书目

Art Lab for Kids

内容简介

"SusanSchwake'sArtLabforKidsisawell-thought-outguide，makingiteasytointroduceartintochildren'slives.Simple，clearexplanationsoftechnique，combinedwithinspirationfromestablishedartists，willenablechildrentofeelsuccessfulandencouragedtoexploreartasaformofexpression."-RebeccaEmberley，best-sellingchildren'sbookauthorandillustrator

"ArtLabforKidswillmakeavaluablecontributiontotheliteratureofchildren'screativeartexperiencesforteachersandotherswhobelieveinthevalueofartintheeducationofallchildren.Theactivitiesareadaptabletolearnersofalllevelsandarehighlycreativeandchallengingwhilebalancingtheartisticprocesswiththepotentialforameaningfulproduct.Thisbookwillbeanimportantadditiontoourprograminartteachereducation."-BillHaust，Chairman，DepartmentofArtEducation，PlymouthStateUniversity

"ArtLabforKidsencouragesallagestobefearlessinseekingandnurturingtheircreativity.Withlessons，inspiration，andadvice，SusanSchwakegivesyouthetoolstofindandexploreyourartisticside."-KathreenRicketson，foundandeditorofand

Arefreshingsourceofideasforcreatingfineartwithchildren，ArtLabforKidsencouragestheartist’sownvoice，marks，andstyle.Thisfunandcreativebookfeatures52fineartprojectssetintoweeklylessons，beginningwithdrawing，movingthroughpaintingandprintmaking，andthenbuildingtopapercollageandmixedmedia.Eachlessonfeaturesandrelatestotheworkandstyleofacontemporaryartist.LisaCongdon，MeganBogonovich，andAmyRicearejustafewoftheartistsincluded.Thelabscanbeusedassingularprojectsortobuilduptoayearofhand-onfineartexperiences.Thelessonsinthisbookareopen-endedtobeexploredoverandover–withdifferentresultseachtime!Colorfulphotosillustratehowdifferentpeopleusingthesamelessonwillyielddifferentresults，exemplifyingthewaythelessonbringsouteachartist’spersonalstyle.ArtLabforKidsistheperfectbookforcreativefamilies，friends，andcommunitygroupsandworksaslessonplansforbothexperiencedandnewartteachers.Childrenofallagesandexperiencelevelscanbeguidedbyadultsandwillenjoytheseengagingexercises.

作者简介

SusanSchwakeisanartist,arteducator,andcurator.SheactivelyexhibitsherworkingalleriesaroundtheUnitedStatesandEuropeandsellsherworkonlineandinherowngallery,artstream.Susanhasbeenpartofjuriedpublicartexhibitions,creatinglarge-scale,site-specificworks.Herpassionforteachingandmakingartwithothersgrewfromatinyseedofanideainthefourthgrade.Workinginsuchdiversesettingsasschools,communitycenters,specialneedsnonprofits,summercamps,intergenerationalfacilities,libraries,andherownlittleartschool,Susanhastaughtarttohundredsofpeopleoverthepasttwentyyears.Shecreatedapermanentexhibitionofchildren’sart,involvingmorethanonehundredlocalchildren,thatgracesthewallsofanewchildren’sroominherlocallibraryin1997andrefresheditin2007tocelebrateitstenthanniversary.In2000,shedirectedasimilarprojectwithfourhundredpeopleinanintergenerationalsettingforanewmulti-agencyfacility,bringingthestaff,families,andclientsmorecloselytogetherthroughtheprocessofmakingart.Shehasenjoyedmanyresidenciesinpublicandprivateschools,withwholeschoolprojects,andinspecialneedsgroupsandsingleclassrooms.Sincethereleaseofherfirstbook,ArtLabforKids,Susanhasofferedworkshopstoparentsandteachersandstudentteachersatuniversities,artstudios,andschools.Sheenjoyssharinghermethodsandlearningfromothers.In2005,Susanbeganablogcalledartesprit.Throughtheblog,sheembracedwritingandphotographingherworld,meetingmanynewartistsandfriendsaroundtheglobe.Sheco-ownsandisthecuratorforartstreamstudiosinNewHampshire.SheenjoysbringingcompellinggroupshowsofcontemporaryarttohercornerofNewEngland.Sheishappytobeworkingalongsideherhusbandeverydaydoingwhatshelovesmost.Followheradventures.Blog:Website:Gallery:RainerSchwakeisaversatileandtalentedmediadesignerholdingamastersdegreeingraphicdesign.Hisphotographyhasbeenusedinhundredsofbusiness-andarts-relateddesignworksforprintandwebsites.Heisco-ownerofartstreamstudiosandliveswithhiswife,Susan,inRochester,NH.,,,

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