried to rep you but it seems I've done it too often lately. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2read Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Looks great, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra314 Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Sounds great. I think I'll look into that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliveview Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Thank you so much! What a wonderful resource. I just ordered it from amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda@LivingWater Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Now, I am off to check it out. Thanks so much for posting about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in the NH Woods Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 :D Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetbaby Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 That sounds really great. Thanks for sharing. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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