Creating Art for All Ages

Frances Flicker is a writer, artist, and teacher of art and humanities.Jacqueline G. Van Schooneveld is a professor of teacher education.

• Acknowledgments Book Overview Unit 1: Prehistoric Times and Civilizations: And the Journey Begins…Chapter 1: Cave Paintings: The First Marks of ManLesson 1: Storytelling and Introduction, Four Boys, a Dog, a Cave and a Big Adventure Lesson 2: Role Playing ActivitiesLesson 3: Creating a Cave PaintingLesson 4: Making the Artwork, Fusion of Prehistoric and Futuristic PaintingLesson 5: Comparative Artwork Experience Watercolor: Modern Day Murals and Graffiti PaintingLesson 6: Venus of Willendorf, the First Sculpture, It Started with a RockChapter 2: Sumerian Clay Statues: Dedicated to the One I LoveLesson 1: Storytelling and Introduction, Can I Make a Statue Too?Lesson 2: Activity “20 Squares” Board GameLesson 3: The Standard of Ur, Exploring Contradictions and Conflicts in SocietyLesson 4: Making the Artwork, Clay Votive Statue Lesson 5: The Epic of Gilgamesh ExploredChapter 3: Flower Design: Hanging Gardens of BabylonLesson 1: Storytelling and IntroductionLesson 2: Preserve in PlasterLesson 3: Botanical Art: Making a Botanical Illustration, Art Meets ScienceLesson 4: Hanging Gardens Mixed Media CollageUnit 2: Egyptian Art and Civilization: Protection and PreservationChapter 4: What’s in a Name? Lucky Charms: Creating a Cartouche and Making an AmuletLesson 1: Storytelling and Introduction, “Cracking the Code”Lesson 2: Group Game: Code, Code, Crack and CreateLesson 3: Making Your Own CartoucheLesson 4: Discovering AmuletsLesson 5: Getting Personal with Pyramids, Making a Paper Pyramid SculptureChapter 5: Pots for Prosperity: Making Canopic JarsLesson 1: Storytelling and Introduction, You Saw What at the Museum?Lesson 2: Creating the Clay Canopic JarLesson 3: Canopic Jars Made from Recyclable Materials Chapter 6: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Creating a Narrative PaintingLesson 1: Observations, Storytelling, “I Dig Archaeology” and a Creative Activity Lesson 2: “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words,” Making a Narrative PaintingLesson 3: It’s All in Your Hat, Making a Hat CollageUnit 3: Greek Art and Civilization: Creating a LegacyChapter 7: Masters of Pottery: Making a Greek VaseLesson 1: Storytelling, A John Keats’s Inspired Tale of a Grecian PotLesson 2: Making Pottery Inspired by the Ancient GreeksChapter 8: Pillars of Greek Architecture: Pillars of Greece and Piet MondrianLesson 1: Storytelling, The Contest of Athena and PoseidonLesson 2: Making a Greek Architectural Watercolor with a Trace of Piet Mondrian Chapter 9: Masks of Mythology and Theater: Masks, Myths and MagicLesson 1: Storytelling, “Pygmalion Again and Again”Lesson 2: Olympic Games, Role Playing “Let’s Make a Game of It”Lesson 3: Mask MakingAppendix A: Handouts for Chapters 1–9Appendix B: Foundation Lessons and Technical Reference SheetsLesson 1: Concepts in Arts and Principles of DesignLesson 2: Exploring Color and Creating a Color WheelLesson 3: Designing with TextureLesson 4: Basics for Graphite Pencil DrawingLesson 5: Basics for Colored Pencil DrawingLesson 6: Basics for Charcoal DrawingLesson 7: Basics on Pastels (Hard and Soft Pastels)Lesson 8: Basics on Oil PastelsLesson 9: Basics on Colored MakersLesson 10: Acrylic and Tempera Painting Lesson 11: Basics on Watercolor Painting (Transparent Painting Medium)Lesson 12: Building Blocks of Shapes Lesson 13: Basics on Mixed Media and CollageLesson 14: Basics on Clay Hand BuildingAppendix C: Handouts for Foundation Lessons and Technical Reference Sheets Appendix D: FiguresWorks CitedAbout the AuthorsAbout the Contributor

Combining art education with the humanities is a natural fit.  The products created with this teaching method do not simply display technique but also an understanding of other cultures and periods.  The art work that Frances Flicker drew from her students was impressive; there were a number of pieces I wanted to take home!