Fashioned Embroidery

Lesson Plan

Description

Students will learn about Great Plains Native Beadwork, specifically of the Kiowa Tribe and contemporary artists Teri Greeves and Jamie Okuma. They will create a mixed media art piece of a unique shoe design that incorporates symbols and Native American patterns.

Level

Intermediate

Areas of Study

Mixed Media Texture Social Studies

Collections

Native American Art

Lesson Objectives

Students will discuss and analyze Great Plains Native Beadwork.

Students will examine contemporary artists Teri Greeves and Jamie Okuma.

Students will create a mixed media art piece that redesigns a shoe inspired by Native American patterns and techniques.

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Teaching Strategies

Lead a discussion about Great Plains Native Beadwork.
Facilitate a discussion of how artists Teri Greeves and Jamie Okuma use traditional beadwork and embroidery in art.
Demonstrate various embroidery techniques.
Show how to add beadwork to mixed media art.

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National Standards

Create

Demonstrate openness in trying new ideas, materials, methods, and approaches in making works of art and design.

VA:Cr2.1.6a

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Time Requirements

Teacher Prep Time

30 minutes

Demonstration Time

50 minutes

Student Studio Time

4 hours and 10 minutes

Supplies and Materials

Canvas or other thick cotton cloth
Embroidery materials (floss, needles)
Small needles and thread for beading
Seed beads
Paint materials
Permanent marker
Sketch materials

National Standards

Create

Demonstrate openness in trying new ideas, materials, methods, and approaches in making works of art and design.

VA:Cr2.1.6a

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Steps

Discuss History & Art

Discuss the history of design and contemporary examples of Kiowa beadwork. Discuss how Terri Greeves and Jamie Okuma use the traditional technique in more contemporary ways.

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