Keepsake Artifact Art

OBJECTIVES

Through this Spark, participants will…

  • contemplate certain artifacts as keepsakes
  • use their own keepsake artifacts as tools to help in creating stories or poetry
  • use their own keepsake artifacts as tools for memoir writing
  • create art inspired by keepsake artifacts
  • be able to create art based on a downloadable coloring/painting page

TARGET AUDIENCE

  • children, ages 5-18
  • adults
  • older adults

SUPPLIES FOR THIS SPARK

  • Keepsake artifacts of participants’ choosing
  • Drawing paper
  • Watercolor paint & water pot
  • Brushes
  • Marker(s) and/or colored pencils
  • Writing paper or notebook/journal
  • Downloadable painting or coloring page (see below)

DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES FOR THIS SPARK

  • Gardeners Know the Best Dirt coloring/painting page
Gardeners Know BestDownload

FEATURED QUOTATION

“Things that inspire emotion are worthy of capturing in whatever form moves you…taking a photo, painting, writing, singing, sculpting, curating…”

Zen Shoemaker, photographer and collector