1: PURR-FECT PATTERNS

Learning targets:

I can identify a Pattern.

I can make a Pattern using Line and Color.

I can create a piece of artwork using Patterns.

Laurel Burch was an American artist, designer and businesswoman.  Born Laurel Anne Harte in the San Fernando Valley, California on New Year's Eve, 1945.  When she was just age 14, she began supporting herself by working as a cook, house cleaner and baby-sitter.  She married a jazz musician, Robert Burch when she was 19 years old.  They had two children.  Laurel started  making jewelry at the age of 20 and sold her artwork on the streets of San Francisco from tackle boxes.  In the 1960's she started her own business, now called Laurel Burch Artworks. She is best known for her visions of “fantastic felines,” mythical animals, colorful blossoms, butterflies, moons, and hearts.