Alyssa Tice, Kyle Wilson Elementary art teacher, shared Pam Peacock's artwork with her students, then invited them to submit video questions using Flipgrid. Peacock is a senior graphic designer at iHeart Podcast Network in Atlanta, Georgia, but in her free time, she enjoys drawing and painting. She responded to the student questions, many of which were about outer space being the dominant subject in her artwork. While watching the group interview, students worked on an art project inspired by her artwork.
"They
created
futuristic
landscapes
that
show
foreground,
middle
ground
and
background,
and
show
size
relationships
relative
to
their
placement
within
the
picture
plane,"
Tice
explained.
In
one
of
her
responses,
Peacock
shared
what
she
likes
about
using
color
in
art.
"Adding
color
just
brings
it
to
that
next
level
versus
just
showing
someone
a
drawing
of
something.
I
also
enjoy
the
physical
process
of
painting.
I
like
playing
with
the
paint
and
mixing
colors
and
using
brushes.
All
of
those
things
are
really
fun
to
me."
Kyle
Wilson
student
Kasey
Etzweiler
said,
"It
is
important
to
talk
and
learn
from
other
artists
because
they
can
inspire
you
to
work
hard
on
your
art
and
to
make
the
art
something
that
you
love
and
enjoy."
Peacock
encouraged
students
to
use
Google
and
YouTube
as
a
tool
to
see
other
artists
working
and
learn
from
these
artists.
The
"March
Madness"
art
activity
introduced
students
to
a
variety
of
artists
from
various
time
periods
and
ethnic
backgrounds.
Tice
challenged
students
to
examine
the
art,
then
vote
for
their
favorite.
Leonardo
DaVinci's
"Mona
Lisa"
was
compared
to
a
realistic
portrait
by
Kehinde
Wiley,
a
painter
who
lives
in
New
York
City,
and
Vincent
Van
Gogh's
"Starry
Night"
was
judged
against
a
piece
by
American
fiber
artist
Bisa
Butler,
who
sews
quilts
that
are
inspired
by
old
black
and
white
photos
from
African
American
History.
Japanese
installation
artist
Yayoi
Kusama,
who
creates
infinity
rooms
with
objects
and
mirrors,
competed
against
American
glass
sculptor
Dale
Chihuly,
while
work
by
muralist
Jen
Stark,
also
an
American,
was
compared
to
JR,
a
French
photographer.
"It's
important
for
students
to
have
their
own
opinions
and
be
able
to
express
them.
I
also
hope
that
they
will
see
that
there
are
so
many
types
of
art
and
artists.
And
that
anything
can
be
art,
and
anyone
can
be
an
artist,"
Tice
shared.
The
championship
round
featured
Wiley,
the
realistic
portrait
artist,
and
Stark,
the
muralist.
Third-grader
Gavin
Weatherly
said,
"It
was
cool
to
see
a
lot
of
artists
that
I
didn't
even
know
existed."
Classmate
Anysia
Reeves
shared,
"I
liked
how
there
were
different
kinds
of
art,
not
just
drawings."