TRADITIONAL TEXTILES: TIES THAT BIND

TRADITIONAL TEXTILES: TIES THAT BIND

lesson plan/unit plan folk art

Students create a collaborative “quilt” representative of themselves as individuals with stories to tell. Lessons highlight the importance of storytelling in art by utilizing traditional fiber arts as cultural exemplars, including Hmong Applique, Armenian rugs, Hawaiian modern quilting, pioneer rag rugs. By learning examples from traditional storytellers through the lens of fiber art, students understand the importance of their own stories and how, through individual responses to a visual medium, they can share essential components of their heritage with those around them. The collaborative aspect of this unit plan is designed to encourage students’ empathic abilities as they learn to celebrate the unique experiences of their peers as well as the cultural exemplars, and find common ground in sharing their identifying stories with each other as they build a cohesive and polished final product.

The Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Art authored by Meghan Allen

1/31/2020

Copyright All Years. Utah Division of Arts and Museums. All Rights Reserved.

2.V.CR. 1, 2, 5; 2.V.P 1, 3, ; 2.V.R. 3; 2.V.CO 1, 2;
o 3.V.CR. 1-5; 3.V.R. 1-3; 3.V.CO. 1-2;
o 4.V.CR.1-4; 4.V.R. 1-4; 4.V.CO. 1-2
o 5.V.CR. 1; 5.V.R. 1-2; 5.V.CO. 2;
o 6.V.CR. 1, 2, 3, 6; 6.V.P.2; 6.V.R. 1-5; 6.V.CO. 1-2
o 7-8.V.CR. 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11; 7-8V.P.3; 7-8 2, 4, 5; 7-8. V.CO. 2,4;
o L1.V.CR. 2,6; l1.V.R. 1-3; L1.V.CO. 1-2
o L2.V.CR. 2,3,4,6; l2.V.P. 1-3; L2.V.R. 2; L2.V.CO. 2;
o L3.V.CR. 1, 2, 3, 5; L3.V.P. 1,2; L3.V.R. 1,2,3; L3.V.CO. 1-2

The learner will….
• Gain an understanding of the ways traditional fiber works are used to express cultural meaning and tell individual stories
• Gain an increased awareness of cultural similarities and differences through the lens of traditional folk art
• Develop an appreciation for traditional textile work and craft in both utilitarian and aesthetic forms
• Develop an increased social awareness and understanding of similarities and differences within their peer groups
• Utilize cooperation, compromise, and communication skills to create a group product that is cohesive and suitable to the fiber-works theme
• Create a product using interpretations of fiber-works that can then be used in a larger, cohesive product

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