When students complete their embellished design, they should create a typed or handwritten artist’s statement to accompany their project for display. Students should begin the statement with a reference to the work of the artist studied, Teri Greeves, and what they learned about her. Students may also include a description of the completed work, how it was inspired, how the piece represents the group they have chosen, and how they created the work.

By examining the two worksheets and the artist’s statement, and in discussions with the student throughout the project, it should be evident that the student can:

• Describe and illustrate examples of beadworking from Native American history as well as the work of Teri Greeves and explain the concept of heritage within the pieces.
• Share and explain various examples of group identification through objects and garments.
• Create an embellished design symbolizing a group of relevance to the student.

The Hudson Museum at the University of Maine has information about and images of Northeastern beadwork from the 17th century to the present.

Lois Sherr Dubin, The History of Beads: From 100,000 to the Present. NY: Abrams, 2009.

Lois Sherr Dubin, North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment: From Prehistory to the Present. NY: Abrams, 2003.

Students may examine the work of the following artists on the Craft in America website, listed under Fiber.

David Chatt also creates stitched bead designs. Janet Lipkin makes wearable sculptural pieces. K. Lee Manuel designed fashion pieces from suede, leather and feathers. Joyce Scott also works in glass beads, along with many other materials.

The Origins Education Guide was written by art educators Amy Albert Bloom, Dolores E. Eaton and Kathleen Walck under the direction of Dr. Marilyn Stewart, Professor of Art Education at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA.

Lead Author for Teri Greeves: Beadworking and Belonging - Amy Albert Bloom.

Teri Greeves, NDN Art, 2008, Dan Barsotti photo

Lesson Overview Instructional Strategies Closing Strategies Download the Teri Greeves Origins Guide in .PDF Format or as separate guides for each theme. [Get a copy of Acrobat Reader free from Adobe HERE if you don't already have it installed on your computer] Teri Greeves Education Guide Teri Greeves Guide Worksheets

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