This school year (10-11) the artists at Buffalo Trail Elementary will be using Sketchbook Journals like they never have before. In the past we have used the SBJ to take notes on new artists, to document project requirements, to sketch out project ideas and to practice and explore new art skills. This year the whole sketchbook experience will be more personally meaningful and artistically enriching for our young artists.
In addition to the familiar uses (note-taking, practicing and planning) this year we will:
- explore subject matter in-depth through drawings and collage
- reflect on art experiences using creative writing
- create on-going, thematic threads of visual imagery
- find new visual modes of self-expression
- produce a collected body of work reflective of the individual as an artist
In an effort to model how artists use sketchbooks I will be posting digital scans of my own sketchbook journal. My SBJ will also always be in my classroom for students to hold and peruse up-close. I hope this blog will be a resource and inspiration for my students and for other young artists and their teachers.
This is awesome!! Your students are so lucky to have you as an inspiration and a teacher!! -Malee
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