My students are in college at the University of Missouri. I have 14 students that are in one or
the other of my Beginning and Intermediate Fiber Arts class. These are stacked classes and can have
advanced and graduate students enrolled in them.
Each student is at a different place in his/her education
from early college to last semester seniors and some are not even art majors or
minors. My students come from
various areas and different departments throughout the University and take this
class for credit in the humanities area. Each of my students arrive at class with varying amounts of
art education. I encourage them to
bring in their own voice to their artwork through each of the areas we are
using to help tell about their art.
We meet twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday at 8am to
11am for a three-hour block of time.
We meet in Bingham Commons. This building is an old kitchen and
dinning hall that was in operation about 20 or so years ago. This is the
preferred place to have a fiber classroom. We can beat paper, dye fabric, and make baskets in an area
that is very forgiving. We, in
fibers, will work in multiple medias this semester. We are also working with 3-D sculptural units, first surface
design, paper sculptural, and basketry. Presently, we are in the 3-D paper
sculptural unit. Each student will
beat own pulp and creates an armature to cast over. Then, our next unit will be
sculptural basketry. This is why I
have chosen these four artists for my teacher’s choice images.
This is quite a varied selection! They are all so interesting and they will show students the possibilities of making fiber sculptural work.
ReplyDeleteYou do have an interesting variety of pieces. I think that all of these would be engaging for your students. I think I found myself very interested in the first and last image. May be color and texture that draws my eye. Sorry I am so late at writing a comment, I guess these things happen when you don't check your email very often.
ReplyDeleteYou have quite a challenge with the breadth of experience represented in your class! For this reason, I'm really leaning toward hoping you'll use the Nick Cave soundsuit. It has the layered meaning that will allow all of your students to enter the discussion. It is based on a human figure and, therefore you student with no experience shouldn't be intimidated. Also, the sedimented meanings of the objects used to embellish the suit - children's tops and toys - make the work accessible. For your advanced students, though, there is ambiguity and juxtaposition that should engage them at higher levels and this will scaffold understandings and considerations the less experienced students will benefit from. LOVE that you are focusing on fibers! My heart is there and the works are every bit as narrative as paintings or non-fiber sculptures. Can't wait to see how it goes!
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