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Exploring Line and Shape

Lesson 6

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Pattern: Close Looking

Let’s take a look at this artwork created by �Kira Nam Greene.

There are so many patterns!

Kira Nam Greene, Saudade de Margarida, 2019, Collection of the Artist (Detail on cover)

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Pattern: Close Looking: Finding Patterns

Let’s take a closer look.

I see a pattern!�It’s on the wall behind the person.

Kira Nam Greene, Saudade de Margarida (detail), 2019,

Collection of the Artist

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Pattern: Close Looking: Describing A Pattern

Its an organic shape that repeats.

It has curvy blue lines and small blue circles that repeat.

Kira Nam Greene, Saudade de Margarida (detail), 2019,

Collection of the Artist

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Pattern: Close Looking: Describing A Pattern You Notice

Which pattern catches your eye?

What lines, shapes, and colors repeat?

Where is this pattern?

Kira Nam Greene, Saudade de Margarida (detail), 2019,

Collection of the Artist

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Pattern: Writing

Describe a pattern that you created from your imagination.

What lines, shapes, and colors did you use?

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Pattern: Vocabulary

Fill in the blanks

I drew a pattern with repeating ________ __________ and _________.

red squares zigzag line

blue triangles thick lines

yellow circles thin lines

green ovals curvy lines

purple organic shapes wavy lines

Example: I drew a pattern with repeating blue triangles and wavy lines.

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Pattern: Sketchbook

Draw an imaginary animal that has a pattern. �You can use a pattern you already drew or create a new one.

Will your animal have feathers or wings? �Stripes? Polka-dots?

Will you use lines, shapes, or colors that repeat?

Additional Resource:�View more artwork by Kira Nam Greene on her website: https://kiranamgreene.com/

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Remote Arts Learning Partnership

Module One �

Studio in a School NYC Team

Julie Applebaum, Senior Director

Remote Arts Learning Partnership Project DIrector

Writing Team Project Team

Belinda Blum Bryan Melillo Belinda Blum Nicola Giardina Sassy Kohlmeyer

Cynthia Chen Traci Talasco Andrea Burgay Katherine Huala Paul Urevitch

Graphic Design

Don Giordano

NYC Department of Education OASP Team

Karen Rosner, Director of Visual Arts

Amber Lodman, Arts Program Manager Kaitlin Trammell, Remote Arts Learning Partnership Project Coordinator

NYC Department of Education Visual Arts Teacher Team

Maria Bonilla Susan Bricker Amie Robinson Lara Tyson

These educational materials were created through a partnership with Studio in a School NYC and The New York City Department of Education Office of Arts and Special Projects (OASP) and made possible by the generosity of The New York Community Trust.