Big Mouth Animals

4th grade students created big mouth animals from clay. They used the score and slip method to attach the clay together.

 

 

Kente Cloth Weavings

First Graders learned about a special fabric called Kente cloth that comes from Ghana, Africa.

Students looked at patterns common to Kente cloth and learned that this cloth is worn for special occasions. Using paper weaving techniques, students created their own version of Kente cloth.

 

Los estudiantes de primer grado aprendieron sobre tejido especial llamado tela Kente proveniente de Ghana, África. Los estudiantes observaron los patrones comunes en la tela Kente y aprendieron que esta tela se usa para ocasiones especiales. Usando técnicas de tejido con papel, los estudiantes crearon su propia versión de tela Kente. 

Kindergarten Self-Portraits

At the beginning of the year, kindergartners drew quick self-portraits, just using pencil and crayon. They just finished studying self-portraits and then drew and painted themselves again. Look how much they've grown!

 

Action Painting

5th grade students studied Jackson Pollack and abstract expressionism. They compared this style to pop-art which they just finished studying. Students were able to create these action paintings by dipping a marble in paint and then rolling it around on a tray.

 

Pop Art Portraits

Fifth Grade students looked at artwork by Andy Warhol. Warhol is famous for creating pop-art images. Pop Art is short for popular art which means using everyday pictures or images such as photos of celebrities or mundane things like soup cans, and turning them into fancy museum art. Much of this type of artwork was and is used in advertising. They could only use two colors to paint their portrait in this graphic style. They had to choose complimentary colors (colors across each other on the color wheel) or analogous colors (colors next to each other on the color wheel.)

Los estudiantes de quinto grado observaron algunas obras de arte de Andy Warhol. Warhol es famoso por crear imágenes de arte-pop, que significa usar imágenes de la vida diaria, como fotos de celebridades u objetos mundanos como latas de sopa, y convertirlas en arte para museos. Este tipo de arte se ha usado y se sigue usando en la publicidad. Solo pudieron usar dos colores para pintar sus retratos en este estilo gráfico. Tuvieron que escoger colores complementarios (colores que estén directamente de lados opuestos en la rueda de colores) o colores análogos (colores que estén adyacentes en la rueda de colores).

Cut paper relief sculptures

3rd Grade students studied relief sculptures and compared them to sculptures in the round. They also compared a still life to a portrait and a landscape. Students used cut paper to create these relief sculptures.

 

Printmaking

Kindergarten students were introduced to printmaking. They printed with different sized cups, bowls, legos and even q-tips.

 

Matisse Collage

Second Grade students looked at artwork by Henri Matisse who was known for his cut paper collages. Students learned that Matisse favored organic (curvy) shapes over geometric ones. They used cut paper to create their own collage inspired by Matisse. They also focused on making their artwork balanced, and gave reasons why they thought their table mate's artwork was balanced or not.

Wire Sculptures

Fourth Grade students used wire to create sculptures of people or animals showing movement.

Cezanne Inspired Still Life

2nd grade students compared still life artwork to portraits and landscapes. They studied the artist Paul Cezanne and painted a plate of apples that was placed at their table, in the style of Cezanne.

Coiled Pots

3rd Grade students learned to roll slabs and coils as well as use the score and slip method when attaching two pieces of clay. They created these coiled pots and then glazed them.