Camio

1.  I did a search for Paul Revere in the Camio database.  The results list included 35 items.  The first on the list is a beautiful silver tea urn made by Revere in 1791.  It is amazing the detail that you are able to see in the picture of this urn.  The second one that comes that Revere actually made was a Federal Style tea service that Revere made for a Boston merchant and his wife.  It is beautiful!!!  I love how you can zoom in and see the details of the tea sieve. There are several more items listed that were made by Paul Revere.  Who knew that he was such a talented craftsman and artist!!!!

2.  In my next search I searched for "Sioux".  My results list totaled 63 items which included photographs, paintings, costumes and jewelry, quilts, and objects that they used.  The George Catlin paintings are beautiful and very detailed.  The painting entitled "Scalp Dance" was one I quickly looked at, but did not dwell on!  The thought of it made I stomach turn!  I especially enjoyed the pictures of the costumes, beading, and quilts since I am also a seamstress and quilter.  I have made the star quilt that the Native Americans are known for, so it is always interesting to see the color comibinations that they use.

3.  We are to look up our favorite artist, and I confess that I am not really into the study of art, but I do love Terry Redlin as we have several of his paintings in our home.  So, I searched for Terry Redlin and I got no results.  I imagine that is because his is a more local artist, but yet I feel he is worthy to have his art also listed. 

4.  I could see our art teacher using the Camio database when he is teaching about some of the famous painters or types of artwork.  Also, for those of us that do not get the opportunity to visit famous art museums, this would be a great resource to expose us to the great works of art.  Who knows--I might become more of an art expert and broaden my knowledge past our midwest painters!!!

5.  I searched for Sioux again and then added several of the items to a Favorites list and viewed it as a slide show.  I can see again that this feature would be very helpful to our art teacher and also our social studies teachers.  They could show artwork and way of life in a slide show as they teach certain units to their students.