Toysand treatspresentation

PLEASE GET OUT SKETCHBOOK AND ON A BLANK PAGE WRITE OUT THE PRINCIPLES

OF DESIGN

Studio Art TOYS AND TREATS

an artist and professor of art, currently l iving and working in Athens, Georgia

paintings incorporate fi gurative elements as well as surreal subjects and sti l l l i fe images

diagnosed and treated for breast cancer in 2008

notable shift and her work became a visual celebration of l ife

her dark palette was replaced with jewel l ike colors, high intensity

turned to imagery that became physical and psychological therapy

Sweet treats and toys on a massive scale predominated her paintings

ARTIST: MARGARET MORISSON

“Sweet Nothings”

“Marbles”

“Menace”

“Trojan Horse”

“Right Between The Eyes”

“Wax Lips”

“Candied Apples”

“Ring Green”

STEP 1 - FOR HOMEWORK:

PLEASE BRING IN ANY CANDY, CHOCOLATES, SWEETS, TOYS, OR TRINKETS THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER PUTTING INTO YOUR PROJECT.

PLEASE KEEP TOYS ITEMS ON THE SMALL SIDE AND THE TREATS NEED TO BE NON-PERISHABLE.

STEP 2: TECHNIQUE

Watch the demo on colored pencil techniques and then complete the colored pencil technique art card.

STEP 3,4,5: EXPERIMENT, PLAY, AND SKETCH!

You will get a 6” square cardboard card

experiment with the various arrangements of your toys and candy/treats to create an interesting composition

5 thumbnail sketches of possible compositions in your sketchbook

5 Thumbnail sketches in your sketchbook = conference with your teacher to discuss which composition is the most successful

STEP 6: CONFERENCE!

After your conference, you will glue your toys and treats into a permanent sculpture using a hot glue gun

If you do not want to hot glue your items make sure you trace them onto your card so you know where they are supposed to be!

STEP 7: CREATING YOUR STILL LIFE

make a gridded viewfinder by cutting a small square out of the paper provided and then crossing thread across your viewfinder to create 4 quadrants.

STEP 8: MAKING A VIEWFINDER

Viewfinder

TapeString

Sketch out COMPOSITIONcheck for proportions

and placement of your toys and treats. Use the gridding to help to check this

add color to your composition making use of the colored pencil techniques demonstrated as well as referencing the technique guide for reminders.

STEP 9 & 10: GRID AND DRAW!

TOYS AND TREATS: EXAMPLES AND IDEA STARTERS