HOKUSAI WAS A JAPANESE ARTIST, UKIYO-E PAINTER AND PRINTMAKER OF THE EDO PERIOD. BORN IN EDO (NOW TOKYO), HOKUSAI IS BEST KNOWN AS AUTHOR OF THE WOODBLOCK PRINT SERIES THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI.
Connecting to the Standards
VA:Cr2.3.4a Document, describe, and represent regional constructed environments.
Essential Question How do objects, places, and design shape lives and communities?
Clay Bento Boxes
Bento (弁当 bentō) is a single-portion take-out or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento holds rice or noodles, fish or meat, with pickled and cooked vegetables, in a box. Containers range from mass-produced disposables to hand-crafted lacquerware. Bento are readily available in many places throughout Japan, including convenience stores, bento shops (弁当屋 bentō-ya), railway stations, and department stores. | Using polymer clay and clay sculpting tools Mrs. Hurfords 5th grade class created clay versions of their favorite Japanese bento box cuisine. Students explored various modeling techniques and experimented with a variety of ways to create realistic food textures. Once clay is baked each student will create a cardboard bento box to showcase their clay foods. |
VA:Cr1.1.5a Combine ideas to generate an innovative
idea for art-making.
Essential Question What factors prevent or encourage
people to take creative risks?
Origami 折り紙 ori meaning "folding", and kami meaning "paper" The art of paper folding, which is often associated with Japanese culture. In modern usage, the word "origami" is used as an inclusive term for all folding practices, regardless of their culture of origin. The goal is to transform a flat square sheet of paper into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques. Modern origami practitioners generally discourage the use of cuts, glue, or markings on the paper. | Students in grades K-5 learned a variety of origami folding techniques that range in difficulty all with the common goal of taking a 2-dimensional paper and making it into a 3-dimensional work of art without cutting or gluing. |
Origami Projects by Grade level
2nd & 3rd Grade: Kinetic Snappers
4th & 5th Grade: Lotus flowers
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Connecting to the Standards
VA:Cr1.2.3a Apply knowledge of available resources, tools, and technologies to investigate personal ideas through the art-making process.
VA:Cr1.2.4a Collaboratively set goals and create artwork that is meaningful and has purpose to the makers.
Essential Question How does knowing the contexts histories, and traditions of art forms help us create works of art and design?