Resourcing ideas through personal reflections, narratives and objects
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can reflect on personal experiences and narratives, incorporating these into my creative practice.
Key learning points
- Reflect upon personal experiences, emotions and memories as sources of inspiration.
- Draw from personal or fictional narratives to create a strong foundation for artwork.
- Incorporate found objects to inspire and add layers of meaning to artwork.
- Combine resources to create rich mixed media outcomes.
Keywords
Reflect - think deeply about
Narrative - the practice or art of telling stories
Incorporate - include or add something into another thing
Mixed media - where more than one medium or material has been used
Common misconception
Negative life experiences cannot be used as inspiration for creating artwork.
Many artists find that exploring difficult life experiences can lead to meaningful creative work.
Teacher tip
Support pupils to reflect upon their sources of inspiration.
Equipment
Sketchbook, pencil, A4 paper, watercolours, scissors, masking tape, (choice of media e.g. collage materials, clay, clay tools, needle and thread, sewing machine)
Licence
except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which of the following statements is true?
Q2.What is meant by a starting point when referring to an art project?
Q3.How might artists find inspiration?
Q4.Which of the following best describes how negative life experiences often influence an artist’s work?
Q5.How can studying the work of other artists inspire new concepts?
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