Teachers in this year’s Art & Language Arts program discovered just how illuminating medieval books can be! Last Saturday at the Getty Center, teachers learned how books were made in the Middle Ages, created laws for imaginary kingdoms, illuminated tales of dragons and angels, and more!
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In the exhibition Gothic Grandeur: Manuscript Illumination, 1200-1350, we were impressed by naturalistic drapery precisely painted on tiny figures.
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After a lively tour led by curator Elizabeth Morrison, teachers were excited to learn more about the art of illuminated manuscripts.
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Artist Sylvana Barrett brought in an array of materials to demonstrate the pigments, tools, and techniques involved in making illuminated manuscripts.
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You can still see a little bit of fur on this piece of parchment!
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Sylvana demonstrates how to cut gold leaf and then apply it to the pages of books.
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In medieval times, lead was used to make white paint, so illuminators had to be extremely careful. You can bet that little jar in Sylvana’s hand is kept tightly closed.
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Artist Nora Shields leads a workshop inspired by a book of feudal laws on view in the museum.
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Elizabeth Cervantes and Crystal Wai from Carlos Santana Arts Academy create quills.
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Teachers from Washington Elementary School in Burbank devise laws for their imaginary kingdom.
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Teachers from Ellen Ochoa Learning Center have a blast illuminating their creative laws.
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In this teacher’s imaginary kingdom, people know how to have a good time.
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Here’s a close-up of the law devised for a fun-filled kingdom.
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Who wouldn’t want to live in this imaginary kingdom?
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Teachers were encouraged to use primary colors and create patterns.
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Teacher James Bean came up with a law that would be appropriate for all ages.
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Teachers of grades 3-5 viewed images in the Getty Apocalypse and were asked to imagine what would happen next.
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In this teacher’s version of the story, the dragon does not have a good day.
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And in this version of the story, the dragon and the angel have a long battle ahead.
Over 90 teachers gathered at the Getty Center on Saturday, August 13, to play games in the galleries and discover playful art-making activities. The 12th Annual Art & Language Arts Alumni Event, which focused on the theme of “Play & Pastimes,” brought out the playful spirit in teachers and Getty staff alike.
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Educator and author Laurel Schmidt listed words that teachers think of when they hear the word “play.” The circled words relate to what our brains do when we engage in playful, new activities.
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Laurel Schmidt shared so many playful and meaningful strategies, such as letting students use sidewalk chalk in the playground to practice writing.
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Teachers had a blast participating in an improv game inspired by Ellsworth Kelly’s sculpture Untitled, which was led by museum educator Jennifer Li.
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Jennifer Li discussed Rembrandt’s Abduction of Europa and then led teachers in a lively improv game.
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Museum educator Kelly WIlliams demonstrated how to use a toy squirt gun to create wacky watercolors.
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Teachers created a “mystery painting” with white crayon on white paper and then switched their drawings with a partner. Partners completed the works of art using watercolors.
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What a colorful array of watercolors! Participants used experimental techniques such as adding salt and using squirt guns.
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Museum educator Flora Ito led a tour of “crazy” containers such as decorative potpourri vessels created to look like ships.
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The newly installed Boy with Frog by Charles Ray was the focus of an activity developed by Burbank Arts Coordinator Peggy Flynn.
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Peggy Flynn’s session, “A Playful Process for Imaginative Molds,” was packed with enthusiastic teachers.
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Teacher Moira Hanson was very focused on the task of creating an imaginative mold.
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After viewing a fanciful clock in the Getty’s collection, teachers created imaginative clocks of their own.
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Hickery-dickery-dock, colorful vines run up this clock.
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Teacher Nora Felix was all smiles during museum educator Sandy Rodriguez’s clock-decorating workshop.
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