Huichol Yarn Painting

Multiple Choice

The Huichol people live in which country?

• Mexico

• Central Ammerica

• Canada

• Austria

Multiple Choice

The Huichol people use _____________ in their yarn paintings to represent elements of their culture and daily life...

• yarn

• patterns

• beeswax

• symbolism

Multiple Choice

What does "traditional" mean?

• a condition

• existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established.

• changing from one thing into another.

• helping others

Multiple Choice

What is a myth?

• a lie

• a joke

• a popular belief or tradition that has grown up around something or someone

• a lie and a joke

Multiple Choice

What is a ceremony?

• a routine action performed with elaborate pomp or celebration.

• a joke and a lie

• a concert

• a party

Multiple Choice

Which is a common theme in Huichol yarn paintings?

• houses

• money

• candy

• nature

Multiple Choice

Traditional Huichol artists will...

• cut and glue paper to trees

• apply multicolored yarns to a thin  

  layer of beeswax, to adhere the yarn to a piece of wood.

• paint houses

• create chaos

Multiple Choice

Huichol artists use bright, bold colors and contrast to make designs stand out and easily readable. What does contrast mean?

• Colors that blend well together. (ex. colors in the same family next to each other)

• Colors that stand out from each other (ex. a dark color next to a bright color or a cool color next to a warm color)

• Leaving a lot of negative space

Fiber Arts Final Project

Huichol Style Yarn Painting

Requirements:

-Constructed of tagboard, glue, & yarn.
-Patterned design with at least 5 colors (bright, bold colors).
-Must have at least 3 symbols.
-Must have a patterned border.
-Must be neat and constructed well.
-Must fill 9x9 space (no paper showing through)
DUE ON LAST DAY OF CLASS!!

Project Design Sheet:
For today, you will need to design
your project. Measure out a 9x9
area with a ruler on your paper.
Fill the space with your Huichol
design. Be sure to meet the
requirements listed. You can look
up ideas online, but you must write
on the back of your paper,
what symbols you are using and
what they represent. DUE AT
END OF CLASS!!

Multiple Choice

What materials are needed for you to make a yarn Painting?

• * water

  * brushes

  * paint

• * plastic wrap

  * tape

  *yarn

• ▪ Cardboard

  ▪ White glue  

  ▪ yarn, of various colors,

  ▪ Pencil  

  * scissors

• *Jello

  * newspaper

  * pencils

Multiple Choice

What is the 1st step to creating a Huichol yarn painting?

• Cuttng the yarns

• Deciding on the yarn colors.

• Gluing down the yarn.

• Drawing your design