Identity
Overview
Exploring personal identity and representing it through artwork. Inspiration from Mexican Textiles artist Victoria Villasana.
Technique: Basic facial proportions. Drawing and decorative textiles to learn basic hand stitches.
FBV: Individual liberty
Cultural Capital: Arts, life skills (sewing)
UN Rights of the Child:
8. Identity
31. Rest, play, culture, arts
Example Key Words
Facial Proportions
Many people make mistakes when drawing faces because they don’t fully understand facial proportions. Proportion refers to the relationship in size and placement between one object and another. There are many formulas that one can adapt to draw the facial features in the correct location.
Outline
A line or set of lines enclosing or indicating the shape of an object in a sketch or diagram.
Running Stitch
A simple needlework stitch consisting of a line of small even stitches which run back and forth through the cloth without overlapping.
Back Stitch
A method of sewing with overlapping stitches.