The 1st grade finished their first project this week! Cave Art! We did several different processes with this project including outlining, tea staining, spray/splatter painting, and crumbling our artworks. Congrats 1st grade on a fantastic job!
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Saturday, November 2, 2013
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Fall has Arrived
I know fall has officially arrived here in South Carolina when I look outside and my yard is completely orange with pine needles. That's what I'll be doing this weekend, creating Mt. Pine Needle right by my driveway. Other changes have been a little less noticeable. The weather has gotten somewhat cooler and the mornings have stayed dark longer...in fact, I had to check my clock repeatedly Tuesday. I could have sworn that it was way earlier than it really was!
As for things in the Art room...they have remained pretty much the same. Great! Students are steadily finishing their first projects and are getting excited about things to come. I just can't believe how quickly this year is flying by! Before too long, I will be posting about the Art Show!
Anyway, here are the updates for this week...
K4: Still working on Warm and Cool color drawings. Should have a few finished examples by next week.
K5: Don't be mad...I totally forgot about taking pictures of our finished projects! Yesterday, I had about 100 things on my mind when I was trying to leave school and forgot to bring their projects home. :( I will tell you though, they look great! This week, students outlined their ice cream scoops...really making them POP! They also added a few doodles and details to their black backgrounds using a white crayon. Sadly the school is closed on Monday for Columbus Day, but I will try my best to get these posted on Tuesday.
1st: I am trying to teach students this year, that there is a huge variety of ways that art can be created. Just because we are creating a painting does not mean that the only materials we can use are paints and a brush, or if we are creating a drawing, its pencils only. As I posted last week, we tried out some tea staining. This week, students tried spray painting, using a spray bottle. Before we used the spray bottle, we discussed the rock walls that cave paintings are commonly found on. Students described the rocks noting that they display a variety of color. This helped students understand why we would be spray painting...to hint at the natural color variations in rocks. They loved the process! They loved seeing the little drips splat all over their artworks!
2nd: Talk about excited, you should have seen the 2nd graders this week! Most students began coloring their stained glass windows. Even though they knew what the process was going to be like (coloring their transparency with Sharpies), they were just blown away with their work at the end of class! The remainder of the 2nd grade applied their black glue this week and is anxiously awaiting their turn to add color.
3rd: Let me start off by saying, I am the kind of art teacher that usually stays away from glitter and rhinestones. I find that students often overly use them to the point that it takes away from what they originally created. However, after looking at several actual examples of Medieval jewelry (the Crown of Charlamagne for example) I knew that rhinestones were a must. For this project, I did restrict the amount of rhinestones that students could use...however, it was mainly because I wanted to make sure that every student had access to what they wanted. I love how these have turned out! The rhinestones have added a lot to the metallic plate sections we created last week.
4th: Another success story this week...students were able to add color to their hieroglyphics! I would have taken more photos, but the aluminum foil that students used for this project presented a new photography challenge that I need to figure out. They are great though! The colors the students chose and the designs that they used for their border blew me away. Several students explained their ideas to me and by the end of class, I was almost to the point of tears. They were being "Art Smart" for sure!!!
5th: Our Sumi-e landscapes are nearing completion. This week, all students created their final landscape. We will be adding Japanese Kanji to them next week as a final touch.
6th: We had a catch up day this week. There were several students that had not finalized their sketches for our Greek Vases and others, who had missed last week, needed to apply their acrylic paint in order to participate in the etching process we will do next week. However, everyone was able to catch up and we are now totally ready for next week!
Art Club: Bet you can guess :) If you guessed, painting...you would be right! I had a few students finish this week and I am so happy with the results! Can't wait to share!
Next week, there is a pretty good chance that you will not find my normal post on Saturday. Next week is the annual South Carolina Art Education Association conference. I will be posting Saturday, but it will be late in the evening and it will cover what I have been up to at the conference...BTW super excited about the sessions I will be attending! I will be posting an update of what we will be doing in the art room, but it will probably be Sunday night or Monday morning after I get back from the conference. Lots of awesome things to come!
As for things in the Art room...they have remained pretty much the same. Great! Students are steadily finishing their first projects and are getting excited about things to come. I just can't believe how quickly this year is flying by! Before too long, I will be posting about the Art Show!
Anyway, here are the updates for this week...
K4: Still working on Warm and Cool color drawings. Should have a few finished examples by next week.
K5: Don't be mad...I totally forgot about taking pictures of our finished projects! Yesterday, I had about 100 things on my mind when I was trying to leave school and forgot to bring their projects home. :( I will tell you though, they look great! This week, students outlined their ice cream scoops...really making them POP! They also added a few doodles and details to their black backgrounds using a white crayon. Sadly the school is closed on Monday for Columbus Day, but I will try my best to get these posted on Tuesday.
1st: I am trying to teach students this year, that there is a huge variety of ways that art can be created. Just because we are creating a painting does not mean that the only materials we can use are paints and a brush, or if we are creating a drawing, its pencils only. As I posted last week, we tried out some tea staining. This week, students tried spray painting, using a spray bottle. Before we used the spray bottle, we discussed the rock walls that cave paintings are commonly found on. Students described the rocks noting that they display a variety of color. This helped students understand why we would be spray painting...to hint at the natural color variations in rocks. They loved the process! They loved seeing the little drips splat all over their artworks!
2nd: Talk about excited, you should have seen the 2nd graders this week! Most students began coloring their stained glass windows. Even though they knew what the process was going to be like (coloring their transparency with Sharpies), they were just blown away with their work at the end of class! The remainder of the 2nd grade applied their black glue this week and is anxiously awaiting their turn to add color.
3rd: Let me start off by saying, I am the kind of art teacher that usually stays away from glitter and rhinestones. I find that students often overly use them to the point that it takes away from what they originally created. However, after looking at several actual examples of Medieval jewelry (the Crown of Charlamagne for example) I knew that rhinestones were a must. For this project, I did restrict the amount of rhinestones that students could use...however, it was mainly because I wanted to make sure that every student had access to what they wanted. I love how these have turned out! The rhinestones have added a lot to the metallic plate sections we created last week.
4th: Another success story this week...students were able to add color to their hieroglyphics! I would have taken more photos, but the aluminum foil that students used for this project presented a new photography challenge that I need to figure out. They are great though! The colors the students chose and the designs that they used for their border blew me away. Several students explained their ideas to me and by the end of class, I was almost to the point of tears. They were being "Art Smart" for sure!!!
5th: Our Sumi-e landscapes are nearing completion. This week, all students created their final landscape. We will be adding Japanese Kanji to them next week as a final touch.
6th: We had a catch up day this week. There were several students that had not finalized their sketches for our Greek Vases and others, who had missed last week, needed to apply their acrylic paint in order to participate in the etching process we will do next week. However, everyone was able to catch up and we are now totally ready for next week!
Art Club: Bet you can guess :) If you guessed, painting...you would be right! I had a few students finish this week and I am so happy with the results! Can't wait to share!
Next week, there is a pretty good chance that you will not find my normal post on Saturday. Next week is the annual South Carolina Art Education Association conference. I will be posting Saturday, but it will be late in the evening and it will cover what I have been up to at the conference...BTW super excited about the sessions I will be attending! I will be posting an update of what we will be doing in the art room, but it will probably be Sunday night or Monday morning after I get back from the conference. Lots of awesome things to come!
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Art and the Beach
As you will see in a few more sentences, this week was very busy for me in class. Because I was constantly running around this week, I don't have as many pictures as I typically do to share of our progress, but I will happily try to explain what we did. I also have a few extra things to share with you this week!
The K4 students moved on to warm vs. cool colors this week. They are creating a drawing of a swimming pool on a hot summer day. This week we drew and colored the sky using the warm colors (red, yellow, and orange).
The K5 students are wrapping up their ice cream cone artworks. This week, students cut out their primary and secondary colored scoops and glued them onto a long piece of black construction paper. After looking at them, I am considering adding a little something to the background...I haven't decided exactly what yet. I have a few different ideas which I will discuss with the K5 next week. Ultimately it is their artwork, so I would like them to decide the finishing touches.
The 1st grade participated in something that had mixed reviews this week. We tea stained their artworks. I explained to students that tea (like we drink) has a natural dye that will turn paper a beautiful brown. Some students were extremely excited to dunk their cave art into the tea, but others looked at me like I was crazy. They asked me over and over about the tea and how the tea worked like that. May of them asked me after they became more comfortable with the idea if we could drink the tea after we finished putting all of our papers in it! The were also very concerned that I had not put any sugar in the tea!
While we were tea staining our papers, the 1st grade created a border that their cave art will be placed on in the next couple of weeks after we finish everything up.
The 2nd grade was extremely busy this week. After drawing their chosen sketch on a larger scale on 9 x 12" paper, some students began tracing their design on a transparency using "black glue" or glue that has been mixed with acrylic paint. They did a fabulous job carefully tracing the lines and controlling the amount of glue that they used! Because I only had enough of this special glue for half of the class, the rest of the students will be tracing theirs next week.
The 3rd grade spent some time creating something to accompany their medallion. I gave students the option to paint either a section of a paper plate (which will become a necklace for their medallion) or to paint a piece of mat board to mount their medallion onto. Because of the metallic nature of our medallions, I gave students the choice of silver or gold paint. Due to the amount of paint that students used, we had to wait to let their items dry. We will be adding decorations and details to these objects next week.
The 4th grade had, probably, the busiest day this week. When students entered, they immediately started constructing the base layers of their project. Using aluminum foil, students wrapped mat board and newspaper to create their "canvas". Students then received a cartouche handout and began drawing their hieroglyphics inside. After they had successfully drawn their name, nickname or initials, students transferred their hieroglyphics to their canvas by tracing their drawing while it lay on top of the aluminum foil. With all of that work completed, I think that we will be able to start adding some color next week.
The 5th grade is still busy working on their Sumi-e landscapes. I think I may be able to share some finished ones next week!
The 6th grade finished coloring their vases with oil pastels as soon as they came into art. They spent the rest of class evenly applying a layer of black acrylic paint over their entire vase. Hopefully next week we will begin etching our designs.
As you can guess, Art Club is still working on our Romero Britto inspired paintings. I was telling them this past week, I am guessing that we have maybe another two or three weeks before they are finished. They are looking so awesome though! Some students this week began tracing some of their smaller details with black paint. So cool!
Other topics to share... First, most students have finished their transparency swirl that I discussed here during the first week of school. I got all but about 15 or so hung up on Friday. They make the hallway look so colorful and festive!
Last but not least, the beach. If you read my post last week, I shared that I would be going to Folly Beach this weekend, hence the reason I did not post anything yesterday. Well, it was a great trip again! The weather was beautiful...not a cloud in the sky and very little wind compared to what it normally is. What surprised Mr. Chance and I was how different it was than in the summer. The normal things, or what we considered to be normal, where not there. We typically look for large whelk shells and their was only one of these shells on the whole beach to be found. We have never ever seen a star fish there and this trip we saw about 30. We also saw an eagle, TWO horseshoe crabs, and the find of the trip...a SAND DOLLAR!!! Hooray!!! We had a great time and are trying to plan another trip in the spring! Here are some of our finds...
The K4 students moved on to warm vs. cool colors this week. They are creating a drawing of a swimming pool on a hot summer day. This week we drew and colored the sky using the warm colors (red, yellow, and orange).
The K5 students are wrapping up their ice cream cone artworks. This week, students cut out their primary and secondary colored scoops and glued them onto a long piece of black construction paper. After looking at them, I am considering adding a little something to the background...I haven't decided exactly what yet. I have a few different ideas which I will discuss with the K5 next week. Ultimately it is their artwork, so I would like them to decide the finishing touches.
The 1st grade participated in something that had mixed reviews this week. We tea stained their artworks. I explained to students that tea (like we drink) has a natural dye that will turn paper a beautiful brown. Some students were extremely excited to dunk their cave art into the tea, but others looked at me like I was crazy. They asked me over and over about the tea and how the tea worked like that. May of them asked me after they became more comfortable with the idea if we could drink the tea after we finished putting all of our papers in it! The were also very concerned that I had not put any sugar in the tea!
While we were tea staining our papers, the 1st grade created a border that their cave art will be placed on in the next couple of weeks after we finish everything up.
The 2nd grade was extremely busy this week. After drawing their chosen sketch on a larger scale on 9 x 12" paper, some students began tracing their design on a transparency using "black glue" or glue that has been mixed with acrylic paint. They did a fabulous job carefully tracing the lines and controlling the amount of glue that they used! Because I only had enough of this special glue for half of the class, the rest of the students will be tracing theirs next week.
The 3rd grade spent some time creating something to accompany their medallion. I gave students the option to paint either a section of a paper plate (which will become a necklace for their medallion) or to paint a piece of mat board to mount their medallion onto. Because of the metallic nature of our medallions, I gave students the choice of silver or gold paint. Due to the amount of paint that students used, we had to wait to let their items dry. We will be adding decorations and details to these objects next week.
The 4th grade had, probably, the busiest day this week. When students entered, they immediately started constructing the base layers of their project. Using aluminum foil, students wrapped mat board and newspaper to create their "canvas". Students then received a cartouche handout and began drawing their hieroglyphics inside. After they had successfully drawn their name, nickname or initials, students transferred their hieroglyphics to their canvas by tracing their drawing while it lay on top of the aluminum foil. With all of that work completed, I think that we will be able to start adding some color next week.
The 5th grade is still busy working on their Sumi-e landscapes. I think I may be able to share some finished ones next week!
The 6th grade finished coloring their vases with oil pastels as soon as they came into art. They spent the rest of class evenly applying a layer of black acrylic paint over their entire vase. Hopefully next week we will begin etching our designs.
As you can guess, Art Club is still working on our Romero Britto inspired paintings. I was telling them this past week, I am guessing that we have maybe another two or three weeks before they are finished. They are looking so awesome though! Some students this week began tracing some of their smaller details with black paint. So cool!
Other topics to share... First, most students have finished their transparency swirl that I discussed here during the first week of school. I got all but about 15 or so hung up on Friday. They make the hallway look so colorful and festive!
Last but not least, the beach. If you read my post last week, I shared that I would be going to Folly Beach this weekend, hence the reason I did not post anything yesterday. Well, it was a great trip again! The weather was beautiful...not a cloud in the sky and very little wind compared to what it normally is. What surprised Mr. Chance and I was how different it was than in the summer. The normal things, or what we considered to be normal, where not there. We typically look for large whelk shells and their was only one of these shells on the whole beach to be found. We have never ever seen a star fish there and this trip we saw about 30. We also saw an eagle, TWO horseshoe crabs, and the find of the trip...a SAND DOLLAR!!! Hooray!!! We had a great time and are trying to plan another trip in the spring! Here are some of our finds...
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Another Action Packed Week!
A word of warning to everyone...this post will be another long one full of pictures and updates. I can't help myself! The kids are so into their projects and I cannot help take pictures of their progress :)
This week was a crazy one as well. The students spent every morning testing, which scrambled my schedule. Most of the classes, who usually have art in the morning, came to see me in the afternoon. It was interesting to see some of the changes. Some students were more alert and ready to go, while others were completely worn out from recess and ready to take a nap. So anyway, to keep things easy I will be sharing with you updates in grade level order.
Starting off with the K4. We finished our first project this week! I am so impressed with this one, especially since these are the little bitty people. This is a very advanced class this year! After we finished the last few details of our projects, I introduced students to, what I am calling, squish art. I placed three dots of tempera paint (red, blue, and yellow) onto a piece of aluminum foil and then placed a piece of card stock on top. After students squished and rubbed the paper thoroughly, and before they lifted their paper up, I asked them if they believed the primary colors mixed together to create the secondary colors through this method. Most of them thought that since we mixed it differently, the outcome would also be different. Well, not only were they surprised by the awesome tie-dye like results, but they were also excited to see that the primary colors, indeed, had created the secondary colors by mixing. Here are some of their squish paintings.
The K5 also had adventures in secondary colors. This week we painted our secondary ice cream scoops. It makes me so happy to see their expressions when they are mixing colors!
The 1st grade this week began their final drawing for their "updated" cave paintings. Love their animals!
Speaking of impressed...I was super pleased with the results of the 2nd grade sketches. This week, I asked students to create 5 stained glass designs using primarily shapes and lines. They far outdid what I asked of them! They were in such a creative groove that I hated to ask them to clean up! Way to go 2nd!!!!
The 3rd grade also rocked out this week! After sketching our designs last week, this week students created their Romanesque inspired medallions. Students began by wrapping a plastic disk/foam disc with aluminum foil. Students then secured the aluminum foil with painters tape (we will be covering that next week with a felt disk...color of their choice). After the medallion body was created, students drew their design into the aluminum foil using a dull pencil and added color and details using Sharpies. Next week, students have the choice of turning their medallion into a necklace or mounting it onto a piece of mat board and creating a border using metallic colored pencils.
Sadly, due to their testing schedule, I was unable to see the 4th grade class this week. :(
The 5th grade practice their Sumi-e landscapes this week. Before they began practicing, I demonstrated how to create bamboo, mountains, trees, and clouds. At first, it took them a while to adjust to using only one color of tempera paint. After a little trail and error, however, I think they did a fabulous job! Most of these students have only experimented with value through colored pencils or crayons. So for their first time with paint...not too shabby!
This week kicked off one of several "preparation" weeks for the 6th grade. The create their black-figure inspired Greek vase, students began by cutting their vase out of card stock. Afterward, students created their base layer of color using red, yellow, and orange oil pastels. To the students horror, we will be covering the whole vase, top to bottom, next week using a thick layer of black acrylic paint. Not to worry though, the results will be awesome!
Last, but not least, the Art Club began adding color to the Romero Britto inspired paintings. We have quiet a bit of work ahead of us, but all this work will definitely be worth it!
This week was a crazy one as well. The students spent every morning testing, which scrambled my schedule. Most of the classes, who usually have art in the morning, came to see me in the afternoon. It was interesting to see some of the changes. Some students were more alert and ready to go, while others were completely worn out from recess and ready to take a nap. So anyway, to keep things easy I will be sharing with you updates in grade level order.
Starting off with the K4. We finished our first project this week! I am so impressed with this one, especially since these are the little bitty people. This is a very advanced class this year! After we finished the last few details of our projects, I introduced students to, what I am calling, squish art. I placed three dots of tempera paint (red, blue, and yellow) onto a piece of aluminum foil and then placed a piece of card stock on top. After students squished and rubbed the paper thoroughly, and before they lifted their paper up, I asked them if they believed the primary colors mixed together to create the secondary colors through this method. Most of them thought that since we mixed it differently, the outcome would also be different. Well, not only were they surprised by the awesome tie-dye like results, but they were also excited to see that the primary colors, indeed, had created the secondary colors by mixing. Here are some of their squish paintings.
The K5 also had adventures in secondary colors. This week we painted our secondary ice cream scoops. It makes me so happy to see their expressions when they are mixing colors!
The 1st grade this week began their final drawing for their "updated" cave paintings. Love their animals!
Speaking of impressed...I was super pleased with the results of the 2nd grade sketches. This week, I asked students to create 5 stained glass designs using primarily shapes and lines. They far outdid what I asked of them! They were in such a creative groove that I hated to ask them to clean up! Way to go 2nd!!!!
The 3rd grade also rocked out this week! After sketching our designs last week, this week students created their Romanesque inspired medallions. Students began by wrapping a plastic disk/foam disc with aluminum foil. Students then secured the aluminum foil with painters tape (we will be covering that next week with a felt disk...color of their choice). After the medallion body was created, students drew their design into the aluminum foil using a dull pencil and added color and details using Sharpies. Next week, students have the choice of turning their medallion into a necklace or mounting it onto a piece of mat board and creating a border using metallic colored pencils.
Sadly, due to their testing schedule, I was unable to see the 4th grade class this week. :(
The 5th grade practice their Sumi-e landscapes this week. Before they began practicing, I demonstrated how to create bamboo, mountains, trees, and clouds. At first, it took them a while to adjust to using only one color of tempera paint. After a little trail and error, however, I think they did a fabulous job! Most of these students have only experimented with value through colored pencils or crayons. So for their first time with paint...not too shabby!
This week kicked off one of several "preparation" weeks for the 6th grade. The create their black-figure inspired Greek vase, students began by cutting their vase out of card stock. Afterward, students created their base layer of color using red, yellow, and orange oil pastels. To the students horror, we will be covering the whole vase, top to bottom, next week using a thick layer of black acrylic paint. Not to worry though, the results will be awesome!
Last, but not least, the Art Club began adding color to the Romero Britto inspired paintings. We have quiet a bit of work ahead of us, but all this work will definitely be worth it!
As most of you know, I typically try to post on Saturdays. Well next Saturday is a little uncertain. I may have to post next week on Sunday. Mr. Chance and I are heading to Folly Beach for a very short vacation. Truth be told, its not really going to be a vacation, but more like a treasure search. We are both really into shell hunting, so that is the goal next week...at least one awesome shell to bring home. I'll let you know how things went, as well as update you on things that happened in the art room :)
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