Name: CHEC Rocky Mountain Homeschool Conference
Start: 2025-06-12T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-06-14T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Denver, CO

Tagged: art

This topic has 11 replies, 10 voices, and was last updated 12 years, 3 months ago by Kayla.

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February 20, 2013 at 8:32 pm
Kayla
Participant
First a little background, I have a BFA in Fashion design, for my degree I took 6 art history classes! I love it. I love the CM puts emphasis on art.
I was wondering if anyone just teaches the art that goes with the history time they are in, for example learnign about the greek architecture and statues and pottery instead of a specific artist. I was taught art chronilogically and I figured it would make sense to do it that way just like history. I know it wouldnt be as deep into each specific artist, but you would learn more about a specific style.
am I making sense. anyone do art chronologically instead of 6 week studies?
thanks
Kayla
February 20, 2013 at 8:56 pm
sheraz
Participant
The purpose of the Picture Study is specifically not to teach them about the history…it is to let the children see masterpieces and study them so that they learned to recognize and appreciate their OWN connections and feelings with the beautiful art. It is about the child, not the history for this subject.
That said, I would love to add some of the art history you are refering to in our studies of ancient cultures!! How cool would that be?? Wanna make a guide??? 😉
February 20, 2013 at 10:58 pm
Jenni
Participant
I love that idea, Kayla. I think it would be great to add it in to History. I’m sure there are some resources to help. Of course it doesn’t sound like it is exactly what CM had in mind… hmm. Is that a dealbreaker?
February 21, 2013 at 12:00 am
suzukimom
Participant
The mentoring program I did the other year (doesn’t exist anymore) did Art History along with History and it worked just fine as far as we went. There is (I imagine – we didn’t get that far) a problem in that the quantity of art available varies widely from the various time periods.
February 21, 2013 at 12:26 am
jmac17
Participant
I like the idea of talking about art that fits in with a specific historical period, but I wouldn’t want to limit our art study to that. As suzukimom mentioned, you’ll come across periods that have far more art available to study than others. So the artists of that period might get just a brief mention each, when they really should have far more attention paid to them. Picture study enables the student to really form a relationship with a few pieces, which will thus be remembered and appreciated, rather than just looking at the style, etc.
Why not do both? Picture study takes so little time anyway.
Joanne
February 21, 2013 at 1:44 am
eawerner
Participant
I also love the idea of art history with history! A basic guide on that topic would probably be well recieved. I also wouldn’t want to give up our picture study though. It’s a fun part of our week and I can see already how dd has her own taste for different artists. 🙂
February 21, 2013 at 2:07 am
NJcountrygal
Participant
We do both and love both! I.E. right now we are studying ancient Egypt. She is starting to recognize different artifacts that we have observed. We were watching a video the other day and she saw the stone that depicts Narmer. She recognized it and said his name before the narrator had a chance. At the same time we are studying paintings by Mary Cassatt. Why? Because we have never studied a female painter before. A few weeks ago my dd8 asked me if women ever invented things and it dawned on me that we needed to learn about some of the amazing women in history and the things they did. 😉
February 21, 2013 at 8:49 am
Mum In Zion
Participant
While studying Ancient Egypt/Greece/Rome we used the “Art In History” books by Susie Hodge – Ancient Egyptian Art; Ancient Greek Art & Ancient Roman Art. They have lovely pictures of scultpures, pottery, buildings… and short descriptions of methds and materials used. We used these when the kids were 8-10 years old and we found them a nice supplement to our history readings.
There are more books in the series – Ancient Chinese/Middle Ages/Native American & Prehistoric Art.
Michelle
February 21, 2013 at 5:42 pm
Sonya Shafer
Moderator
*sneaks in grinning again* This is related to another of our new projects that we’re working on. *sneaks back out*
February 21, 2013 at 6:02 pm
sheraz
Participant
Sonya, you are such a tease!!! I’m anxious to see it!
February 21, 2013 at 6:29 pm
chocodog
Participant
yeah… cant wait…
February 21, 2013 at 7:13 pm
Kayla
Participant
thanks ladies! There are definately times that art is blossoming and there are tons of artists to study, and times when there are not.
I think we will probably do both, especially when you get to medieval times and the early Church and Art were sooooo intertwined. You can not really teach about Christ Pantocrator without know why those images were all over the churches.
I am so excited, to start homeschooling. My kids are only 2 and almsot 4 so i have a while before I start.