Katy Rose Collection: Art, Words
Art for Joy : Folk Art to help us reject perfectionism
I love using American Folk Art in my art class because, historically, it was often created by untrained artists who just used what they had to create the beauty or pain they saw around them. It’s a great way for my students, often without art experience and always walking through trauma, to see that we can just put our hand to the page and CREATE.
A peek at one version of basic Folk Art I’m using in Art Class this week!
I love using American Folk Art in my art class because, historically, it was often created by untrained artists who just used what they had to create the beauty or pain they saw around them. It’s a great way for my students, often without art experience and always walking through trauma, to see that we can just put our hand to the page and CREATE. It doesn’t have to be perfect. And in fact, sometimes the less formal training the art reflects, the more character the artist brings to it!
This week we are studying some epic women from Folk Art history who used whatever scraps and old paint they could find to capture the hardships and victories they experienced through their imperfectly beautiful art. What’s the imperfect beauty you can bring to the world even if it feels like scraps?
Amazingly, God uses our “imperfect” to shine His light even still.
Go search for some examples of American Folk Art and I’m sure you will be delighted with the variety of styles. (You can peek at my Pinterest Board here.) I’ll be back to share some more on this genre soon.