Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Sunday, October 11, 2015
October in the art room
1st graders are building on the weaving skills they learned in kindergarten by weaving large fish. The sparkly crowns are awarded when they attain "master weaver" status by weaving 4 rows correctly.
3rd grade is exploring the southwest desert in these beautiful chalk pastel landscapes.
Kindergartners explored primary and secondary colors in these sweet mice collages. Each one has a unique personality.
Monday, September 7, 2015
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Zentangles and Kindergarten Masterpieces
If you haven't heard of Zentangles, you are missing out on an addictive hobby! I introduced "Tangling" to the 5th graders for our first project, and our 45 minutes classes have been superbly meditative and calm. These beautiful Zentangled animals will be mounted on a soft watercolor wash. They are just gorgeous!
Kindergarten is having so much fun with their first painting project. We have learned about the first 3 Elements of Art...Line, Shape and Color. I love that every painting is entirely unique.
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Monday, August 10, 2015
First week in the books!
4th and 5th grade work on a collaborative art piece. |
2nd and 3rd grade ponder the meaning of art. |
Saturday, August 1, 2015
Monday, June 29, 2015
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Flextangle Fun!
As an end of year project, the 5th graders created flextangles. They were so popular that many students are begging to make more. Here is the link to the template and a video on how to make these fun toys.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Art Show!
The annual art show is this Thursday, April 2nd from 5:30 to 7:30. Pre-sale forms went home last week with your child. Frames are $25. Don't miss this opportunity for your child to show off their amazing artwork and make it a part of your permanent collection!
Sunday, January 25, 2015
January fun
It's hard to believe that January is almost over. Every grade is knee-deep in new projects and mediums. Before the holidays, 3rd grade art students collaborated with Mrs. Gardner in the music department. With the extra hands of many parent volunteers, each child created a clay whistle, or an "ocarina" during art class. Mrs. Gardner and I spent several hours over the week trimming and tuning each clay whistle by hand. This month we decorated the ocarinas using underglazes.
5th grade finished up a multi-media project inspired by Surrealism. After learning how to draw a room using 1-point perspective, they created a collage of out-of-this world elements. This was a fun and inspiring project.
Kindergartners amazed me last week. After studying our faces in a mirror and looking at all the shapes and lines that make up our features, they were able to draw incredible self-portraits. No more stick figures for these kids!
And finally, 3rd grade is finishing up a unit on Folk Art inspired by a native Georgia artist, Beverly Buchanan. Using all recycled materials, they constructed "shacks" on cardboard and this week we painted them in the brightest colors and patterns. I am so excited to display these masterpieces.
5th grade finished up a multi-media project inspired by Surrealism. After learning how to draw a room using 1-point perspective, they created a collage of out-of-this world elements. This was a fun and inspiring project.
Kindergartners amazed me last week. After studying our faces in a mirror and looking at all the shapes and lines that make up our features, they were able to draw incredible self-portraits. No more stick figures for these kids!
And finally, 3rd grade is finishing up a unit on Folk Art inspired by a native Georgia artist, Beverly Buchanan. Using all recycled materials, they constructed "shacks" on cardboard and this week we painted them in the brightest colors and patterns. I am so excited to display these masterpieces.
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