![]() ![]() ![]() While the classes did not create their own portraits as part of this project, they did spend time talking about how Bisa Butler makes portraits to dignify people and share their stories. Carolyn decided that this idea was not one that the children should try to imitate because this portrait part of Bisa Butler’s artwork felt sacred. She discovered that Bisa Butler makes portraits of people that she has kinship and ancestry with, people that she wants to dignify and whose stories she wants to share. The children talked about the fabric and textures that they saw.Īs she researched, Carolyn decided against the children creating their own portraits. Carolyn shows the children an example of Bisa Butlers early textile art. She spent a lot of time researching her background, techniques, and philosophies. Carolyn strived to be thoughtful about how she presented Bisa Butler to the class. While it was the artwork that drew Carolyn into teaching about Bisa Butler, she was thrilled to be able to present the class with a contemporary black female artist. Through this process the children began thinking about the fabric all around them in different ways.Ĭarolyn strived to be thoughtful about how she presented Bisa Butler to the class. They were introduced to the techniques of sewing and weaving and cut up pieces of clothing that they had previously worn. Children used fabric as their canvas instead of paper and used glue as a marker or crayon instead of using it simply as a tool that sticks things together. For this project, the children were able to use exciting materials and use them in novel ways. In early childhood art classes, moving beyond crayons, markers, and paper, makes the projects particularly special. ![]() Carolyn was excited to create projects that encouraged her classes to explore these topics. Carolyn shows a class an example of other types of textile art.Īs Carolyn looked at Bisa Butler’s pieces, she noted the colors, patterns, and fabric that Bisa Butler used. Carolyn was struck by how Bisa Butler’s quilted textile artwork looked like it might be painted instead of being created with fabric. She was inspired and immediately knew that she wanted to highlight Bisa Butler in her classroom. When she was looking for a new artist to highlight, she came across the artwork of Bisa Butler. SEEC art educator, Carolyn Eby, regularly creates lessons around particular artists for our SEEC classes. This blog is about the inspiration for the Bisa Butler project. Upcoming blogs will be about exploring batiks, collage, sewing, kente cloth, and a reflection on the entire project. Since winning first place in a school art contest with a portrait he made of the principal, Gordon has painted more than 500 portraits of Black icons who inspire him, including a portrait of the Central Park Five that sold for more than $100,000 at auction.This blog is part one of a six-part blog series. “He cares a lot about his family and even though he joined the NBA at a young age he still worked really hard to prove himself to the other players and it paid off.” “LeBron is one of the greatest players to ever play the game, and I am honored to be painting his portrait for TIME,” says Gordon, who found his artistic voice at age 10 after watching his mom paint. In elementary school, he got bullied so much that he barely spoke. ![]() He was also born deaf and underwent a surgery at age 5 that gave him some hearing, but he still speaks with a stutter. Gordon has faced many challenges in his young life, using a wheelchair for nearly two years after breaking bones in his legs and hips because of a vitamin D deficiency. “Working hard makes you a contender but believing in yourself makes you a Champion,” says Tyler, who is a “Lakers and a Warriors fan through and through.” ![]()
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