Stacie,
Ask your school library for their discards. They have to throw out
magazines that are five years and older, usually once a year. When I
was in my middle school, I had a standing request with the library to
let me know when they were going to toss magazines.
Also, public libraries often get rid of their old magazines by selling
them at 10 -25 cents each. You could also try putting a request on
Craig's List for old magazines.
There is a world-wide movement called Freecycle.org where people post
items to give away or post a request for something. I belong to about 8
local freecycle groups and have received some wonderful stuff.
Just my 2 cents worth,
-Alix
Alix E. Peshette
Technology Training Specialist
Technology Support
Davis Joint Unified School District
Davis, CA
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From: staciemich@aol.com [mailto:staciemich@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 12:50 PM
To: TeacherArtExchange Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [teacherartexchange] Middle School Still Life
I did give them the option to draw from a photo collage, but I
explained that they needed to bring in magazines to do this. None of
them brought in the magazines. I have a few in the class, but most
have been picked over. I need to replenish my stock by asking around.
Stacie D.
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From: lpapanicolaou@pausd.org
To: TeacherArtExchange Discussion Group
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Sent: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 08:14:29 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: [teacherartexchange] Middle School Still Life
I think you also have to decide what you want them to learn from the
lesson. If
it's creating spatial relationships via position on the
paper/overlapping/relative
size etc, why not photocollage? Middle schoolers LOVE photocollage.
Linda
---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 06:40:20 -0500
>From: Judy Decker <judy.decker@gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [teacherartexchange] Middle School Still Life
>To: "TeacherArtExchange Discussion Group"
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>Thanks Linda,
>
>I would have found still life boring as a middle school student, too,
>if what I was learning were simply how to draw a vase. Make it
>interesting - give them some meaning.
>
>How about still life with an edge?
>
>What kind of things are meaningful to this kids. The still lifes of old
>were more than a pretty picture.... every object in the painting had
>meaning - each flower had symbolism. Have the kids each bring in
>something that has personal meaning to them (but not something real
>valuable). Maybe a favorite toy? (Star Trek figure - old Barbie - Mr.
>Potato Head - old Care Bear?). Then the compositions could be your own
>"celebrity portraits". Do these very expressive with oil pastels or
>soft pastels - with lots of color. Comps could be on 18 x 24 paper -
>make them larger than life.
>
>After the "celebrity portrait" lesson tell them Congratulations! You
>all have just exercised your first amendment rights of freedom of
>expression! as all of your "celebrity portraits" are "illegal" in the
>minds of these corporations. We just violated their Trademark. If you
>were a practicing artist, you may have trouble finding a gallery to
>display this work - as the gallery owner might get sued. You personally
>could get sued for selling the work without a license from the
>corporation. Corporations want to retain all rights for any
>reproduction of their products. There is a bill being introduced right
>now in the US Senate that would outlaw all creative expression of
>registered trademark goods. What would be left for the artist to
>paint/draw? I guess artists will have to look for something new?
>
>Howie Green is an artist you could connect to this lesson - he has not
>been contacted by any corporation about his "celebrity portraits" or
>"Cartoon tributes" - as Howie's works are all originals paintings - or
>embellished enough to call them all original. Howie stays under the
>radar by NOT reproducing his works and selling as prints as then he
>would need to go into licensing agreements and permissions would have
>to be in place. See Howie's site: http://www.hgd.com/ >
>OR - try the Fast Food still life that was so popular in the
>past.....then go into the same thing that what they have done is
>"Illegal Art" - and congratulate them for exercising their first
>amendment rights to express their culture..... Same thing could be done
>with favorite foods still life - set up pop cans, Pepsi/Coke bottles
>potato chip bags, etc.
>
>If not one of these.....
>
>Bones have worked to motivate kiddies....Maybe the science department
>has some bones you could use.....
>
>Sports equipment has worked to motivate - ask the football coach for
some
stuff.
>
>Maybe start with a brainstorm session... What are your interests?
>Create the still life around their interests. Artists are inspired by
>their surroundings. You could set up a few still life arrangements
>geared to their interests - then have them focus down on an area that
>interests them using a card board view finder (frame with a window cut
>out).
>
>Hang in there Stacie, it will get better.
>
>Judy Decker
>
>On 1/24/06, lpapanicolaou@pausd.org <lpapanicolaou@pausd.org> wrote:
>> I'm going to be honest with you here, Stacie, and say that I do not
think my
own
>> middle school students would remain engaged in a still life lesson
about
>> drawing vases as ellipses in different positions on the paper and
then
coloring it
>> in sections. Simple is not bad, if the assignment gives scope for
imagination
>> and creativity as well as skills.
>>
>> Linda
>
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