Art Textiles - GCSE


Festivals and Celebrations

This is a very broad and inspiring theme covering a wonderful range of different events. You can choose to look at one of the vibrant festivals from somewhere abroad or to look at something much closer to home - maybe an event that you remember yourself.

Objectives

To be able to explain the assessment objectives.

To create a really inspiring visual mind map on 'Celebrations and Festivals'.

To fully appreciate that you can do really well in this subject if you try your best.

Extension

Start planning a visual mind map of your chosen theme.

Home Study

Choose ONE of theme to work on and create a visual mind map on this theme.

Try to think about something connected to this theme that you could bring in next week.


Activities

Activity One

Mind map the theme Celebrations and Festivals.

Activity Two

Visual mind map on the theme of Celebrations and Festivals.

REMEMBER

  • Do NOT use all internet images.
  • Cut out the images to stick them down.
  • Take your own pictures as well if you can.
  • Use images from magazines - why not visit a travel agent if appropriate.
  • Use pieces of fabric and other materials where relevant
  • GLUE not sellotape.
  • Write describing words in your mind map, or words that describe how you feel about the subject of the mind map.
  • Put little sketches of ideas in - do them on another sheet first.
  • Use images of work from relevant artists in your mood board.

NOW CHOOSE A THEME THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON IN THIS PROJECT AND DISCUSS THIS WITH YOUR TEACHER. THINK ABOUT SOMETHING YOU COULD BRING IN CONNECTED TO THIS THEME NEXT WEEK.