Watercolor Resist

Kindergarten students created a watercolor resist with white crayons and watercolor paint. They also created an umbrella with crayons. They glued in their picture to make it look like they were holding their umbrella.

 

Bubble-Wrap printing and an octopus!

 First grade students printed with bubble wrap. Then they created an octopus with  cut paper and tissue paper after reading, "I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean" by Kevin Sherry.

 

Theme Park Maps

Fourth grade students discussed technical drawing as a possible art career. Students learned that artists help design both theme parks and the maps of theme parks. Students created their own theme parks that included a parking lot, an entrance, bathrooms, a food court and at least 6 attractions.They colored their theme parks with colored pencil.

 

 

Pop Art Self-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. Students altered photos of themselves on a website called www.phixr.com, then traced their photo and finally painted their pop-art portraits. 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. Los estudiantes alteraron fotografías de si mismos usando una pagina web llamada www.phixr.com, ellos trazaron su foto y luego pintaron sus retratos al estilo “arte-pop.” 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).

 

 

Mendhi Hands

Second Grade students learned that art takes many forms around the world. They discovered that people in many Middle Eastern countries decorate their hands with Mendhi for special occasions such as weddings as part of a tradition. Mendhi is a paste that is spread on to the hands and is carefully scratched off with a small wooden tool to create intricate patterns. They learned that many designs incorporate a paisley pattern. Students then created their own Mendhi hand designs that include much repetition of lines and shapes as well as a paisley shape. 

 

Cubist Portraits

Third grade students looked at artwork by Pablo Picasso and read a book about his life. They learned that Picasso could paint realistically, but chose not to. They learned that Picasso was the inventor of cubism, and painted many of his artworks with shapes such as squares and rectangles. Students learned that many people didn’t like his artwork at first, but now it is some of the most famous artwork in the world. Students drew a cubist portrait and painted it with tempera paints.

Los estudiantes de tercer grado miraron obras de arte por Pablo Picasso y leyeron un libro sobre su vida. Ellos aprendieron que Picasso sabía pintar realísticamente, pero escogió no hacerlo. Ellos aprendieron que Picasso fue el inventor del cubismo, y pinto muchas de sus obras con figuras como cuadrados y rectángulos. Los estudiantes aprendieron que a muchas personas no les gustaron sus obras al principio, pero ahora son de las obras de arte más famosas del mundo. Los estudiantes dibujaron un retrato cubista y lo pintaron con tempera.

 

Kente Cloth Paper Weaving

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.