Monday, July 18, 2016
To introduce this week's theme we began a conversation regarding students knowledge of artist's. What is an artist? What does an artist do? Here is what they had to say...
Genevieve: Someone really good at art
Mia: Someone who prints a picture
Sophia: Painting faces
Nora: An artist is a job. Artists break rules
Leo: An artist paints lots of pictures
David: An artist builds with legos
Sarah: I don't know any artists
Aubrey: An artist is when you get your face painted
Farah: Artists build castles
Stephen: Somebody who paints something
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| Students exploring ceiling drawing outside |
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| Exploring clay and how to flatten, roll and use clay |
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| Watercolor paintings |
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Exploring wire! What can you do with it? How does it bend?
How can you twist it? |
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| More wire exploring! |
Tuesday, July 19,2016
Students continued to build and explore in the block area. Today,a castle was built!
We also explored Joan Miro and art using lines and shapes to complete a picture.We discussed shapes, lines, and color within artwork. Later in the afternoon , we used water colors to complete the pictures.
We then explored with clay and clay tiles! Students used different lines within their tiles, as well as imprints and 3D attachments. Students explored different clay tools to help form their tiles. After our tiles are dry, we will then finish the process by painting the tiles!
Yesterday our students were very interested in ceiling painting. So, today we painted with long brushes outside by taping brushes to long dowel rods. We then attached the large hanging paper to metal beams and students got to free paint!
Wednesday, July 20,2016
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| Farrah said " I'm going to make lightening ". |
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| Leo said " this is my eagle. Now I need to turn it over for more room for water and mountains" |
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| Joey stated " this is my eagle" |
Today we used Matisse as an inspiration for children to explore the technique of " drawing with scissors".
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| Leo and Carriag building The Tower of Pisa |
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| Nora building The Colosseum |
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| Stephen , Joey, and David working together to build the Taj Mahal |
We also explored art within architecture. Some of the students chose to use pictures of famous buildings and structures as an inspiration for block building.
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| Stephen painted an angel fish and decided to fill up all the while space on the paper |
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| Here Nora is painting the flower shown for inspiration |
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| Lea also created a flower painting |
Children explored using the easel to paint, as well as paint standing up. How is painting standing up different then sitting at a table? Some used the flowers as in inspiration for their artwork!
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| Lea had " Two different patterns using the different beads" |
Lastly, we used wire and beads to explore some properties of wire and inspire the children's creativity!
Thursday, July 21,2016
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| Mia stated" look at my planet circle". |
Today we continued art week with exploring concentric circle art! Students used chalk pastel's to represent shapes within simple art!
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| Hamzeh said " I'm painting the face. Here is the eye, here is the face, here is the nose. And that is the eye patch". |
Students continued to explore clay and sculptures . Today they got to paint their clay tiles from Tuesday using acrylic paint!
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Sarah adding pieces onto her mobile!
Students have been exploring wire all week. Today we learned about Alexander Calder and how he was known for sculptures, specifically mobiles. This inspired children to use wire, hangers, shapes, beads, paper, and other random materials to create a Calder mobile of their own!
While exploring mosaic tiles David said " I'm building a treasure house"
Stephen pointed to his "cave" while using rocks and stones to build art!
Friday, July 22,2016
Farrah said " I made purple"
Hamzeh painted a rainbow
Stephen painted " a creeper from Minecraft"
Today we got to free paint on canvas'.
We introduced music as a form of art. Students got to explore different types of music along with dancing with scarves!
Leo said " yellow and green make a bright green"
Farrah said " when painting you should put the light color first"
We explored Mondrian inspired paintings, by using white paper, black masking tape, and creating defined spaces. The children had the option to use primary colors , however mixed and created many more colors!
Children exploring kinetic sand
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