Folk Art Salt Lake Cityscapes
Create a mixed media city scape and self portrait inspired by Faith Ringgold’s book Tar Beach.
Resources
- Examples of Folk Art
- White Paper
- Watercolor paints
- Paint brushes
- Pencils
- Erasers
- Scissors
- Black Sharpie, Permanent Markers
- Elmers Glue
- Black Paper
- Patterned Paper
- Square Paper Punches
- Oil Pastels
- Sample photos of Salt Lake City
- Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold
Fine Art Standards
- STANDARD 1: USOE OR UEN OBJECTIVE: (Making): The student will explore and refine the application of media, techniques, and artistic processes.
- H. Explore the design possibilities of a 3-D object by examining views of it from many angles.
Integrated Standards
READING LITERATURE STANDARD 3: Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Objectives
Students will:
- Create a mixed media artwork depicting a Salt Lake Cityscape, and self portrait.
- Use wax resist and learn how to draw 3d buildings found in Salt Lake City.
- Create an accurate self portrait.
- Write about what they would fly over to own forever, like the character in Tar Beach.