Year 7 - Art and design
This is craft
An overview of craft
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Unit Summary
This unit explores the world of craft, learning practices and significance, and engaging in handmaking their own projects. Pupils will use specialist materials and tools, research notable craftspeople, and enhance their practical skills and appreciation for craftsmanship.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to define what craft is and challenge traditional boundaries.
Key Notes
- Craft is designing and hand-making unique objects, building creative, intellectual, and practical skills with tools.
- Craft was seen as lesser than Fine Art because it was functional and often practised by women.
- Artists like William Morris challenged the divide between art and craft, blurring the boundaries in their work.
Vocabulary To Learn
- craft: the designing and hand making of individual objects and artefacts
- tools: physical items used to achieve a goal
- materials: the resources that artists, craftspeople and designers use to create work
- functional: designed to be practical and useful rather than simply attractive
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Craft is only about making functional objects and is less important than Fine Art.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Craft is designing and hand-making unique objects, building creative, intellectual, and practical skills with tools. Craft was seen as lesser than Fine Art because it was functional and often practised by women.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'craft'
the designing and hand making of individual objects and artefacts.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Craft is only about making functional objects and is less important than Fine Art. Correction: Craft is the creation of objects and artworks requiring both artistry and technical skill. It includes both functional and non-functional items and embraces contributions from all genders and communities.
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