Objectives:   The Students will

      1.        Explore how societies discover values and beliefs through artistic forms
2.        Distinguish commonalties/characteristics of artistic expressions or styles
3.        Perceive environment - develop personal ideas and themes to create original 
         art
4.        Produce a sculptural work of art using abstraction - use metal tooling/repousse 
         to create a low relief  sculpture.
5.        Assess, revise and adjust work throughout the process
6.        Describe and analyze distinguishing characteristics
7.        Interpret meanings, belief and themes - or mood
8.        Evaluate works of art using art vocabulary and established criteria
9.        Relate the ways artistic expression affects thought, feeling and behavior
10.      Develop skills in using art elements and design principles to create works of 
          art--(painting, pattern, color planning, unity)  

Instructional Resources:

Talking to the Sun (book on poems- personal collection)
Haitian Folk Tales (personal collection)
Internet sites:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/haiti.htm
Additional Internet Resources:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/diversit.htm#Haiti
Haitian tin lizard (from Crizmac Art and Cultural Education Materials), Oaxacan wood lizard, Dan Ray steel lizard
Haitian Paintings:  ( from Haitian Visions)
Video: Haitian Visions (Crizmac Art and Cultural Education Materials)
Images from the Internet
Get your own Haitian Lizard from Crizmac

Haitian tin lizard
9x12" newsprint
pencils, erasers
photocopies of lizards, photographs
Aluminum tooling foil  
Newspapers pads
Modeling tools
Scissors, cardboard
spray Enamel paints
Paint markers, Puffy paints

Procedures:

1.       Present "Aesthetics" lesson.  What is art? Compare and contrast the examples of lizard sculptures presented. Discuss value of each.     

2.       Draw lizard (or bird) on 9x12 newsprint -- abstract to facilitate cutting- plan patterns/motifs

3.       Transfer drawing to foil - tape to foil -- place on newspaper pad -- trace over lines with pen.

4.       Tool lizard -- Repousee - press textures and patterns from back.  Round out body and head

5.       Draw a line around 1/4 inch larger all around (this will be folded on to back side of card board). Cut out - touch up any problem areas. Make a cardboard cut out using original drawing as a pattern - cut out card board (we used black cardboard for the backing).

6.       Fold extra 1/4" extra around a cardboard cutout to give support - clip curves and snip to inside corners (this will make little tabs all around to be folded to back side) - cut across outside corners. 

7.       Paint with spray enamel (spray in spray booth or outside) 

8.       When dry - Add pattern with additional paint (squeeze puffy paints) and paint markers. (Note: We worked on shadow box frames during this project while waiting for paint to dry)

Note - to make shadow box frames - cut poster board two inches larger on all sides - mat and box. Our boxes and frames were cut 16" by 22" (for 12" x 18" drawings). The boxes were scored one inch and two inches all around. Corners were cut and sides folded up along scored line (2 inches in). The top one inch all around was folded back to make a "lip" to glue the frame on to. I had a long rule that was two inches wide that made the scoring easy. See diagram.

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