ArtMud -‐ Pieces make a Whole

ArtMud -­‐ Pieces make a Whole Goal - Your goal is design, plan and create a class tile mosaic.
Role – You are a creative and exciting artist.
Audience – Your audience will be the ISM community. frecklephoto.com Situation – The challenges are:
1. The design must have equal parts for each person to class to make an individual tile.
2. You will need to pitch and convince your class to make your design
3. The strength of your work will best be seen when all the tiles are combined to make a unified
design.
Products –
Sketchbook:
1. 4 sketches with annotations
2. 1 final sketch to present to the class
Final work:
3. Individual tiles
4. Class tile mosaic Standards –
http://www.zartart.com.au/ Standard 2 Students will understand and demonstrate that the language of art can be used in the creation of art.
M.VA2.3 purposefully apply the elements of art and principles of design in works of art to express ideas
Standard 4 Students will understand that they need to develop skills and craftsmanship with materials, tools, and
techniques to create works of art.
M.VA4.3 create works of art that reflect refinement of technique and confidence in production
Resources –
http://pinterest.com/carmellimtorres/murals/
Key Words
Mosaic 1mo·sa·ic
: a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or
patterns; also: the process of making it
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mosaic
mural
Syllabification: (mu·ral)
Pronunciation: /ˈmyo͝ orəl/ noun
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a painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall. http://oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/mural
http://designingthetriangle.wordpre
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