SHARYN SMITH
About the Artist
A lifelong painter and printmaker with a BA in fine arts, I've taught art workshops in schools for over 2 decades, engaging kids' minds and hands with new tools and processes that build on their understanding of composition, color theory, art history, and self-expression. Art saves lives!
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About THE ARTIST
Block Printmaking, Residency
4-day residency for grades 4-8
Subjects could include science-based drawings/images, family history, personal illuminated manuscript letters. Students learn a multi-step process using tracing paper, rubber blocks, carving tools, brayers, inks, color mixing, barens, cotton printmaking paper. This project ties to art history and literacy, and drawing skills not required -- students work together in creating their sets of prints in various colors. Some students like to print on clothing with fabric inks as well.
Matisse "Drawing With Scissors" and the Color Wheel!
4-5 day residency for grades 2-4
Students use brayers on Gelli Plates with acrylic paints to mix colors and pull prints that will be used to create a classroom color wheel and collages. After reading a book together about Matisse's works of painted paper collages, we will practice cutting shapes to use as stencils and making exciting compositions with monoprints, finally using our prints to collage a Matisse-like composition, such as "Beasts of the Sea" or "Snow Flowers." Students learn some color theory, how to mix colors, gain proficiency with scissors and creating shapes, and an understanding of positive/negative composition elements.
Artist contact
Website
instagram.com/ShariPDX711
Home Base
Portland, Oregon, USA
ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Phone: 503.998.0144 Email: Sharynsmithartowrks@gmail.com Instagram: @ShariPDX711
