Well, we're continuing to enjoy creating in the art room and are excited to share with you some pictures and descriptions of art creations that have been in the works!
4K art students finished their colorful Kandinsky Circle Paintings last art class and also started a new project inspired by another famous artist! After adding a final set of circles to their Kandinsky paintings, the students were asked to trace lines on a butterfly that is in the style of artist Piet Mondrian! Mondrian is famous for creating paintings with straight black lines and blocks of primary colors (red, yellow, and blue). The next time we meet, the 4K students will be adding paint to their butterflies using the primary colors, and in the process, will discover what happens when you add paint to one side of the butterfly and fold it in half! Check back next month to see how their butterflies turn out!
Kindergarten art students recently finished their Self Portraits by adding a border made of yarn! The border was a great addition to the artwork but definitely proved to be a challenge! The kinders are now creating their next art piece which focuses on SHAPES! They will be designing robots made entirely of shapes and will enjoy being creative in their approach. They have already made a background for their artwork by drawing and tracing gears with oil pastels, and painting over the gears with black watercolor paint. The project will help students to practice observational drawing, shape recognition, creativity, and craftsmanship in their work.
1st grade just completed their Kimono Portraits, that finally came together after working on many different parts! Most recently, the students practiced drawing Japanese symbols and then added a few symbols to their artwork that represented something important to them (such as friendship, family, life, etc.) The students also created a fan and positioned their person's arms so that it appeared they were holding the fan. In addition to learning a variety of art techniques, as well as a bit about Japanese culture, the project taught students how to be a good problem solver if they got behind on the project or needed to fix a mistake. The students will soon be starting a NEW art project inspired by one of my FAVORITE impressionist artists!
2nd grade students are in the process of finishing their Kente cloth Weavings, which is a complex and time consuming project involving many steps! The students recently completed their designs using sharpie. They were asked to create their own designs inspired by Kente cloth. Wow... once the students added the designs, it's amazing how it tricks your eyes into thinking the artwork is real cloth! So cool! The students are now adding yarn to the bottom of their artwork to create fringe (giving the weavings tactile texture... texture that you can feel). They will also be weaving some yarn into the artwork in order to add more texture AND continue practicing weaving techniques!
3rd grade art students paused their Clay Canopic jars to complete two important AND fun art assessments! The first art assessment tested the students' creativity! The one-day art test is called "Think Outside the Square." It asks students to choose one colored 6"X6" square and transform it in some way. With the use of a variety of materials (colored pencils, hole punchers, scissors, glue, etc.) the students aimed to impress me and themselves with their creative square transformations! I would say the outcome was a success because no two were the same!
The second and final art assessment, was a still life drawing of two objects (a bottle of liquid and a little purple monster creature). This art test took a look at how well the student could draw from observation. Once again, the students worked hard and many were pleasantly surprised with how accurately they were able to draw the objects.
Now that the two art assessments are complete we will jump right back into creating our Clay Canopic Jars!
4th grade students also took two art assessments, in between finishing up their Clay Coil Pottery! The art assessment that tested the students creativity was the same as 3rd grade ("Think Outside the Square"). The second art assessment was slightly more challenging that 3rd grade... rather than drawing 2 objects from observation, the students drew a still life of 3 objects (a ceramic bear, a wiffle ball, and a ceramic shoe). The students were encouraged to show the following in their drawing... a nice composition on the paper, accurate proportions, texture and details, and craftsmanship.
In addition to the two one day art tests, the students were able to glaze their fabulous Clay Coil Pottery, that will soon be on display outside of the art room!
5th grade art students just started paper making! The handmade paper will be used as a cover for their Elements and Principles Accordion Books. The students had blast choosing a color scheme and tearing paper, as well as adding crayon shavings to their pulp! The process from beginning to end is rather enjoyable and the paper that has been made so far looks fantastic! The Elements and Principles Accordion project has in some ways felt like a marathon, BUT the project teaches the kids SO much AND gives them many choices. It also requires students to be good managers of time, which has been a struggle for many students. I will be inviting any students that are behind on this project to come into the art room Friday mornings at 8:00 for Art Work Time! Please ask your child how they are doing on the project, and if they are not yet done, I would be happy to work with them to complete it!! :)
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