Igloos With Northern Lights
Learning Targets
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- Create an original Igloos With Northern Lights using drawing techniques learned in class
- Use color combinations (monochromatic, neutral, cool colors), shape variation (geometric, orgnaic, free form), and space (positive, negative) inspired by Inuvialuktun Artist (1925-2001) Agnes Nanogak Goose
- Use architectural concepts (domes, framed structures, arches, vaults) and design principles (composition, proportion, repetition) based on Inuit Graphic Art
- Define Igloo (a dome-shaped temporary winter dwelling made of hard, compressed snow blocks (pukaangajug))
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. Building An Igloo (1973) Agnes Nanogak Goose
2. Read Aurora: A Tale Of The Northern Lights by Mindy Dwyer
3. Discussion Questions "Did you know her drawings from Tales From The Igloo brought historic legends to a global audience, preserving oral history through visual art? Do you notice her stylized representation of hunters, birds, and bears? Did you know Agnes Nanogak Goose was a graphic artist and printmaker from Ulukhaktok? Did you know her dynamic artwork captured the activity and movement of her community? Did you know she completed over 200 prints in her lifetime? What visual techniques (line work, color, composition) did she use to make her figures look active rather than static? How did her style transition from her early drawings introduced in the 1967 Holman Print Collection to her late, large-scale masterpieces like the Mural (1971-1972)? What role did the Ulukhaktok Arts Centre play in translating her original drawings into finished prints? How does her artwork function as a tool for preserving and teaching cultural knowledge to younger generations?"
Lesson Activities
1. Use a ruler, compass, or straightedge to draw the scenery (middle ground, background) of the Igloos With Northern Lights
2. Add objects (animals, grasses, wildlife, rocks, mountains) within the positive space (foreground, igloo) of the Igloos With Northern Lights
3. Use permanent marker to outline the foreground (igloo), middle ground (snow, mountains, valleys), and background (sky, northern lights, background) of the Igloos With Northern Lights
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Igloos With Northern Lights for Assigned Tables
2. Thunder (1970) Agnes Nanogak Goose
3. Discussion Questions "What did you see in the pictures? What colors did the Northern Lights have? Where do you think you can see the Northern Lights? How was this snow structure constructed? How do these designs demonstrate generations of Inuit knowledge about the land, climate, and Arctic environment? Did you know that First Nations, Inuit, and Metis are distinct people with unique cultures? How do the Inuit use the environment to solve the challenge of winter survival? What history, values, and languages are associated with the craft, techniques, and materials needed to construct an igloo? In multiple scene works like her famous Mural, how do individual smaller scenes- depicting hunting, fishing, or games- weave together to tell a cohesive story about community life? How does her narrative style change when creating standalone art versus illustrating a specific text?"
Lesson Activities
1. Add texture (actual, visual, implied) to the positive space (igloo, foreground), and middle ground (snow, wildlife, mountains, valleys) of the Igloos With Northern Lights
2. Use color combinations (analogous, complementary, neutral) to fill in the positive space (igloo, foreground) of the Igloos With Northern Lights
3. Use color combinations (analogous, complementary, neutral) to fill in the negative space (background) of the Igloos With Northern Lights
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Igloos With Northern Lights for Assigned Tables
2. Set Up Studio Area (paintbrushes, glue sticks, scissors, stamps, chalk)
Lesson Activities
1. Add highlights (reflective light, light source, cast light) to the positive space (foreground, igloo) of the Igloos With Northern Lights
2. Add shadows (reflective shadow, cast shadow, shadow) to the negative space (background) of the Igloos With Northern Lights
3. Add details (animals, mountains, rivers, northern lights) within the scenery of the Igloos With Northern Lights
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