Chester A. Arthur
Student Teacher: Jared Verratti
Cooperating Teacher: Leila Falcon
Lesson #1: Become an Illustrator
In this lesson students were introduced to illustrator Chris Haughton and learned about his collage and illustration techniques. In the first week students learned how he cut simple shapes out of paper to create his characters, and illustrated an alternate ending for one of his books. In the second week of this project students built on what they learned last week by creating their own characters out of simple shapes just like Chris Haughton and many illustrators do. After this lesson students were left with an understanding on how a book is created and skills on how to make their own illustrations.
Callum Mespiec, 1st grade, color pencil on paper
Dylan Stafford, 2nd grade
Ivion Frye, 7th, “The Mask of Safety”,Marker on paper
Laurel Mespiec, 2nd, color pencil on paper
Lennon Turco, 4th, Marker on paper
Noah Zetlin, , Marker, collage, paint on paper
William Garwood, 8th, Digital
Lesson #2: History of Animation
In this lesson students learned about another job in the arts, animation! Students learned the history of hand drawn animation all the way from watching the first ever cartoon by Emil Cohl from over 100 years ago to watching the animators of Spongebob hand draw a favorite modern cartoon. Students were able to create a character and bring them to life by making a 2 page flipbook! Students were left with an understanding of how cartoons are created and new valuable art skills such as tracing and using a light-box.
Reuben Katz, Kindergarten, Marker on paper
Marigold Schupskys, Kindergarten, Ink on post it notes
Jared Verratti
TYL ‘21, Painting with concentration in Art Education
Jared Verratti is a Philadelphian artist exploring ideas of Trompe-l'œil and realism through paint. Jared Verratti creates hyperrealist work that is focused on observing and manipulating the world around us. He studies painting at the Tyler School of Art where he will receive an Art Education Certificate in 2021. In 2019 Jared was selected for the Yale Norfolk Artist Residency where he represented the Tyler School of Art.
Jared's active lesson plans, share his love for art history, drawing, and painting through a therapeutic art lesson.
Jared Verratti’s visual note