Art Show Labels
2019-2020
Radial Design Names
5th Grade
5h grade students explored radial symmetry in their first art project. Students started with a 9” square and fold the paper to create eight equal sections. They then numbered the sections in a clockwise fashion and drew their name fill the space by touching the top and bottom of the section. The next step was transferring the image so that it became a mirror image. With folding, rubbing and applying pressure with a ruler, the image appears in the adjacent space. Students then repeated this until all eight sections were complete. Students used fluorescent paint and oil pastels to color in their work. What made this project EXTRA special was each class had a “Glow Session” while coloring in their designs. Using a black light in the art room, their projects came to life in a flashy new way!!!
Abstract Names
4th Grade
4th grade students learned about contemporary artist, Cecil Touchon and his abstract typography. Touchon, deconstructs writing such as poetry, advertisements and much more and uses the letters to create art. The emphasis shifts to line, form and color rather than the literal meaning of the words. Students were asked to use their name for this assignment. They sectioned off their paper into rectangles using rulers to draw horizontal and vertical lines. They then filled each rectangle with one letter from their name. Students had to make sure each letter touched a minimum of three of a rectangle. They then chose two colors to fill in the positive and negative space or each letter. The end results are stunning!
Giraffes Can’t Dance
3rd Grade
Students created art based on the story Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreas. After listening to the book, students learned about analogous colors by painting a night time sky with purple, blue, and teal. The next class, students practiced scratch art in their foreground. Students used yellow crayon to create a base and then applied green paint on top to scratch aways grass designs. The final class was devoted to observational drawing. Students looked closely at various giraffe pictures and used simple shapes such as oval, rectangle and triangle to create their version of a dancing giraffe. They then traced around their drawing and added color before gluing down their giraffe onto the background.
Folk Art Inspired Landscape
3rd Grade
3rd grade students began this lesson by discussing the vocabulary words: Foreground, middle ground and background. They then drew two landforms in the foreground of their picture. On Top of the landforms, students drew details such as a barn, trees and silo to add depth to their middle ground. Lastly, student created a third landfor and details to their sky to create their background. After their drawing was complete, students then traced their picture with Sharpie. Attention was focused on adding pattern and design to the foreground by dividing each two landforms into sections. Each section was then filled with a different pattern. The final step was adding a combination of crayons and paint to add color and texture to their artwork!
Georgia O'Keeffe Inspired Landscapes
4th Grade
4th grade students created these gorgeous fall landscapes in the style of Georgia O’Keeffe. Students observed the distinct sections of foreground, middle ground and background to her painting and recreated them in their own artwork. Students began by painting the background using analogous colors - blue-green, blue, blue-violet. Student blended these color to create a realistic sky. Without rinsing their brush, students added white to create a tint which became the water in the middle ground of the painting. The following class students added mountains with a highlight of sun along the horizon, clouds and trees by tapping their brush to make “fuzzy” texture to their middle and foreground. The final class was devoted to adding details to the trees and sky. The wind blown leaves are a spectacular touch!
Ceramic Lions
5th Grade
5th grade students learned handbuilding techniques while making these amazing clay lions. Students began by making a slab for the foundation of their lion body. On top of the slab, students made the lion’s head and hind, coils for the legs and tail and then learned how to scratch and attach all the pieces to create the lion’s body. Student then used various clay tools (dowel, popsicle stick, and knife) to create the lion’s face and texture on the body. The lions were then put into the kiln to harden and students then added color with oil pastels and paint to their pieces. The finished lions are spectacular!
Ceramic Sunflower Bowls
2nd Grade
2nd grade students learned about handbuilding techniques while creating these gorgeous sunflower bowls. Students started this lesson by making a giant coil with their clay. The coil was then sectioned off by measuring and cutting pieces the width of a finger. Each finger piece was turned into a petal by flattening the clay with a rolling pin and then placing it in a bowl to help mold the shape of the flower. After all the petals were in place, students added one last piece of clay for the center of their flower and added texture with a dowel. After the flowers were hardened in the kiln, students used paint to make each bowl resemble a sunflower.
Ceramic Birds
3rd Grade
3rd grade students learned about applying different textures to their slab of clay for this awesome zany bird project. Using lace and the soles of their shoes, students experimented with texture to transformed their slab into the basic features of a bird. Students then used the scratch and attach technique to secure their wing, beak and eye together. After their birds had a chance to be fired in the kiln, students used oil pastels and diluted india ink to create an oil resist on their clay pieces. The finishing touch was learning how to twist pipe cleaners for the birds feet and hook. Great job!
Emoji Pillows
4th Grade
4th graders are wrapping up a fabric arts project in the art room by making their very own emoji pillows. In this project, students learned how to work as a team to measure and cut fabric. They then applied the basic steps of hand sewing by threading a needle, tying a knot, using the whipstitch and adding stuffing to make these adorable emoji faces.