Art Workshops:
Kathryn’s workshop, can be done with one group while John
does a drumming workshop with another group of students or
independently. This activity works well with in the school
setting.
Introduction:
I discuss who I am and why I do this work, with the objective
of achieving an understanding of other cultures and
promoting respect, even though we are not all native people.
I use petroglyphs and pictographs from around North America
as examples in this workshop.
Kathryn’s workshop, can be done with one group while John
does a drumming workshop with another group of students or
independently. This activity works well with in the school
setting.
Introduction:
I discuss who I am and why I do this work, with the objective
of achieving an understanding of other cultures and
promoting respect, even though we are not all native people.
I use petroglyphs and pictographs from around North America
as examples in this workshop.
- Before there was writing most peoples around the
world used some sort of pictographs to leave messages
and these were often forms of art. I will talk about the
aborigines in Australia.
- As simple as a hand print. What would a hand print
stand for? What would they be trying to say by many
hand prints?
- SYMBOLISM. Brainstorm a list of animals and what
they might represent.
- Show some examples of rock art. Talk about what
they might mean. Talk about the idea of telling stories
with pictures.
- Break into groups of two or three and give out sheet
with symbols.
- Try to get them to interpret a picture as a group.
- Show some examples of modern aboriginal paintings -
ask them what they think is going on in the picture.
- Point their attention to the seven teachings and how
they are symbolic.
- They make their own picture and share with the class.
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| A history and communication through pictograph and petroglyphs. |