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| Patterns of the houses- San Fransisco |
This by far, was my favourite Art's Explorer activity. Patterns are found everywhere, whether its from looking at architectural buildings, floor tile in your kitchen, or even a broken fence just off the side of a highway. Patterns allows an one to use their own imagination to make something so simple into something that's extravagant!
What is a pattern?
A pattern is an artistic decorative design. It is a consistent, characteristic form, style, method. It is the repetition of an element(s) in a work. Anyone can achieve a pattern through utilizing artistic methods and tools available such as colours. lines, shapes, shades etc.
A big part of where I find everyday patterns in urban settings is whenever I travel! I wouldn't call myself a "pro-photographer" but I absolutely have an obsession with taking random photos that I find gorgeous. These photos were both taken when i had travelled to San Fransisco and New York City, and i noticed that the majority of my photographs had a consistent theme: Patterns.
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| Zig-Zag Stairs- New York |
Educate children on what a pattern is during circle time. Bring objects from home, or even when your running errands- shapes, and patterns are everywhere!
Set this patterns and shapes as an activity for children to do in the classroom. An outdoor activity for children becoming familiar with patterns is taking them outdoors! Play "pattern scavenger hunt" and allow children to pick out patterns within their own playground!
Art Word of the Week: Pattern
A pattern is a "mark or design that is repeated in some recurring sequence" (Schirrmacher & Fox, 2009).
Through the pictures i had took through my vacational journeys, majority of the pictures have a design that has distinctly been repeated to create the greater asthetic appeal to a building or a piece of clothing.
References
Schirrmacher, R., & Fox, J. E. (2009). Art & Creative Development for Young Children (6 ed.). Belmont, CA: Delmar.
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