"If one can, anyone can, all you gotta do is try" - Faith Ringgold Faith Ringgold is a painter, writer, speaker, mixed media sculptor and performance artist. She is best known for her quilt art. She has received over 75 awards including 22 Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Degrees. She has also received fellowships and grants that include the National Endowment For the Arts Award for sculpture (1978) and for painting (1989). Coming to Jones Road: Under A Blood Red Sky Faith Ringgold on Quilting as an Art FormIn this video, Faith Ringgold discusses how she was influenced by European painters and how she took that inspiration into her quilt-making. Quilts are useful art pieces, even though her quilts are not intended to be put on beds. Chronology of Faith RinggoldBelow is a chronological time-line from Faith Ringgold's website. Faith Ringgold Inspired Lesson PlanDiscussion: Faith Ringgold discusses how in American history, slaves created art through objects that were available and useful to them. Quilting was a major art-making practice for slaves in America. Students will be asked to discuss why quilt-making should be considered a fine art form. Students will then be prompted to think of the art hierarchy and their views on the topic. Should there be a hierarchy? What changes can be made so all art is equally displayed and admired? Lesson: We all have hopes, dreams, and aspirations. Some of our determinations require more time than others to complete. What are some goals you have set that required time to complete? Did you receive the desired outcome? Looking at Faith Ringgold’s quilt, Change 1: Weight Loss Performance Story Quilt, we can follow the artist’s journey of her determination of losing weight. The weight of the quilt is symbolic of losing weight. What is a current goal or dream that you hold? A new game system? A trip to the park? Doing well on your next test? What will you do to prepare yourself for your future goal? First, write about a current goal you have and your plans (step by step) on how you will achieve that goal. Second, sketch your idea in a series of panels representing your steps. What will you include in your final piece (fabric) that will represent your determination symbolically, similar to Ringgold’s quilt weighing 100 pounds? Change 1: Weight Loss Performance Story Quilt
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