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Art Around Us

RDQ:	403	Max Word/Sent	18	Total Words	799		Diff Words	275
Lex	610	Ave Word/.Sent	7	Hi Freq occurs	468	58.6%	Hi freq	91	33.1%
AR	2.5	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	38	4.8%	Low freq	22	8%

Introduction
Art is all around you. Art is in every shape, size, and color. Artists can make art from anything. Some artists make art with paint or paper.  Others use glass or clay. Some use a computer. Others make art out of plants or sand.   ]]
Painter
Some artists are painters. Most painters use a brush. Others like to splash, or spray paint. Some like to drip paint, instead. It's all painting.]]
Painters paint on many surfaces. Most paint on canvas. Some paint on dishes or furniture. Have you seen a painted mural? A mural is big. It's painted right on the wall.  ]]
Sculptor
Sculptors carve shapes with sharp tools. They might carve wood, stone, or ice. Other artists make soft sculpture. Soft sculptures are shapes made from fabric and yarn.]]
Some sculptors shape metal. They pour hot metal into a mold, and let it cool. When they take the sculpture out, it's shaped like the mold.]]
Potter
Potters make art with clay. They use their hands to shape the clay. Potters push on the clay. They pinch it. They pull it. They make it into the shape they want.]]
The clay shape is baked in a very hot oven. The heat bakes the clay until it's dry. Baked clay is called ceramic. Potters use a special ceramic paint called a glaze. The glaze makes the ceramic shiny.]]
Glass Blower
Melted glass is soft, like very thick glue. A glass blower scoops up a blob of soft glass with the end of a long metal pipe. The pipe is hollow, like a straw. They blow air through the pipe into the blob of glass. The air makes a bubble in the glass. The glass blower can shape the bubble. They can make it wide, like a bowl. They can make it flat, like a plate.]]
Glass blowers work very fast. While the glass is soft, they can change it. They can add dots or color. They can add a handle. But they have to be careful. When glass cools, it gets hard, and it can break easily.]]
Fiber Artist
Art can be made with thread, yarn, and pieces of fabric. It's called fiber art. Some fiber artists sew. Some make a quilt for a bed. One fiber artist is called a weaver. Weavers loop yarns together to make art. They use a machine called a loom. The loom helps them put the yarns in the right place. Weavers can make beautiful rugs or blankets. They can weave a soft sculpture to hang on a wall.]
Unusual Art
Some art just looks different to us. It isn't a painting. It isn't a glass bowl. It's hard to say what it is. An artist made from things that they found. Maybe they used pieces of wood and old junk. Did they use parts of old toys? Some artists make big sculptures with sand. They get to work on the beach all day!]]
Many artists like to work outside. They make art in a park or a garden. They use tree branches, rocks, and plants to make a design. People can come to the park to see it.]]
An art installation is big. It can be a whole room that is a work of art. Sometimes, you can walk around inside of it. The artist fills the room with things to look at, touch and hear. The room might have flashing lights, or big video screens. You might hear music, or strange sounds. You might smell flowers or popcorn.]]
Where Art Is Found
The very oldest art were simple drawings. Some very old drawings are on walls of caves. Other old drawings were scratched into rocks. The drawings told stories about something that had happened. Art is also found in the ruins of very old cities. Scientists might find old pottery designs. Some ruins have old murals painted on walls.]]
Art is everywhere. Explore in your town to find types of art. Visit an art museum. You will see many types of painting and sculpture. Go to an art gallery, or an art fair. Artists want you to see what they make.]]
Look for art. You can look for art when you are riding in a car. You might see a sculpture in a park. You might see a big mural on a wall.]]
You can make your own art. Draw on a sidewalk with chalk. Make a sculpture with clay, or snow, or sand. Glue pieces of seashells, glass and wood on a picture frame. It's all art!]]
You can tell a story with art. It can help you say how you feel. Art can just be interesting, or be funny. It can be something that you just like to look at. 
Look for art. You'll find it all around you.]]

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*Arts & Crafts

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hollow	installation	introduction	loom	mural
murals	potter	pottery	pour	sculptor
sculptors	sculpture	sculptures	surfaces	thread
weaver	weavers