THIS WEEK YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS TO GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN MOSIAIC ARTISTS:
http://www.americanmosaics.org/sama.aspx?MID=10&PID=18
* THIS WILL TAKE YOU TO THE MEMBER GALLERY - SCROLL DOWN!
* LOOK AT A VARIETY OF TILEMAKING ARTISTS.
* INTRODUCE US TO THE ARTIST YOU LOVE BEST.
* FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS BELOW AND RESPOND TO THE WRITING PROMPTS BELOW.
* WRITE A MINIMUM OF 10 SENTENCES!!!
- Copy and paste the link to the artist's website
- Describe the type of tiles this artist creates
- Describe one piece of tile artwork in detail - subject matter, medium (what kind of clay it is made of), size, texture, colors, etc.
- Describe this artist's reason for creating artwork - what is it that the artist is trying to communicate through his or her tile artwork.
- Tell us why you appreciate this artist's tile artwork.
- Tell us what if there is anything you have learned by looking at this tilemaker's artist's work - how has it affected how you look at your own tiles?
