One of the Great Artists my students were inspired by this past summer was the amazing Faith Ringgold, inventor of the “Story Quilt“.
Inspired by Faith, students created a “quilt” through the combination of felt, textiles, fabric and painting on canvass, embellished with buttons, “pom poms”, ribbon and more, then painted borders to add to their quilts.
As a side project, some students created painted compositions using their names. It was fascinating to see that they used the same color combinations in both.
Our End of Class Show…a line-up of Faith Ringgold-inspired textile collages
Students had their own “color stories” as well, which repeated throughout their works.
The students employed a variety of materials in create an impressive amount of detail.
The students, all girls aged 9-11, seemed to pour their hearts into this project, working on it for twice the time planned.
Inspiring!