The fourth/fifth graders have been working on some lovely Greek vase chalk drawings. We learned about overlap, proportion and shadows, as well as how to use and blend chalk pastels. This class studies Greek history in their social studies class. …
This was a project the kindergarteners did last week. They first glued down popsicle sticks onto tagboard. Then they added paint to color! I let them use markers in places if they wanted.
My 3rd/4th grade class made clay pots. We looked at the Mimbres pottery of the Southwest Native Americans, but I did not require them to use any of the imagery in their pottery. They could choose to add glaze designs…
Here is a slideshow about my trip to the NAEA conference in New York! NAEA No Video
This is a favorite project of mine, because I love how the designs look!I have written about this project before and you can see the tutorial HERE.
The first graders made these lovely sculptural dolls! You can see the tutorial here. Some of the pieces were attached with hot glue. I have an older student who is my helper during that class.
Wow, I have been non-stop busy! I try to pack in as much as possible at the convention, because I figure I can sleep when I get home. Some of the highlights so far are hearing Peter Max speak, meeting…
I’m in New York! I made it to the National Art Education conference! Proof: I already went to a bunch of sessions and am thoroughly exhausted. More updates and pics to come!
5th/6th grade Castle Drawings The 5th and 6th graders have been studying the Medieval time period in their Social Studies class. For this project, the 5th and 6th graders looked at pictures of castles and drew their own castle…
We had our Youth Art Month regional art show at the mall this week. The reception was yesterday. The judges pick one artwork from each teacher to go on to the state art show at the capitol building, which will…
Hello! Can you believe there’s only 3 days left until the National Art Education Conference in New York? woo hoo! Each day I am planning to give a short update in pictures and words recapping what I did all day. …
The 3rd graders have been learning about China in their social studies class. They practiced brush painting with Chinese calligraphy brushes. These were made into a little accordian book. Watercolor painted covers were glued on to the front and back.
2nd Grade Winter Landscapes For this project, we read a book about Grandma Moses: Grandma Moses (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists) We discussed how to draw a river or road showing depth (by drawing it converging to a…
The 1st graders studied the Arctic in their Language Arts/Social Studies class. In Art class, they chose an animal from the Arctic to depict in a print. They made impressions on styrofoam printing plates using regular pencils. Then, they inked…
I made a Value Scale worksheet for an upcoming project. Use it if you’d like! I use this for kids in grade 3-4. Value Scale Handout