Jan. 18th-22nd

This week has been very productive in the Art room-- must be the weather. We've been busy meeting standards left and right! Here's a look at what we've been up to.

K- After completing their Pattern Block Snowflakes, Kinders have started their Clay Texture Magnets. This is an introduction to Functional Art, which they will learn about more in detail in 1st grade. I wish you could have seen their faces when they used their shoes to press into the clay, therefore creating a texture.

Pattern Block Snowflakes from last week 

Soon to be Texture Magnets

1st- First graders are in the midst of their Chinese New Year Collages. The details have been spectacular. The students have been working hard to make their dragons symmetrical as well.

Students added the Chinese character for "luck"!

Mittens we did last week!

2nd- After practicing slipping and scoring, 2nd graders are now smoothing their ceramic penguins! Smoothing the clay with your finger helps eliminate bumps, cracks, and clay boogers (clay bits sitting on the surfaces).

Hilarious

3rd- Finishing up our Tie Dye Snowflakes, we're now being introduced to Portrait Views (frontal, profile, and 3/4 view) and Pablo Picasso. Picasso is known for his Cubism portraits that use multiple portrait viewpoints. Next week we'll start incorporating those portrait views into our Cubist Animals!

Tie Dye Snowflakes

Cubist Bull by Ryan Whittlesey

4th- Fourth grade is learning about Jim Dine, who is famous for his textural heart paintings and sculptures. We're reviewing how to create tints and shades with oil pastels. Below are some photos of the Winter Birch Trees we just finished as well.

Jim Dine Tint and Shade Hearts

4th Grade Winter Birch Trees

Our Winter Panorama! Gorgeous.

5th- Fifth graders have been diving into their Personal Pop Art, selecting symbols/objects that are personally meaningful to them. We've been going to the computer lab to do image research. It's amazing how much more realistic drawings can become when you have images to observe.