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Pictures from the Art Room

By Marcia Beckett | April 19, 2012 - 4:03 pm |January 15, 2013 fabric, painting

Here are some scenes from the art room this week! We are using appliance parts to build assemblages. We are painting on wet fabric and will later cut the fabrics and sew theme together for a fabric collage.

Burlap and Felt Quilt Square- 1st grade

By Marcia Beckett | October 28, 2011 - 3:52 pm |January 25, 2013 fabric, first grade

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Symmetry 1st Grade How can a quilt be a work of art? Why do people make art? The 1st graders looked at and discussed quilts. We talked about shapes, layering and symmetry. We made a fabric quilt square using felt, fabric, burlap, ribbon and buttons. These squares were supposed to demonstrate the student’s understanding of symmetry.

Kindergarten Felt Collage

By Marcia Beckett | May 31, 2011 - 7:18 pm |January 15, 2013 animals, fabric, kindergarten

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This was a 2 day project. We decided as a class what our theme would be for the banner. We chose the jungle. Next, we brainstormed types of animals in the jungle. Each kid signed up for one animal to make. We cut these out of felt. Next, I hot glued them on to a piece of burlap and green felt. The kids also raided the fabric scrap box for extra details.

Our Tiny Friends and Foes Exhibit

By Marcia Beckett | December 23, 2010 - 3:09 pm |January 25, 2013 fabric, fifth grade, science, sixth grade

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My students participated in a community art exhibit at the Overture Center in Madison, WI. The exhibit was fiber representations of microorganisms. The opening was this past Friday and it was amazing! All of the kids’ artwork was displayed, alongside other community artists. Here is a link to all of OUR microorganisms. You can see my post about this process here. Here are some pictures of the gallery opening night. My students’ work (and my own microorganism) is mixed in … Read more… →

My art is imperfect.

By Marcia Beckett | November 13, 2010 - 8:50 pm |January 15, 2013 fabric, personal artwork

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I am not a sewer, let’s just put that right out there. I think it is so fun though to use the sewing machine as a tool for collages. I just started doing it and wow, is it so much more fun to use a sewing machine that actually works as opposed to a junky one that does not work half the time. My art is imperfect. There is no way around it. I can’t sew a straight line, I … Read more… →

Fabric and felt Microorganisms

By Marcia Beckett | October 21, 2010 - 6:05 pm |March 7, 2015 fabric, fifth grade, science, sixth grade

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The 5th/6th graders made fabric and fiber representations of microorganisms. This is a great tie-in to Science class. These are actually going to be displayed in a real art exhibition! To make a fiber microorganism, the 5/6s are cutting a large piece of felt into a desired shape. Then, they are layering other shapes of patterned fabric or solid color felt on top. These shapes are glued together and were embellished with stitching, beading and sequins (if desired.) The students … Read more… →