Textiles Arts and Crafts 11
To provide an expansion in both theory & practical experience in the production of textiles arts & crafts items. Students will engage with the design cycle to plan & execute the steps necessary for a wide range of textile arts & crafts that involve a variety of painting skills, creative lettering, hand sewing, decorating & embellishment techniques. Through project-based learning, students will learn how textiles arts & crafts are used for storytelling, passing on of culture & traditions.
Hands-on, project-based course that gives the students opportunities to express their skill and creativity through completion of a number of new and traditional crafts. Interactive activities between the students themselves, and the sharing of their work will allow for the communication, expression and exploration of one’s unique culture, history and identity. Students will participate in activities including designing, planning & the steps necessary to create various textiles arts & crafts.
User needs and interests drive the design process. Active participation in the creation of textiles and craft contributes to culture, personal identity and reveals insight into the human experience. Growth as a textiles and craft student is dependent on perseverance, resilience, refinement, and reflection. Artistic expression requires authenticity, perseverance and risk taking.
Aboriginal Worldviews and Perspectives: The First Peoples Principles of Learning are inherent to the success of Textiles Arts & Crafts. This course provides consistent opportunities for connections between students, students & their community & to the land. Exploration of identity. Engaging of empathy. Experiential learning - reflective practice, flexibility, the power of story, a positive learner centered approach & a local focus.