Thursday, March 14, 2013

Upcoming Creations

 3rd Grd is learning about Vincent Van Gogh's painting, "Starry Night." A perfect example of expressing light and movement in art. Van Gogh's unique style called, "Impasto" allows students the opportunity to explore paint in a new way.



BELOW:
1st Grd is exploring color theory through "Warm & Cool" colors. We discussed how colors can relate to the things we see in the world around us.





Monday, March 11, 2013

Kindergarten Self-Portraits


Students also created the picture frames out of clay! :)


Upcoming 4th-5th Grd "Andy Warhol" Clay Portraits!

Glimpse of Mrs. Hughes's class. Can't wait to have my students fire and paint these!!!


Art with a NAME.

Using the basic elements of art & design, students created these masterpieces, while also using the letters in their names!






Centennial 2nd Graders: Navajo Inspired Weaving


To learn more about Navajo Weaving, click the video below. My students loved seeing how "Spider Lady" trimmed the wool from the sheep to make yarn!