1. PLEASE GET OUT SKETCHBOOK AND ON A BLANK
PAGE WRITE OUT THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

2. Studio ArtTOYS AND TREATS

3.  an artist and professor of art,
currently living and working in
Athens, Georgia
 paintings incorporate figurative
elements as well as surreal
subjects and still life images
 diagnosed and treated for breast
cancer in 2008
 notable shift and her work became
a visual celebration of life
 her dark palette was replaced with
jewel like colors, high intensity
 turned to imagery that became
physical and psychological therapy
 Sweet treats and toys on a
massive scale predominated her
paintings
ARTIST: MARGARET MORISSON

4. “Sweet Nothings”

5. “Marbles
”

6. “Menace”

7. “Trojan Horse”

8. “Right Between The Eyes”

9. “Wax Lips”

10. “Candied Apples”

11. “Ring Green”

12. STEP 1 - FOR HOMEWORK:
PLEASE BRING IN ANY CANDY, CHOCOLATES, SWEETS, TOYS,
OR TRINKETS THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER PUTTING INTO
YOUR PROJECT.
PLEASE KEEP TOYS ITEMS ON THE SMALL SIDE AND THE
TREATS NEED TO BE NON-PERISHABLE.

13. STEP 2: TECHNIQUE
Watch the demo on
colored pencil
techniques and then
complete the
colored pencil
technique art card.

14. STEP 3,4,5: EXPERIMENT, PLAY, AND
SKETCH!
 You will get a 6”
square cardboard card
 experiment with the
various arrangements
of your toys and
candy/treats to create
an interesting
composition
 5 thumbnail sketches
of possible
compositions in your
sketchbook

15.  5 Thumbnail sketches in your sketchbook =
conference with your teacher to discuss which
composition is the most successful
STEP 6: CONFERENCE!

16.  After your conference,
you will glue your toys
and treats into a
permanent sculpture
using a hot glue gun
 If you do not want to
hot glue your items
make sure you trace
them onto your card so
you know where they
are supposed to be!
STEP 7: CREATING YOUR STILL LIFE

17. make a gridded
viewfinder by
cutting a small
square out of the
paper provided and
then crossing
thread across your
viewfinder to create
4 quadrants.
STEP 8: MAKING A VIEWFINDER
Viewfinder
TapeString

18.  Sketch out
COMPOSITION
 check for proportions
and placement of your
toys and treats. Use the
gridding to help to check
this
 add color to your
composition making use
of the colored pencil
techniques demonstrated
as well as referencing
the technique guide for
reminders.
STEP 9 & 10: GRID AND DRAW!

19. TOYS AND TREATS:
EXAMPLES AND IDEA STARTERS