Kindergarten: We will be finishing up our unit on the color wheel this week. AFter painting a color wheel using mixed colors, the students added paper to turn their color wheels into clowns. Look for pictures of these awesome creations coming soon!
1st Grade: Last week the students learned how to use glaze, the special paint for clay, and applied it appropriately to their clay butterflies. The students had to use problem solving skills in order to find the color they wanted. First they had to look on the glaze example board to find the right color then match the name of that glaze to the jar that held the color they wanted. We will finish glazing the butterflies this week and they will then go into the kiln for a final glaze-fire.
2nd Grade: We have been hard at work creating Wild Beast self-portraits in the style of the artist, Henri Matisse. The students first learned how to draw a self-portrait and then filled their self-portrait with wild and crazy colors. Lastly the students added paper-cut outs to their portraits as Matisse did in his later years.
3rd Grade: The third graders are working on a recycling project. The students have taken recyclable materials and created sculptures out of them. Last week the students began to papier-mache their sculptures in order to add strength and stability. It is a very messy, fun process and the students are really enjoying it!
4th Grade: I am so impressed with the fourth graders and their hard work so far! We have been hard at work on our coil pots created from Indian Red Clay. The students have to build a pot using rolled coils, and I am impressed with their hard work and creativity! The pots are coming along wonderfully, and I will be adding pictures to show their progress.
5th Grade: The fifth graders have been working very hard to learn the process of drawing in one-point perspective. The students are working on drawing a city in a bird's eye view, and I'm excited with how they are coming along!
I am constantly reminded why I am an art teacher when I see the creativity coming out of my students. They are always amazing me with what they are capable of, and I can not wait to see what will come throughout this year!
