American folk art for kids : with 21 activities / Richard Panchyk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Panchyk, Richard.

Series:

For Kids series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Handicraft--Juvenile literature.

Handicraft.

Folk art--United States--Juvenile literature.

Folk art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Chicago Review Press, 2004.

Summary:

<DIV>Drawing on the natural folk art tendencies of children, who love to collect buttons, bottle caps, shells, and Popsicle sticks to create beautiful, imperfect art, this activity guide teaches kids about the history of this organic art and offers inspiration for them to create their own masterpieces. The full breadth of American folk art is surveyed, including painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and textiles from the 17th century through today. Making bubblegum wrapper chains, rag dolls, bottle cap sculptures, decoupage boxes, and folk paintings are just a few of the activities designed to

Contents:

Front Cover ; Copyright ; Table of Contents ; Acknowledgments ; Foreword by William C. Ketchum Jr. ; Foreword by Mr. Imagination ; Introduction: What Is Folk Art? ; Author's Note ; 1 The Origins of Folk Art ; Find Your Folk Roots ; 2 Folk Painting and Drawing ; Paint a Folk Portrait ; Reverse Painting on Glass ; Make a Shadow Painting ; Draw a Spencerian Letter ; Calligraphy Bird ; 3 The Decorative Arts ; Sponge-Paint a Stool ; Make a Hex Sign ; Make a Stencil ; Create a Paper Cutout ; 4 Fabric Sewn and Stitched ; Make a Cross-Stitch Sampler ; Sew an Album Quilt Square

Design a Quilt Make a Rag Doll ; 5 Chiseled, Carved, and Hammered ; Make a Scrimshaw ; Make a Checkerboard ; 6 Found Objects and Scraps ; Create a Memory Box ; Make a Gum-Wrapper Chain ; Button Collage ; Make a Bottle-Cap Figure ; Decoupage a Box ; 7 Public Folk Art ; Design a Shaker Seed Packet ; Drugstore Trade Signs ; Pick Your Trade ; Afterword: Folk Art Now ; Glossary ; Museums with Folk Art Collections ; Selected Bibliography ; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 117) and index.

ISBN:

1-56976-519-7

OCLC:

503076620