Magical Surrealism

Magical Surrealism

Ocean View School District Summer School Each lesson is inspired by the life and work of a Focus on the Masters Documented Artist. Magical Surrealism Often dreamlike and mysterious, Christine Brennan refers to her work as Magical Surrealism.  There may be a child-like...
Paper Weavings

Paper Weavings

Paper Weavings inspired by mixed media artist Christine Morla Having learned Filipino mat weaving as a child from her father, Christine has incorporated these elements into her artwork.  Learning To See students learn the basic elements of weaving and explore color,...
Gallery Paper Sculpture

Gallery Paper Sculpture

Paper Sculpture inspired by BiJian Fan Paper sculptor BiJian Fan learned paper folding and cutting art from his grandmother while growing up in Communist China.  With this inspiration, Learning To See students explore the infinite possibilities of a piece of paper...
Symbols

Symbols

Symbols inspired by Porfirio Gutierrez Students studied the symbols of Porfirio’s Zapotec heritage and how they are designed to be used in weavings.  They started with sketches of their own ideas and adapted them into symbols that followed a grid of squares and...