Appleseeds articles from May 2002

Appleseeds archives from May 2002

Why do artists make art?
May 1, 2002... Artists use various materials to make things for people to look at (images). Some images, such as ancient Egyptian tomb paintings or book illustrations, tell stories. Portraits or landscapes may capture realistic likenesses, and images of...

Sketching at the Met.
May 1, 2002... It's a beautiful day in New York City--for Allegra, a perfect day for drawing an elephant god. An elephant god? Absolutely! Allegra and her mother are part of a special family art program at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. You may...

Famous artists' beginnings: what makes someone become an artist? If you read about the lives of famous artists, you find that many of them had childhood experiences that influenced their decision to become an artist.
May 1, 2002... Even at a very young age, Pablo Picasso knew he was an artist. He had amazing drawing talent. His father was an art teacher and encouraged his son. Some people today look at Picasso's art and think it's simple and childish. But Picasso's...

Three ways of seeing.
May 1, 2002... What is "good" art? Should a painting or sculpture look exactly like its subject? For a long time, people thought the answer was yes. A group of artists living in France in the late 1800s changed all that. They are called the...

Painting for peace.(artist Beso Kazaishvili)
May 1, 2002... Beso Kazaishvili is a California teenager, but he is also a world-famous artist who has already had a fascinating life. He was born in 1986 in Kutaisi, the second largest city in the Republic of Georgia in what was then called the Soviet...

You can make art for peace. (Your turn).
May 1, 2002... Students of all ages can communicate in a unique way directly with each other and with world leaders through Students' Art for Peace. Using artwork to communicate, says founder Riley Conarroe, overcomes language barriers. "The pictures the...

Art sparkers.
May 1, 2002... The best art projects make you think in a new way. Here are some quick ideas for projects that give your creative mind a workout. ! Draw, paint, or make a collage showing the most beautiful day you can imagine. ! If you could see your...

Handy prints of what is not there.
May 1, 2002... The closest body parts at hand when you create art are your hands. Handprints, footprints, and fingerprints have long been used for works of art. Stone Age painters used outlines of their hands as signatures on cave paintings. Artists placed a...

Make your mark.
May 1, 2002... Did you ever finish a painting, then worry that you ruined it by the way you painted your name? You're not alone. Even famous artists have that problem. One of them, James McNeill Whistler, came up with a solution. He didn't sign his name....

Artist Cake. (Reading Corner).
May 1, 2002... Artist Cake Take a dream. Shake it up. Add all colors cup by cup. Stir in practice. Lots and lots. Dump it into cooking pots. Salt with patience and desire. Mix in words that might inspire. Brush on...

Action artist.(Alexander Calder)
May 1, 2002... Meet an artist whose art is playful motion. Alexander (Sandy) Calder (1898-1976) liked making things move as a boy. "Mother and father were all for my efforts to build things myself," he said. He got his own workshop at age 8. "I was respected...

Amazing animals. (Fun Stuff).
May 1, 2002... Make some animal sculptures like Alexander Calder's. You need: colored wire beads scissors tracing paper stiff black paper safety pin pencil Make a Fish: 1. Bend 18 inches of thick wire in half to make a letter "V." 2....

Elisa Kleven: from scraps to magic.
May 1, 2002... As a girl, Elisa Kleven emptied her closet shelves and created a dollhouse for toy creatures of every species. Postage stamps became portraits; bottle caps became pie pans; walnut shells became cradles. She also invented stories about the tiny...

Becoming a Navajo weaver.
May 1, 2002... The Navajo are known for weaving some of the most beautiful rugs in the world. Folklore tells us that the Navajo people learned the art of weaving from Spider Woman. Her husband, Spider Man, built the weaving loom from poles of earth and sky,...

Comic book artist at work.
May 1, 2002... Late one afternoon on the island of Jamaica, a big school bus rumbled down the road toward Keron Grant's house. His cousin pulled out paper and a pencil. Grant's 3-year-old eyes were glued to the paper as he watched a picture of a bus grow from...

Branching out.
May 1, 2002... Are you a budding artist? Your interest will grow with History of Art for Young People, by H. W. and Anthony F. Janson (Harry N. Abrams). This one-volume art history shows magnificent works of art from all over the world. It includes more than...