Art Journals

What is an Art Journal? Either make 2 slides or animate to diagram examples and label

It is similar to a sketchbook, yet different How so? Elaborate with more slides

- It is a type of journal showing visual thinking Words are an important part of the Journal. Journals are personally meaningful Journals allow us to think about our thinking and avoid just reflex reaction

What does an Art Journal include?

CONTENT: SKETCHES DRAWINGS WORDS: describe and support depictions and become graphic devices

CONTENT: PHOTOGRAPHS PERSONALLY MEANINGFUL SYMBOLS WORDS: describe and support depictions and become graphic devices

Visual Verbal Journals CONTENT: COLLAGES WORDS: describe and support depictions and become graphic devices Visual Verbal Journals

What are the uses of Art Journals?

Source of ideas for future artworks Research Source of ideas for future artworks Reflection Exploring new ideas Exploring new medias Either make 2 slides or animate to diagram examples and label

Benefits to students: Realize how daily life influences art work Identify significant events Become a source for future artworks Either make 2 slides or animate to diagram examples and label

Benefits to teachers: Provide insight into students’ emotional and cognitive experiences Can show teaching style students’ are most responsive to Can be used as authentic assessment (Zimmerman 1994)

Artists’ Art Journals

- Artists using Visual Journals: •Leonardo da Vinci recorded questions and daily observations visually and verbally in a sketchbook

How do Art Journals influence creativity?

Writing helps develop ideas: "I write so I can find out what I am thinking" Jerome Bruner Drawing helps develop ideas: Visual imagery offers a freedom that words do not. Either use list with brief description; different slide for each artist w/examples; or animate and label examples

Journals are low risk places to experiment : - Multiple solutions can be explored---Fluency - Ideas can be embellished---Elaboration

Assessments: Criteria: Composition Development of ideas and media experimentation: demonstrate progression Craftsmanship: although not every entry must be complete, all should be readable, executed with care, and presented in an orderly manner

Suggestions for New Journals: Tear random pages Paint washes Gesso pages Glue in tissue paper, found objects, leaves Cut holes through several pages Cut and fold pages to hide or reveal areas Do rubbings on parts of pages

Creating your own Art Journal:

Composition Variations: Full Page Design

Bleeds

Borders

Grids

Mandala= Radial Design

Columns

Diagonals

Organic Shapes

Cut Outs and Windows

Transparent Overlay

More Examples

Requirements: Today you will start to design your cover Materials: The whole page must be “worked on”, your name must be incorporated some how, and INTRO TO ART should be present in the design. Materials: Pencils, crayons, markers, oil pastels watercolor paint, cut paper