Various other art projects

5th grade fabric texture 

5th grade galaxies

after 5th grade mixed their 100 colors they painted galaxies!

1st grade flowers

kids draw flower outline in black crayon, then Using my fool proof method for painting- one day warm colors, next day cool colors (this way no muddy mess) kids paint. Then go back re outline flower in black craypa. Add details in colored craypas. BEAUTIFUL!

Kindergarten painting

Free paint- This was an in between project. I like to split up the warm and cool colors, as I have said before, so this was separated in to two sessions, They weren't consecutive classes so they were surprised when they got their papers back and were like "Oh hey, this is pretty cool" then added their other 3 colors plus white to make tints

6th grade recycled container 

I have been saving milk jugs and coffee creamer bottles for 2 years. Basically "dumpster diving" in the teachers lounge and tortureing my husband by never throwing out our Ice tea containers. I was so excited by the prospect of this project but it really didn't work out how I wanted it to. I had some success but I think really the kids just looked at me and were like, "Mrs Love, this is your trash..." which it is, so I have yea I don't know about this project??

Pre K 4 Symmetry

Folded 18X24 paper in half. Kids used squeeze bottles of tempera on one side. Folded paper (This is easy stuff) Then I had then go back into it the following week with crayon. They had to do the same thing on the right that they did o the left so their crayon drawings would also be symmetrical. This was harder for them. This kid did pretty good I think

Pre K 3 painting

4th grade texture Tissue box monsters 

Anyone who goes into my art room will first notice all the recycled "treasure" I have teachers dropping off empty tissue boxes all year in anticipation of this project. And the kids love it. 

Paint the box all one color. 2 coats

Add details to your box. Some kids like to use those net orange bags to create texture or freehand designs

White egg cartons for eyes

white oak tag for teeth 

Pipe cleaners, feathers, buttons, fabric ect.

Hot glue it all

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!

More COLOR art + TEXTURE

MORE Kindergarten best friend color monsters!

Third grade complementary color grid paintings

4th grade warm and cool color accordion drawings

an in progress masterpiece :)

 This student glued his back together"wrong" but we liked how it looked so I told him to keep it.

PreK 3 Texture paintings

PreK 3 was given unconventional paintbrushes aka things I bought at the dollar store. They used hairbrushes, louffas, scrubbers,toothbrush,scrubbers, basically anything that would give an interesting texture when they painted with it. We did this for 2 classes. Once with warm colors and once with cool colors. It was a mess but tons of fun!

PreK 4 Funny Monsters

I like to give my students choices when it comes to their art as much as I can while still remaining in control of the outcome. Here Pre K 4 could choose their monsters shape, color, texture, eye color, arm/leg pipe cleaners, feathers and pom poms.  They did ALL the cutting and gluing themselves and did a great job. It is hard to tell from the photos but the monsters body has a texture on it. The students used texture plates to achieve this effect. So cute!