Author's Week

The focus of Authors Week this year were the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" books. The Media teacher made the overall theme around the Olympics and Ancient Greece. I had 5th grade make a frieze and pediment for a Doric Style Greek temple based on their favorite book characters. My Art club/aftercare helpers/buddies made the door decorations from two different Percy Jackson Books. "The Sea of Monsters" and "The Battle of The Labyrinth"

Each class also had to make their own door showing who their favorite author was. I chose Leo Lionni. Mine was hung on the gym door since it has an overhang and the Art room doesn't and technically I am am a PE assistant (bad idea) so I am in there a few periods a day. AND the Coach and I are buds. 

Texture Artwork

Pre K 3

glue plus buttons and string. When it was dry they  colored with crayons and painted then I sprinkled with salt. They look like they could be made by some college students I used to know : /

Kindergarten

texture painting 

First students were given boxes of recycled textured materials ( corrugated cardboard, cork board, wood, thin cardboard boxes, sponges, plastic, fabric, bubble wrap etc.These were glued to cardboard. 

Days 2 and 3 were painting days. I have a fail safe secret to painting.... splitting up the colors to either warm or cool. Kids could either paint with warm or cool colors on day 1 and then on day 2 they got the other on. You may be wondering why didn't everyone just get warm colors on day 1 and cool on day 2??? Because it is more fun this way!

Who's art work does this remind you of???  ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG 

I showed Rauschenberg  combines and asked the kids who's artwork this look like and one genius said OURS!

We also did a texture plate animal drawing 

spider(the small one) watching tv in the rain-I don't remember what the large animal is

cat

this is an amazing ladybug

so cute!

1st Grade

Recycled Texture Self portraits

1st step was to make the background. students made abstract designs with elmers glue. Day 2 students chose either warm or cool watercolor to paint over glue. I came around a sprinkled salt on wet paint. 

Day 3-4 Students were given recycled textured materials(can you tell I like free art supplies) to make their self portraits ( corrugated cardboard, cork board, wood, thin cardboard boxes, sponges, plastic, fabric, bubble wrap etc.) They could also add feathers, buttons, ribbons, and pom poms

Day 5

Add details with colored pencils

2nd grade

Texture imaginary animal

This was a really fun/awesome project

1. Using texture plates and only black crayon fill an entire 18x24 piece of white paper

2. flip paper over and have students draw an outline of their creature, cut out

3. water down tempera paint, paint texture filled side

3. use colored construction paper to add details to bring your creature to life

Just for fun

Christmas present from Nurse Johnson and her amazing daughters- I found a good use for it! THANK YOU... you are the best!!!!!!! :)

Pablo Picasso shirt I picked up from a vintage store for 7 dollars=score

Another masterpiece!

I love getting drawings from kids! I'm going to make that dress, a triangle that says art on it, so simple yet fabulous!