This project is fun for any grade, but especially the kindergartners because it is so cute to see what they come up with. We painted broad strokes of WARM COLORS in the background with watercolor paints. Then, using black and white pieces of paper, we cut out spooky shapes– haunted houses, bats, ghosts, etc. We used a black marker to draw extra details.
@font-face { font-family: “Cambria”; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: “Times New Roman”; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } GRAPHIC DESIGN By the 5/6s How is design used in daily life? What do graphic designers create? How can we investigate a variety of symbols and fonts? How can we use appropriate symbols, colors and fonts to represent ourselves visually? The 5/6s read Scholastic Art magazine about Robert Indiana and his designs. Careers in art were … Read more…
I decided to interview Avy, who has started a really wonderful project called the Peace, Love and Hope Project. 1. Could you tell us a little about your program, Peace Love and Hope? Peace Love and Hope promotes anti-bullying through art workshops, public presentations, personal story exchanges, outreach programmes and exhibitions. Children are invited to participate in batik workshops, where they are taught the batik techniques and have the opportunity to create individual pieces on the theme of peace, … Read more…
This is an easy line lesson you can do tomorrow or with a substitute teacher.Step one: Draw lines in pencil across the page. Make as many types of lines as you can… wavy, zigzag, straight, loopy, dotted, dashed, etc.Step two: Outline the lines in black marker.Step three: Color in other areas with marker or crayon.
How do artists see things differently? What is craftsmanship? How have artists in other cultures and times expressed themselves through self-portraits? The 3rd graders read the book Luke’s Way of Looking by Natalie Wheatley to discover how artists see things differently. Next, the class read a book about self-portraits. They painted squares of color on a background. Through this painting, they mixed and applied tempera paints to create tints and shades. Then, they added tissue paper squares in places for … Read more…
Dr. Suess Inspired Architecture, 2nd grade Did you know Dr. Suess was also an artist? See some of his artwork here. We are going to explore the world of Dr. Suess and draw our own whimsical architecture.
So, you all know by now that I love love love Pinterest. While I was browsing this wonderful site which had to have been created by an art teacher, I found these adorable monsters: Squeeeee! Aren’t they so cute??? Here is the HOW TO MAKE… So I decided I just had to make one of these.. and I did. I don’t have pics of mine at home, but I will post them later. What I did instead of using the … Read more…
@font-face { font-family: “Cambria”; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: “Times New Roman”; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } Art using the Alphabet 1st Grade The 1st graders experimented with balance and design. They learned how letters and words could be used in art. The art of Stuart Davis was shown and discussed. To create this artwork, the students drew letters stacked, turned and scattered. Letters were outlined in black marker and colored in with crayons … Read more…
I realized I hadn’t shown some of my personal artwork in awhile. I make art-like things. A lot. Here is a reminder for you. It’s very important to do this: Also, I want to say this to you, for reading my blog: Sunflowers are my favorite flower of them all. How about you? I really really love doodling. with watercolors. doodling with paint is just the best. Is your heart full of: ? If not, you need to go … Read more…
The kindergartners have been learning about LINES and discovering the many types of lines in the world. This week, they used wire and chenille stems to create a line sculpture. The base is styrofoam. Aren’t these fantastic?
This lesson was all about lines. The students first painted a brightly colored background with patches of color. Next, the students painted black lines on top. They focused on painting a variety of types of lines– dashed, dotted, zig zag, straight, spiral, thick, thin, wavy, bumpy, rocky, loopy, etc.
In Part One of the Art Elements Review, we worked on Line, Shape, Color and Form. This post will talk about Part Two, which is Value, Space and Texture. VALUE: the kids illustrated a value scale with either crayon or pencil SPACE: This was shown through overlap, perspective, positive/negative space, filling the page, etc. TEXTURE: The kids used texture rubbing plates and crayons to show texture. All of these element exercises were on small pieces of paper and we taped … Read more…
Someone asked how to find my pins on Pinterest: Here they are! http://pinterest.com/marciabeckett/ I pin lots of things from art teacher, artist and random blogs and online articles. Here are some of my recent pins. Fun! Fun! Fun!! Don’t you want to be part of this inspirational fun?? (and no I don’t work for Pinterest!)
The 1st graders learned about recycled art and how to use unconventional materials in art. We read 2 books by Hanoch Piven, which feature portraits made out of objects. The children brought in objects from home that represented aspects of themselves and we assembled the parts into faces in art class. I had three 8th grade volunteers who helped hot glue everything. We used foam board and matboard for the base of the faces. Scroll down to see more examples … Read more…
. We made 3 mobiles out of the string balls. You can see my posts about the string balls here. To make the base of the mobile, we took thick cardboard rings and wrapped fabric around them. We secured the fabric with hot glue.
