Islamic Art In this project the 5/6s are tying together Social Studies, Math and Art! They are making a geometric tile design (based on their name) using repeating shapes and patterns. They viewed a slide show about characteristics of Islamic art and the variety of types of Islamic art. Step 1: Cut 12 x 12″ piece of paper. Fold in half then in half again. Step 2: Open and fold one more time, diagonally. Step Three: Write your name on … Read more…
I’m following the Sketchbook Challenge blog, as well as a couple online Strathmore Journaling Workshops. The theme of January for the Sketchbook Challenge is “Highly Prized”. What is most prized to you? To me, I started drawing scenes from around my home, which is the most prized thing in my life. Just sitting on the couch, petting my dog, watching my baby girl play on the floor is the most enjoyable part of my day. … Read more…
I’m making a blank scrapbook for a gift. This person is having twins, so I’m actually making two books. It’s not for someone I know, but it is something my sister-in-law wants me to make for her to give as a gift. Does that make sense? Anyways, I’ve made these before as gifts and they are just the scrapbook pages without the photos. Anywhere you see “pic” is where the pic would go. I need to assemble them all in … Read more…
Mixed Media with two flower pictures and a flower painting. Scrapbook paper and watercolor paints were used.
Merry Christmas to you!! I hope you all have a relaxing and laughter filled day. Here is a picture of my two favorite people in the world… my husband Andrew and baby Daria. We had a great, busy Christmas and now we are going to relax for a few days! Three family parties, church, presents and lots of food.
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…
Yay, I love Christmas. I’m not someone who likes to celebrate Christmas for two months with lights, decorations and music since Thanksgiving. But on the actual party days with families, I have a lot of fun. I’m also very excited because I have 2 weeks off of teaching to spend time with my darling baby girl and also to spend some time making art. Daria (who is 1 year and 2 months old) has started to become interested in coloring … Read more…
I painted this little winter illustration this week and then copied it to make little winter note cards. Perfect for thank you notes. 🙂
One ornament made by a student The week before winter break not much gets done in the classroom. It’s hard to start something new when we will be off school for 2 weeks. So, as kids finished up projects I took out a bunch of random art supplies, cookie cutters, glitter, felt, and pipe cleaners for them to make stuff out of. Here’s an ornament example one kid made.
I did an after school clay class with kids in grades K-6
Cool Hands, Warm Heart The kindergartners traced their hands and colored them with cool colors. They drew a heart and colored it with warm colors. COOL COLORS: Remind us of cool things, like the ocean. Blues, greens, and purples are cool colors. WARM COLORS: Remind us of warm things, like the sun. Reds, oranges and yellows are warm colors.
I thought this shirt was so cute!!
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