1. STUDIO THINKING Or Thinking with Your Hands

2. Studio Thinking Develop your Craft Engage and Persist Envision Express Observe Reflect Stretch and Explore Understand the Art World

3. Embodiement Meaning making is based on: 1. Our sensorimotor experience, our feelings, and visceral connection to the world 2. On various imaginative capacities for using sensorimotor processes to understand abstract concepts 3. AS IF…

4. The Rose Garden We Learn Everything through our Body We Learn because we Feel L

5. What is your experience with Leaves?

6. Learning Goals To document ones sensorimotor and imaginative experiences with leaves To explore a variety of media, materials, techniques and processes To use studio thinking in the development of artistic representations To create a somersault book with visual, verbal and imaginative works Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. Albert Camus

7. Seeing… Sensing… Leaves

8. LEAVES : A Sensory Explorations 1. Pulled Print: Crayon rubbing with watercolor wash 2. Complementary Leaf Painting 3. Scientific drawing with watercolors 4. Expressive line drawing colored pencils 5. Representational leaf collage 6. 3D Wire Leaf 7. Mixed media …Your choice!

9. Documentation of Studio Thinking: Somersault Book Cover with Title and Name Five Leaf Explorations Leaf OR Fall Facts Poetic or Narrative Rendition about Leaves Personal Reflection on Goals Binding