Art

Investigate and use drawing, collage and textile materials and processes to communicate ideas about line, shape and colour; comment on differences in others' work; suggest ways of improving their own work

Teaching Activities

Mother Nature / Repeated Patterns
Artwork inspired by William Morris

Science Link

ICT Link Unit 2B To select and use different techniques to communicate ideas through pictures
Collect examples of designers who used nature as a source of ideas, eg William Morris, and designs based on natural forms, animals and birds, eg Arabic carpet designs, Polynesian fabrics.

Use a display of natural objects created in the art and design lessons. Ask the children to examine these, using a viewfinder to select a small area. They take this as a starting point for their own design on the computer, using a variety of drawing and painting tools. The children might draw and fill in the shapes they have identified in their observational drawings.

The children print their work, discuss their designs and give reasons for choosing the particular tools. They describe the effects produced.

Learning Outcomes

• select the appropriate tools to give the required effect

Henry Matisse
www.henry-matisse.com
Use an object-based graphics package to create a range of geometric shapes similar to those in 'The Snail' by Matisse. Demonstrate to the class how these shapes can be selected and rearranged, how colours can be changed, how shapes can be resized and how shapes can be copied and layered.

Websites

Information Sheets Northumberland Grid	Bedford Bytes Contains lesson plans as well as other resources for this unit.	Worcestershire Image Bank

Original artwork from childrens' literature
www.imagesofdelight.com

Asian Arts
www.asianart.com

Arts of Africa Oceania and the Americas
www.metmuseum.org

William Morris
All his designs were inspired by the beautiful patterns and colours in nature.

Examples of Computer Artwork inspired by William Morris

members.aol.com

morris.artpassions.net

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