Spring ’20 – Materials

Textbook

• There is no paper textbook to buy.
• Your smartphone is your textbook.

Materials

• These materials should be available in your local art/hardware store.
• Or the LBSU Art Store in FA3
• None of these materials are overly expensive. But yes, you will need to buy some materials for some of our activities. Fortunately, there is no $100 textbook to buy! Hopefully all the materials will cost you less than a textbook.

Idea #1 – "Women’s Work" is Also Art

• Plastic bag for campus trash cleanup
• Glenn will bring bucket & sponges for sculpture cleaning

Idea #2 – Abstraction is Freedom

Activity: Finger Painting

1. 22×30" sheet of Rives BFK White (Art Store in FA3, or other Art Stores)
2. Any 3 non-toxic, washable, acrylic paints, only need very small quantities

Idea #3 – You can Find Art everywhere!

• 1 roll of any kind of masking tape for each Group of 6 classmates

Idea #4 – Drawing is also a language

Activity: Sketching

1. Unlined paper, the bigger the better
2. Pencil. Have fun with a better than the everyday pencil. Drop by the LBSU Art Store in FA3 and spend a dollar on a nice, soft lead pencil!

Activity #5 – Art is a good excuse to go to fun places

Activity: Plaster Casting

1. 4# box of Plaster of Paris – any hardware store (be sure not to get Plaster Sand, Joint Compound, Spackle, etc)
2. Metal Hand Shovel – plastic shovels suck, metal shovels are expensive, but Daiso has metal shovels for $1.50! 😀
3. Bucket – steal from mom ‘n dad or split one at Hardware store with classmate
4. Stir Stick – free at Hardware store, just ask at paint counter (a free 5-gallon stir stick is even better than a free 1-gallon)
5. Cheap 1" paint brush (optional) don’t need this, but most students like to brush sand off their finished casting

Activity #6 – Art can be Shocking!

• Paper or computer or whatever you need for your idea

Activity #7 – Cameras Tell Stories

• Any kind of camera – a "real camera" or your phone

Activity #8 – Creativity is a lot about Diversity

• TBA

Activity #9 – Sometimes there’s more truth in fiction

• TBA

Activity #10 – Art is a lot about Identity

• TBA

Activity #11 – Being yourself can be Art

• Any kind of video camera – a "real camera" or your phone

Activity #12 – The Internet is an Art Gallery

• Your Laptop / Phone

Activity #13 – Art can (must?) be sustainable?

• Whatever materials you need for your idea

Activity #14 – The Street is a great place for Art

Activity: Graffiti Writing

1. Spray paint, 2 colors. Any paint will do, Montana Gold is awesome!
2. Optional: Montana Cap Set Level 1-6 – great for getting thin lines & wide fills

Activity #15 – Remix is the Art of Your Time!

• Your laptop

Activity #16 – Art is a lot about Speech

• Sheet of 11×17 paper
• Whatever you want to make marks with: pencil, crayons, markers, paint, etc

Other Materials

• Whatever materials you might need to realize your visoin on various activities.
• Whatever materials you want for your 2 student choice activities.