Art Journals Visual Verbal Journals What is an

Art Journals Visual Verbal Journals

What is an Art Journal? It is similar to a sketchbook, yet different Through visual and verbal expression, journals allow us to consider how and why we think they way that we do and avoid simple reflex reaction Visual Verbal Journals

What can an Art Journal include? Visual Verbal Journals

Art Journals include… -visual thinking -words as both literal expressions of our thoughts and as design -personally meaningful images, symbols and words Visual Verbal Journals

What is Visual Thinking Seeing words as a series of pictures. Visual Verbal Journals

Words as literal expression vs. design Visual Verbal Journals

Universal and personally meaningful symbols Visual Verbal Journals

How can these ideas be communicated? SKETCHES DRAWINGS WORDS: support depictions and become graphic devices Visual Verbal Journals

PHOTOGRAPHS WORDS: Support depictions and become graphic devices Visual Verbal Journals

COLLAGES and MIXED MEDIA WORDS: Support depictions and become graphic devices Visual Verbal Journals

What are the uses of Art Journals? Visual Verbal Journals

-Research -Source of ideas for future artworks -Working out composition -Exploring new ideas -Exploring new media -Expressing thoughts and ideas -Reflection Visual Verbal Journals

Artists’ Art Journals Visual Verbal Journals

- Artists using Visual Journals: • Leonardo da Vinci recorded questions and daily observations visually and verbally in a sketchbook Visual Verbal Journals

- Artists using Visual Journals: Frida Kahlo Visual Verbal Journals

How do you benefit from keeping and art journal? -Realize how daily life influences art work and your own artistic expression -A source for future artworks -A safe place to take risks and experiment -A place for your visual “voice” Visual Verbal Journals

Writing helps develop ideas: "I write so I can find out what I am thinking" Jerome Bruner Drawing helps develop ideas: Visual imagery offers a freedom that words do not. Visual Verbal Journals

Journals are low risk places to experiment : - Multiple solutions can be explored--Fluency - Ideas can be embellished--Elaboration Visual Verbal Journals

Benefits to teachers: -Provide insight into students’ emotional and cognitive experiences -Can show teaching style students’ are most responsive to -Can be used as authentic assessment (Zimmerman 1994) Visual Verbal Journals

Creating your own Art Journal: Your First Steps are to choose a: 1. Composition 2. Subject Matter 3. Medium Visual Verbal Journals

COMPOSITION : Full Page Design Visual Verbal Journals

Bleeds Visual Verbal Journals

Borders Visual Verbal Journals

Grids Visual Verbal Journals

Mandala= Radial Design Visual Verbal Journals

Columns Visual Verbal Journals

Diagonals Visual Verbal Journals

Organic Shapes Visual Verbal Journals

Cut Outs and Windows Visual Verbal Journals

Some examples: Subject -Personal-school, friends, family, interests, state of mind -Social/political-world and community issues, injustice, war, rights, etc. -Humorous-irony, puns, spoofs -Narratives-tells a story Visual Verbal Journals

MEDIA Pecil-colored, drawing, etc. Pens and markers Printing ink Paint-water color, acrylic, tempera, etc. Papers-tissue, ephemera Collaged items-found objects, papers, etc. Visual Verbal Journals

Transparent Overlay Visual Verbal Journals

Suggestions for New Journals: -Tear random pages -Paint washes -Gesso pages -Glue in tissue paper, found objects, leaves -Cut holes through several pages -Cut and fold pages to hide or reveal areas -Do rubbings on parts of pages Visual Verbal Journals

More Examples Visual Verbal Journals

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