Form Two Students ONLY

Research may seem boring, or hard work.... But, it is a fact of life. We do research every day and you may not realize it.... You want to get the latest shoes...YOU RESEARCH the latest styles.... you wish to find out about the activities for the upcoming Family Day and Bazaar...you research the activites on the Events page in Facebook... You want to find out why this girl likes you.....you ask questions(interview, a form of Research)...and so on and so on. As you get older, as you attend new learning institutions, you will see how important it is to conduct Researches and put together the information you have gathered into your own words.... that is- not plagiarize. The research would be a bit more structured and of course, in depth.

When you reflect on your experiences, you are of course researching within. There is a wealth of information within you that you have not fully analysed....by reflecting on them, you will be organising your thoughts, putting deeper meaning to your experiences and you will become more aware of yourself and your abilities.

With reference to your recent Research project on COTTON, please share your experiences on your RESEARCH. How did you feel about it? What were your major problems? What made it enjoyable and rewarding for you?

Welcome Form 4 Art Students

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the new set of Form 4s to the Visual Arts CXC CLasses.
During the next two years you will learn a great deal of work, including devleoping your skills and techniques in specialised areas, improve in your research skills, and become more aware of the local artists and their styles of work.
During these two years you ar eexpected to live your live in Art...READ Art, See Art, Think Art, Do Art...... indeed, Art is everywhere.
Do work hard and make us all proud. Trinidad an dtobago is finally getting to appreciate the arts and I think you students will make it brig in the field if you work hard with determination for success.

I Wonder....

I often wonder why is it many students, especially males, come into the school and expect not to learn art.Especially as they go up in higher forms, their output of creativity and skills decrease considerably. They instead focus on all the other "important" subject areas and not develop their skills or atleast try to appreciate it.They make art seem as the least important subject.

Does it stem from the home environment? Or is it only as a result of their peers? Also my fellow teachers, why is it that in Trinidad and Tobago you can never have the parents of the students motivating them to do their art assignments and commending them on their great job? At times these are the very same parents who would spend a lot of money to buy gifts, decorations and so for various activities and occasions, yet they are ashamed when their kids, esp the boys, make them....handcraftd items. Don’t the parents ever question their children and realise that their kids DO enjoy the art and it is relaxing and theraputic for them?… Just wondering....

Collage/Quilling Lesson

This post is intended for the Form One classes only!!!

Collage making is the art of sticking paper, and other relatively flat objects, on a flat surface. The element of TEXTURE is greatly highlighted in this art technique. Paper can be manipulated in various ways, for example, by cutting, tearing, folding, balling, crumpling, and even twisting.

The art of twisting paper lends itself to a special art technique called QUILLING, sometimes known as "paper filigree." Quilling involves the manipulation of paper through twisting, rolling and curling to create beautiful representational and abstract works of art. This art form has been around since the period of Renaissance. Quilling can be considered a form of collage making. Quilling can be done on cards, canvas boards, paper and other such surfaces.

Explore with this art form. It can be a great hobby!

Please share your thoughts on the lesson taught(Collage Making- Twisting/Quilling)for this week.


Copy and paste the following links on the browser to your right to learn more about the art of Quilling.

1. Introduction to Quilling-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ9DOF7zdGg

2. Pictures of Quilling Art Pieces-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFvn0oCXTw0&feature=related

3. Artist YULIA BRODSKAYA quilling art pieces (Excellent!!!!)
http://www.artyulia.com/index.php/Illustration/PAPERgraphic/1

Remember to share your thoughts on this !!!

Mr. Dilip Maharaj

Art Article in Trinidad Guardian

Each week, there are numerous exhibitions happening in Trinidad and Tobago. As students in Art, you are to read up on these articles and become more knowledgeable about the developments in art and new artists coming into the arena. .

Here is a recent article published in the Trinidad Guardian on Monday 26th October, 2009.

COPY the link and PASTE it in the Google browser, located to the right of this page.

Read the article and share your views and expressions on it.


http://guardian.co.tt/features/life/2009/10/26/art-expression-ii-bigs-south-artists


Mr. Dilip Maharaj