Batik Mantra Flags

Lesson Plan

Description

Students will collaborate to develop artist affirmations that contribute to a community mantra flag. Students will create a batik flag illustrating a specific mantra using a glue and paint-resist process.

Level

Intermediate

Areas of Study

Acrylic Color Line Unity Value

Collections

Inspired by Mindfulness

Lesson Objectives

Students will create affirmations focusing on positive artistic behaviors in a specific community.

Students will discuss and visually document where and when people gather to make and experience art in a community.

Students will collaboratively reflect on how the visual documentations show the intended meaning.

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Teaching Strategies

Explain affirmations and mantras.
Facilitate collaborative brainstorming, reflection, and revision groups.
Assign affirmations that document positive artistic behaviors in a specific community to the students.
Demonstrate how to make a batik flag using the paint and glue-resist process.

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National Standards

Create

Combine concepts collaboratively to generate innovative ideas for creating art.

VA:Cr1.1.6a

Reflect on whether personal artwork conveys the intended meaning and revise accordingly.

VA:Cr3.1.6a

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Time Requirements

Teacher Prep Time

45 minutes

Demonstration Time

10 minutes

Student Studio Time

5 hours

Supplies and Materials

Paper, pencil, and eraser
White fabric (cotton or linen)
Water-soluble pencil and washable gel glue
Paints: fabric or acrylic mixed with textile medium
Brushes, water cup, and paper towel
Sink or tub for soaking
String or ribbon and sewing machine or needle and thread
Optional: camera

National Standards

Create

Combine concepts collaboratively to generate innovative ideas for creating art.

VA:Cr1.1.6a

Reflect on whether personal artwork conveys the intended meaning and revise accordingly.

VA:Cr3.1.6a

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Steps

Discuss and Brainstorm

Discuss the affirmations, mantras, and where and when people gather to make and experience art in the community. Brainstorm and identify spaces where the collaborative mantra flag could be exhibited. Document these ideas visually. Choose an exhibition space.

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