The Teaching of Art Related to the Home: Suggestions for content and method in related art instruction in the vocational program in home economicsFallgatter, Florence
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The Teaching of Art Related to the Home: Suggestions for content and method in related art instruction in the vocational program in home economics
Fallgatter, Florence
Art -- Study and teaching; Home economics -- Study and teaching
Clothing projects which include planning as well as construction offer
many possibilities. This planning would necessitate such applications
of art as the adapting of style, design, and color to the individual,
selecting and combining textures and colors in the fabrics, and using
appropriate trimmings and accessories. Such projects would also afford
opportunity for exercising judgment through the evaluation of results.
The same opportunities exist in the "make-over" projects as in the
others in which all new materials are used. A few clothing projects
involving art are suggested, as follows:
1. Planning and buying or making (_a_) school wardrobe for self;
(_b_) season's wardrobe for small sister or brother.
2. Making the most of clothing on hand. This will involve cleaning,
pressing, and mending, as well as some remodeling.
3. Remodeling clothing on hand and choosing additional garments
needed for an attractive and suitable wardrobe.
4. Selecting the accessories to complete a costume for self or
for mother.
Home-improvement projects which involve the exterior of the home as
well as the interior should have a place in the home-economics program.
In this group of projects there is not only great opportunity for the
application of art as the basis for planning and selecting, but also
for the making of more pleasing arrangements of things already in the
home. In view of the fact that in most home-improvement projects the
girl needs to make the best use of furnishings and equipment already
possessed by the family, and usually has a limited amount of money to
spend, her problems are greatly increased. Except in the few cases in
which she has the privilege of newly furnishing a room or a part of the
home, the starting point is with the present possessions in the home
and a careful evaluation of them to determine the good in each. _She
should appreciate the fact that the home and its possessions belong to
the entire family and that any changes she may desire to make should
meet their approval or at least be undertaken with their consent._ In
most cases the proposed changes will be more welcomed by the family if
little outlay of money is necessitated and if the largest and best use
is made of cherished household treasures.
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