Art Gym: Reflection Quilts
In this session of Art Gym, Adam Ming and Katie Stack will lead you through an original exercise to reflect on your year. You will study examples of quilts from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and then create your own quilt by sourcing inspiration from various artworks as well as your own ideas. You will explore the ideation process, practice simplifying images, and create a visual representation of your year. See more beautiful examples of Reflection Quotes in the gallery below!
What You'll Learn:
How to create a visual reflection using an illustrated quilt
Useful tips for sourcing inspiration
The importance of sketching and gathering ideas before beginning a final piece
The Benefits:
Building a library of ways to source inspiration for artwork
An opportunity to pause and reflect on accomplishments and challenges
An chance to develop your personal style
A place to connect with other artists while sketching and learning together
Why quilts?
Quilts tell stories, so we can use the quilt format to create a visual reflection of our years. After all, we’re artists so reflection through drawing makes sense!
Plus quilts create cozy imagery perfect for the end of the year, and the quilt layout offer flexibility for everyone to tell their own story.
At the end of Art Gym, we’ll all have designed a quilt that is unique to our own stories and reflections.
This session of Art Gym is an opportunity to practice, learn, and discover how to compose an artwork based on values. From studying illustrations to creating your own mini compositions, you will have the opportunity to practice and play while developing a new skill. Join us for a session of creativity, learning, and community building!
Art Gym Gallery
Enjoy scrolling through the gallery to see some work from Art Gym!
Want your art featured in the gallery? Join the next live session or watch this replay and submit your work. You can showcase your art here:
Resources
Here is the link to the MET Open Access database.
Here is the pdf of reference images:
Join us for the next Art Gym on January 23!
In this session, we’ll explore more art techniques and drawing strategies to elevate your artwork and build your creative skills. Whether you're a seasoned artist or just beginning your journey, this upcoming session offers valuable insights to help you grow and develop your style. We hope to see you there! Sign up with the link at the bottom of the page.
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Reflection Quilts (this post)
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