SOUL

MAKING
THE PROCESS OF ART MAKING
AND ACTS OF APPROPRIATION

No one is really an expert in art.

Art means to always be searching,
looking, thinking and feeling…
SOUL-MAKING (ART
MAKING)
Art Making is a fun and rewarding way for people to express
themselves and to learn a broad range of skills and concepts.
When educators emphasize the art-making process over the final
product, students increase their sense of mastery, decision making,
and feeling of inclusion and independence, and ultimately grow in
self-awareness.
When students make art, they have the opportunity to express
their feelings, fantasize, tell stories, and give their ideas concrete
form.
Importance of Art Making
Is a fascinating and effective way to
introduce students to a wide variety of
textures and help them develop their
tactile exploration skills.
Art Making Process
In the art making process, students receive guided
instruction on how to start and finish a typical art project
using efficiency and best practices.
PHASE ONE- begins with sketching, grid-lining, drawing, or
filling in under-paintings.
In this phase, students learn about introductory best
practices on techniques and approaches, and
understanding the art concepts.
PHASE TWO- includes adding multiple
layers of tone, color, or paint within an
artwork.
Here, students are required to problem
solve and are encouraged in their art to
explore, manipulate, and master
technique based art applications.
PHASE THREE- ends with students adding final
detail and craftsmanship showcasing their
finished projects.
This includes demonstrating the understanding
of the art elements, habits of mind and effort,
communication skills, habits of work,
composition concepts, and execution into a well
crafted project.
STAGES OF ART MAKING

Art doesn’t just

happen.
1. INSPIRATION
-most exciting moment
WHERE DOES INSPIRATION COME FROM?
2. PERCOLATION
-vital to creating art
-the time that elapses after you’ve had you idea,
but before you start making art
-playing around with ideas visually
-processing and refining your idea
3. PREPARATION
-More active and focused time
-It’s a matter of figuring out how to make it
happen
4. CREATION
Time to make it happen

You are creating!

-The process of creation can vary depending on your
personal temperament, your artistic style and your
medium.
5. REFLECTION
-Sharing it with family and friends, delivering it
to a client or hanging it on the wall
-completion often leads to a period of reflection
-little empty and “spent”
-relief-
-regrets
Leonardo da Vinci’s
Seven Principles of
Creativity
Curiosita
An insatiably curious
approach to life and an
unrelenting quest for
continuous learning.
Example: asking questions,
seeking information,
reading and researching,
lifelong learning.
Dimostrazione

A commitment to test
knowledge through
experience, persistence,
and a willingness to learn
from mistakes.
Example: scientific
experimentation; learning
by trial and error; sports
or arts practice.
 Sensazione
The continual
refinement of the
senses, especially sight
as a means to enliven
experience.
Example: Observation,
visual exercises.
 Sfumato
“Going up in Smoke;” A
willingness to embrace
ambiguity, paradox,
and uncertainty.
Examples: enjoying
uncertain book or film
ending; research.
 Arte/Scienza

The development of the

balance between science and
art, logic and imagination;
“whole-brain” thinking.
Example: liberal arts
education; scientific research
about arts; graphic arts.
Corporalita
The cultivation of
grace,
ambidexterity,
fitness, and poise.
Examples:
physical
practices: sports,
yoga, dance.
Connessione
A recognition of and
appreciation for the
interconnectedness of all
things and phenomena.
Examples: systems
networks,
spiritual/meditative
practices.