LIFE IN THE ARTS
LONGTIMERS PRODUCTIONS AND
THE MONTEREY COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
PRESENTS
SUMINAGASHI - THE ART OF JAPANESE PAPER MARBLING
"ARTISTS IN THE CLASSROOM" TELEVISED PROGRAMS
ORIGINAL BROADCAST DATE-WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH, 1999 10:30 - 11:30 AM
There is a life in the arts, and now your students will be able to interact with a professional artist, live from the MCOE studios in Salinas.
Guests include:Rebecca Ramos, a local artist, print maker and teacher at MPC, together, with television personality and series host
Maia Carroll, they will introduce your students to the art of the SUMINAGASHI - The Art of Japanese Paper Marbling.
When you register for this free MCOE-TV program you will receive:
* Teacher and student classroom materials and activity packets
*Your students will have the opportunity to participate in one more of the following:
* Learn the basic techniques in Paper Marbling
* Take a virtual trip with Kathleen Berrin, curator of "Spirit Country: Australian Aboriginal Art from
the Gantner Myer Collection" at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor.
* Meet Aboriginal artists and hear their songs of prayer used in traditional floor painting
REBECCA RAMOS, a local artist and on staff in the Art Department @ MPC Graduate of University of Colorado and studied Printmaking at the California College of Arts and Crafts. This year Rebecca exhibited "Malaya: The Last Filipino Art show/Return to Forever", Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Rebecca will feature a lesson in Suminagashi- Japanese paper marbeling. A lesson that will introduce basic paper marbling techniques using waterbased inks, construction paper and a few simple tools. Marbling is a technique used to decorate surfaces. Pigment dyes are floated on water then manipulated to create patterns or designs. A sheet of paper is placed on the surface of the water, then gently lifted off to obtain a "print" of the dye pattern. Marbled paper can be used in collage, bookmaking and may other artforms which incorporate paper.
MATERIAL LISTS:
Pedikan ink- black #17 water based
Construction Paper
Kodak photo flo
2 brushes
Shallow tray
Tap water
OBJECTIVE:
This lesson in Suminagashi- Japanese paper marbeling will introduce basic paper marbling techniques using waterbased inks, construction paper and a few simple tools. Marbling is a technique used to decorate surfaces. Pigment dyes are floated on water then manipulated to create patterns or designs. A sheet of paper is placed on the surface of the water, then gently lifted off to obtain a "print" of the dye pattern.
SUGGESTED READING LIST BOOKS:
Gaylord, Susan, Multi-Cultural Books,
Scholastic Professional Books.
ISBN 0--590-48921-6
Johnson, Paul, Literacy through the Book Arts.
Herneimann, ISBN 0-435-09766-5
Swain, Gwenyth, Bookworks,
Carolrohoda Books, Inc.,
ISBN 0-87614-85B-5
The History of Making Books,
Scholastic Voyages of Discovery Visual Art
ISBN 0-5900-477652-1
Focus Questions:
1. How are Art and Science related?
2. What is the role of the Artist in their community?
3. How do Artists contribute to Society?
