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Participant Details
- Community Arts Partner Name
- ArtMaranth Mobile School
- Partner Type
- Individual
- Profile Photo
- Individual Bio or
Organizational Statement
- My path as Teaching Artist in the last 16 years, has brought immense satisfaction, to serve and advocate the ones, that haven’t gain access to Arts Education. Through my art programs I’d like to give every participant, the necessary tools for a competitive future: critical thinking, collaboration and communication, to start planting a seed of new possibilities. I encouraged students to value curiosity through observation and gain self-confidence. I like my students to explore a variety of mediums over and over again. After all, nothing makes me more happy than enriching a child’s inner channel of creativity.
I graduated from Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes in Mexico City with a degree on Ceramics & Folk Art History in 2000. Every since after I moved to Seattle, the same year, I have tried many venues to promote my Artwork, to expand my knowledge as a TA , to find the time to create new pieces for a exhibit, and always looking at the thin balance line between social lifestyle, family and travel.
Nature Wonders, Celebration of Cultures, Music, Social Justice, Women Empowerment, Inclusiveness are just a handful of core values applied to my classroom, my artwork and personal life.
Grade Levels Preferred
- Grade Levels Preferred
- 3rd - 5th, 6th - 8th, 9th - 12th
Artistic Disciplines
- Discipline
- 5
- Type
- Latin American Culture
Dia de Muertos celebration
Mexican Folk Art
Ceramics
Clay Murals
Youth Mural
Experience
- Previous School Partnerships
- Luisa Boren STEAM K-8
Emerson Elementary, Seattle
Rainier View Elementary, Seattle
Concord Elementary, Seattle
Cedar Valley , Lynwood,WA
Shorewood, Shoreline,WA
- WA State TAT Lab Graduate
- No
- Other Trainings or Certifications
- Creative Advantage Institute
Racial & Social Equity
Public Art Boot Camp
- Sample Lesson Description: Student / Classroom Residencies
- Sample Workshop Description: Teacher Professional Development
- Teotihuacan Paper Mask
(BILINGUAL CLASS)
Objective
Participants will learn the history of Teotihuacan Indigenous People in Mexico by creating a paper mask applying elements of art such as: lines, patterns and symmetry.
Vamos a aprender unos hechos de la cultura de Teotihuacan en Mexico. Crearemos una mascara de papel , aplicando elementos de arte como: lineas, patrones y simetria
Materiales/Materials
- One brown, dark, tan card stock sheet 8x10 folded in half (hamburger fold)
Una hoja de color marron de cartulina de 8x10 doblada a la mitad (doblez hamburgesa)
- 2 Metallic origami paper sheets (golden and any other) Papel metalico origami
- Scissors/Tijeras
- Glue/pegamento
- Round plastic bottle cap (milk or juice)/ tapa de plastic (leche o jugo)
Facts/Hechos
Did you know that Teotihuacan is located north Mexico City, they built the Sun and Moon pyramids and great clay mask sculptors and stone carvers.
Sabias que Teotihuacan esta localizado al norte de CDMX, fue una grande civiliazacion, contruyeron las piramides del Sol y la Luna, fueron grandes escultores de Piedra y barro y sus mascaras son famosas y aun no se sabe como fue que desaparecieron.
- Trace the Teotihuacan mask shape on half of your paper sheet, #symetry will be applied/ TRAZA esta la forma de mascara de Teotihuacan en mitad de tu hoja. Trace eyes and half of mouth. Traza la boca y el ojo. Something is symmetrical when it is the same on both sides. A shape has symmetry if a central dividing line (a mirror line) can be drawn on it, to show that both sides of the shape are exactly the same. Simetria es cuando existen formas iguales de los dos lados.
- Cut mask / corta la mascara
- Pinch the paper inside of the eye to insert scissors and cut eye. Pica el el ojo que esta en el papel, inserta las tijera y corta el ojo.
- Trace 2 circles on golden paper and cut it. Traza 2 circulos en papel metalico, y corta.
- Trace 2 triangles on blue metallic paper, cut. Traza 2 triangulos en papel metalico azul y corta.
- Remember if you fold the paper into many folds you can get the same shapes.
Fold the golden metallic paper into quarters, trace a square and cut it.
Recuerda que al doblar tu papel puedes obtener las mismas formas.
Dobla el papel metalico en cuartos, traza un cuadrado y recorta
- Repeat the same step (#6) but now trace smaller squares using blue metallic paper.
Repite el mismo paso (#6), pero ahora traza cuadrados mas pequenos en papel metalico azul.
- Now, we have all our shapes to decorate our Teotihuacan Mask. Lets start with earrings! Did you know that the Chief of Teotihuca wore golden earrings, bracelets and necklaces?
Ahora que ya temenos todas nuestras formas recortadas para decorar la mascara de Teotihuacan, empezemos con los aretes. Sabias que el Jefe de Teotihuacan se adornaba con aretes, brazaletes y collares de oro?
- Glue the bigger squares on the forehead of the mask following the line of the forehead, then glue the small blue squares on top
Pega los cuadrados mas grandes en la parte su cabeza, siguiendo la line del cabello, despues pega los cuadrados azules metalicos encima.
- We have now a Teotihucan Mask, I hope you have learn something new today, till next time!
Areas of Experience and Expertise
- Approved Professional Development Provider
- 1
- Approved Classroom Residency Provider
- Yes
Lesson Plan
- Integrated Art
- Cultural Art
Teaching Approach
- Teaching Philosophy + Approach
- When I first get interest to an Arts Residency with a school, communication is the key, for instance, then number of students participating, most of the time I suggest to work with specific grades/ age group. The we determined the art form they had envisioned; murals take from 4-8 sessions depending on the length, some residencies are 1-2 sessions.
Another factor we considered is the content of whatever art form they choose, and the skills of the age group we are projecting to work with.
Once I gather all these logistics, I write a proposal with dates, times, lesson plan and a budget sheet.
A short meeting with teacher is set for edits before it goes to approval by the principal
While the Art Residency takes place, I use the 1st session to introduce myself, to present the project, show some samples and to get to know the students by allowing them to ask questions, share their feelings, etc
Part of my Residency is to document the process, approval forms to take pics and video are necessary.
Nowadays is common to have a video of the process to share with school officials, arts administrators and students.
I would say communication how to navigate the process is the key to success and if more questions I referred them to the liaison person between CA and school
- Curriculum Integration Possibilities
- Math & Art
Social Studies & Art
Language & Art
- Special Skills and Areas of Expertise
- Population: students and communities of color
Latinx Population. Bilingual program
Art Exhibit
- Testimonials from Schools
Fees
- Fees
- $75 Teaching Artist fee
$35 prep time, adm, site visits
Mileage .57
Art supplies cost
Images
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- Drop in Art Class. Burien Library. 2016
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- Duwamish River Festival. South Park. 2010
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