Hispanic Heritage Month Art Show Waterworks Museum is sponsoring a Middle and High School art show in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs September 15 - October 15.
Who: Middle and High Schools
Where: Waterworks Visual Arts Center (123 E Liberty Street, Salisbury)
Show Dates: Oct 12 - Nov 21
Reception: Oct 12 from 5:30 - 7:00
Number of Works: 15 per school, 3-D works limited to 5 pieces)
Size Limits: 2-D 12”x18” including mat/frame, 3-D 12” height/width/depth
The show is called Interlaced Heritage and focuses loosely on textiles and the threads that tie us all together. Textiles are used all over the world as a form of cultural expression that convey traditions and beliefs. They tell important stories and represent national identity. They include a variety of techniques including dye and wax, embroidery, and weaving. Colors play an important role and are symbolic of different things in each country. Another form of expressing cultural identity is through the use of patterns.
Viewing textiles from all over the world, it becomes clear that although there are many unique features, there are also some elements that to common to all cultures. One way cultural textiles are similar is by representing nature. Traditional textiles often contain plants, animals, patterns and colors found in the designers surrounding environment. With this in mind, we want to celebrate how we can come together despite being from different places.
EMBOIDERY of MEXICO
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=countries+know
+for+textile+traditions&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
TARTAN of SCOTLAND https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=countries+know
+for+textile+traditions&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
BATIK of INDONESIA
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=countries+know
+for+textile+traditions&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
KENTE CLOTH of AFRICA
https://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/a33670853/what-is-kente-cloth/
PERSIAN TERMH of IRAN
https://persianhandicrafts.com/what-is-termeh
YUZEN SILK of JAPAN https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2015-06-10/beautiful-textiles-around-the-world-tartan-kente
You will be creating a no sew collage our of fabric. The subject of the collage will be birds that migrate back and forth from United States to Central and South America as a metaphor of the human experience of crossing borders.
1. View the selection of birds that migrate between North, Central and South America. Think about the patterns and colors of the birds, Choose 2 or 3 that interest you the most. Do a Google search about these birds and list some of their characteristics and unique qualities. 2. Choose one bird as your focus. Find at least 5 images of the bird in various positions (flying, facing forward, from the side, from the back, etc.) When possible use free to use images. Make 3 -5 quick sketches of your images. https://pixabay.com/images/search/birds%20/ https://www.pexels.com/search/birds/ https://www.freeimages.com/search/bird 3. As you explore bird images, look at the background images too. You will completely cover your piece with fabric and will need to include some background information. 4.Drag you favorite photo into iPhoto. Sharpen the contrast and save a photo. Change the image to black and white, then save a photo. 5. Download Autodesk Sketchbook form self-service if you haven't already. Upload you black and white photo. Open a 2nd layer on top of your photo. Begin looking for major value or pattern changes and sketching these on top of the bird. This will allow you create smaller sections for different piece of fabric
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0C52qHt-fs
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6. Use newsprint to create a line drawing of your image. This will be transferred to your final surface and will also be used as a template for cutting your fabric. 7. Collect fabric for your final piece. Look for a variety of patterns and values in each color you are using. This will allow you to add dimension and highlight and shadows. Our final product isn't large so you will not need huge pieces of fabric. 8. Begin cutting our your piece. Cut from the edge rather than the center to conserve usable pieces of fabric. You may want to cut a larger base shape to put under piece to prevent the background showing or be sure to overlap all of your pieces slightly. 9. Layout your entire piece before gluing. Remember so colors will be placed partially under others. As you begin to glue down fabric, the bottom pieces should be glued first. 10. We will be using Modge Podge to glue down the fabric pieces. Start by painting the glue on the surface. Then add the fabric and paint the glue on top of the fabric. The glue will dry clear. 11. Be sure to coat the entire surface. The Modge Podge is glossy so missed surfaces will stand out.