This was the second project I did with my Grade 7's during our "Art of Japan" unit. They designed their own kimono using a version of a bookmark template found here on the Crayola website.
Kimonos are the beautiful traditional floor length robes worn mostly by Japanese women on special occasions. They are very expensive (often exceeding $10,000!) and beautifully patterned. I showed students examples of kimonos and then had them sketch ideas for a pattern in their sketchbooks.
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There were lots of Obi-Wan Kenobi jokes during this demo...lol
I drew my own simple template and then photocopied it onto regular paper. When I do this project again, I would copy it onto cardstock, as the regular paper was too thin, really.
I mean, it worked, but cardstock would be better (more sturdy).
Draw your design/pattern in pencil then colour in with colored pencils or markers or watercolours.
Students could do any type of pattern they wanted- not only traditional.
Here's a camouflage pattern below, for example.
Draw a little face.
Colouring with markers.....
Then cut all the pieces out...
The Crayola sheet shows how to fold it all together- I also walked around and helped the kids individually fold it. It's quite simple. Here they are lined up and chilling out against the whiteboard. If you have a laminator, I would laminate them to make perfect bookmarks (and to make them sturdier).
Ta da!
On display with their 'Cherry Blossom' paintings.
6 comments:
Excellent work! Thank you!
Thank for the Chinese Art idea- I will look into it and show you what we end up doing. If only we were doing Japanese Art I could use these beautiful ideas.
Beautiful colors and patterns.
I love the expression in the faces.
Thank you all! It's a fun and simple project that I think the kids enjoyed!
What size paper did you use for kimono A3 or A4?
Many thanks
I enlarged the patterns onto 11 x 17 inch paper.
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