| Artist/Artform | Harriet Rosenberg - Visual Arts/Paper Cutting
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| About the Artist | Harriet has been a paper cutter for over 25 years. She creatively links papercutting to the school curriculum and other aspects of learning. |
Artist for a Day (AFAD) One Hour OR 1.5 Hour Lessons (L) (Please discuss with artist) | L1 L2 Title: Papercutting: An Ancient and Ageless Art Description: Through discussion, demonstration and practice, students will learn the art and history of papercutting as they create two specific forms, such as symmetrical and "paper doll chain" (i.e. pattern). Standards and Possible Themes: R-W-S-L Math History Arts & Humanities Grade Levels: K - 6 Audience: 30 L3 Title: Viva Mexico! Papercutting.... Description: Students explore Mexico as the artist first shares authentic objects and a variety of images from her travels across the border then guides them to create original paper cuts in this historic tradition. Standards and Possible Themes: R-W-S-L Math History Such As: Black History/Multiculturalism/Diversity Arts & Humanities Grade Levels: 3 - 6 Audience: 30 L4 Title: Africa: Karibu! Description: As the Swahili implies, Welcome to Africa! Students gain knowledge about, and inspiration from, Africa as the artist shares artifacts and images, and then guides them through papercutting projects. Standards and Possible Themes: R-W-S-L Math History Such As: Africa Black History/Multiculturalism/Diversity Arts & Humanities Grade Levels: 3 - 6 Audience: 30 L5 Title: Pennsylvania Papercutting Description: The history and traditional forms of papercutting indigenous to PA will be explored as students create their own "pioneer" paper cuts. Standards and Possible Themes: R-W-S-L Science & Tech History Such As: Pennsylvania Pioneers/Early Americans/Colonial Era Arts & Humanities Grade Levels: 3 - 6 Audience: 30 L6 Title: Sihouettes and Self-Portraits Description: Students will learn the art of silhouettes and it's place in history - for example, Colonial America - as they acquire the papercutting skills necessary to make their own silhouettes and create self-portraits from them. Standards and Possible Themes: R-W-S-L History Such As: Pioneers/Early Americans/Colonial Era Arts & Humanities Grade Levels: K - 6 Audience: 30 L7 TBD: If possible, and as discussed with artist. |
Artist Residency Visual Arts/Paper-Cutting | Description: Harriet teaches papercutting as an art form, as history and multiculturalism, as a means of developing creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving, and for understanding the connections between art and other disciplines. Students learn to cut the four basic forms and develop them into a wide variety of projects relating to their curriculum and the standards for their grade level. Projects may be as varied as creative writing illustrations, "murals" and performance pieces. Harriet, who earned a B.A. in Music/English and a M.Ed. in Human Development (plus has post-graduate Theatre/Visual Arts experience), has been cutting paper for over 25 years. K - 12 Materials: $$ |
