Submitted by Caroline Nay
Boulder City High School
Boulder City, Nevada
Subject: Art 1
Lesson: Tint and Shades Ceiling Hanging
Idea:
To create a color wheel ceiling installation that shows tints
and shades of the colors. The tints and shades are cutout designs from painted
swatches. The cutouts are put onto strings and then tied to embroidery hoops.
The hoops are attached to the ceiling and then hangs like a weeping willow in
the shape of a color wheel. This also serves as a great color reference for
other classes when students are trying to pick colors for their project. They
can just look up and pick their favorite colors.
General Objective:
To create a ceiling installation using tints
and shades in the shape of a color wheel.
Specific Instructional Objectives:
Creative Expression: the students will design their own shapes to
be incorporated into the installation.
Artistic Perceiving: Students will gain knowledge in design
principles involving shape, color, contrast, value, and form.
Historical and Cultural Expression: show installation artists such as Kim Abeles
Aesthetic Valuing: the class will vote on a title for the art
piece
Criteria:
Did the
student design a shape for the installation?
Did the
student paint at least two to three coats of tempera with an even texture?
Did the
student cut 72 identical shapes?
Did the
student put two strands together for the installation?
Motivation:
Show
example of teacher’s ceiling hanging with all of the tints and shades of the
color wheel. This gives the students something for them to match their colors
to.
Vocabulary:
Materials:
Demonstrations:
Show how
to mix paint colors for tints and shades
Show how
to paint flat, even color
Show how
to put the strands together
Procedure:
1) Organize students into groups of four to
five. Each group will paint one of the twelve colors from the color wheel.
2) Each group is responsible for painting the
pure color, three tints and three shades of that color.
3) The group will design three different shapes
to cut for their color.
4) The groups need to paint enough for at least
72 pairs of shapes (total 144 shapes).
5) When the pieces are cut, the group will
arrange the six pairs of cutouts onto strings (at least 3 feet long).
6) The pairs are sandwiched on the string with
masking tape and white Elmer’s glue.
7) At the end of the string, students need to
tie a washer on. This gives it more weight, so, that the strand will hang
appropriately.
8) There should be twelve strands altogether for
one color.
9) When the strands are finished, they need to
be arranged and tied onto the embroidery hoop.
10) The teacher and a few volunteers help to attach
two more strings (clear fishing line) to the hoop to create a cross section. These
aides in hanging it from the ceiling. The teacher attaches another long string
(about three feet) from the middle of the cross section.
11) To
get the hoops to hang, from the ceiling, the panels are lifted up and then tied
onto the metal bars. Put the panels back and the hoop should be able to hang
Closure:
Students
will name the art piece. The teacher will ask for suggestions and write them on
the board. The class will then vote and which ever name gets the most votes
will become the title of the piece.
A
marbled piece of paper will be passed around for everyone to put their
signature on. The title will be placed at the top. The paper will be framed and
will be put on a wall close to the installation
Evaluation:
Did the
student follow the criteria?
Did the
student put a considerable amount of effort into the art piece?
Is there
a high level of craftsmanship?
Overall,
is the class happy with the project?
Room Set-up and Clean-up Procedures:
Students
will place work in designated class drawer.
Students
will leave desks cleaned off for the next class.
Artist References:
Abeles,
Kim, Sweet Dreams, www.kimabeles.com
Kienholz, Ed, The
Portable War Memorial, www.artchive.com/artchive/K/kienholz.html
Skoglund, Sandy, Revenge
of the Goldfish, www.sandyskoglund.com
