Keepsake Artifact Art
OBJECTIVES
Through this Spark, participants will…
- contemplate certain artifacts as keepsakes
- use their own keepsake artifacts as tools to help in creating stories or poetry
- use their own keepsake artifacts as tools for memoir writing
- create art inspired by keepsake artifacts
- be able to create art based on a downloadable coloring/painting page
TARGET AUDIENCE
- children, ages 5-18
- adults
- older adults
SUPPLIES FOR THIS SPARK
- Keepsake artifacts of participants’ choosing
- Drawing paper
- Watercolor paint & water pot
- Brushes
- Marker(s) and/or colored pencils
- Writing paper or notebook/journal
- Downloadable painting or coloring page (see below)
DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES FOR THIS SPARK
- Gardeners Know the Best Dirt coloring/painting page
FEATURED QUOTATION
“Things that inspire emotion are worthy of capturing in whatever form moves you…taking a photo, painting, writing, singing, sculpting, curating…”
Zen Shoemaker, photographer and collector
