Resources

Make your own seal script stamp and use it to “sign” a decorated postcard.

Students will draw their favorite unlikely, small hero from the Philippine folk tale “Odon the Giant.”

Create a colorful, mixed media painting inspired by artist Pacita Abad.

In Korea, paper fans are used in a traditional dance called buchaechum, which is often performed by groups of female dancers wearing colored hanboks (Korean traditional dress). Through dance choreography and movement, the fans express the beauty of nature by creating impressions of flowers, butterflies, and water.

Make your own harvest print to celebrate the onset of autumn and the harvest bounty.

The most famous object in the Asian Art Museum’s collection and among the most celebrated ancient Chinese bronzes in the world, this is the only bronze work in the form of a rhinoceros known to have been made during the Shang dynasty (approx. 1600–1050 BCE). The museum affectionately refers to this object as Reina, which means princess or queen in Spanish. Fold an origami Reina using these instructions.

To understand the choices that go into creating Leo Valledor’s shaped canvas
paintings.

The story “Tiger and Puppy” is about a village with five families, where a mischievous tiger would eat all the food. An unlikely hero, a small puppy, comes to the rescue and helps the villagers capture the tiger. Create your own paper plate animals to retell this Korean folktale.

In this activity, you will simply use black construction paper, sunlight, and everyday objects from your house or yard.