Curated OER
Lesson: Looking Closer: The Artwork of Shinique Smith
A critical discussion regarding the nature of Shinique Smith's second-hand clothing art is the foundation for the activity. Critical thinkers fully analyze the meaning behind her work, taking close consideration of where the clothing...
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Lesson: Communication Through Clothing
As we all know, some clothing has a way of letting us know a little something about the person wearing it. Kids explore the idea that clothing can be a form of communication and artistic expression. They analyze a Native American textile...
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Clothe Batik and Color Blending
Fabric dyeing and textile art has been around for hundreds of years. Budding fabric artists explore the Batik dyeing technique and color blending as they create unique and personal designs. The full step-by-step procedure and materials...
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Paper Molas
Delve into the history of textile art using this resource. Learners discuss the history of molas, a type of textile art made in Panama and Columbia, and talk about the importance of this process in the Kuna culture. Then, they create...
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Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Boxes
Learners design and create a fabric box using different fabrics and fusible bwebbing. They cut fabric using template and iron on the fusible web. then the pieces are sewn together to complete the box.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Lia Cook
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Lia Cook is described here along with information on his contributions to art through her work with weaving, textiles, and draped fabric.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Guggenheim Museum: Looking at Art: Art Investigations: Community
Examine Faith Ringgold's "Tar Beach" with the help of discussion/writing prompts and a short essay that sheds light on this piece of artwork as well as quilting in African culture.