K-12 Art Show

The K-12 Art Show was a success!  Thank you to all the students and staff who helped Ms. Miller and I put this together!  I am so proud of all of the students and how hard they worked this year.  

 

New Bulletin Boards!

 

Third grade made Rorschach paint prints and they turned out so awesome!!!  We folded our paper into four, put different colored paint into one square, and then re-folded the paper.  The kids were so into this project!  At the end of class the students wrote a few sentences describing what they saw in their art. 

I collaborated with the fifth grade teacher for this lesson.  The students were learning about the Aztec empire, so we made very detailed Aztec warriors.  I loved that some of them made female warriors:)  Nice work fifth grade.

Parent/Student Paint Day!

What a fun morning!  All of the kids had a blast and their work turned out great!  I love that some of the students did their own thing.  One student added a cloud with rain and another added star sunglasses!  Awesome job artists!

Paint and Snack Tomorrow!!!!

K-12 Student Art Show!!!

We are currently getting ready for a K-12 Art Show at the High School on May 13th.  It will be the same day as the Spring Concert!  We look forward to seeing you there!!

Parent/Student Paint and Snack morning this Wednesday!

I am so excited to have the parents come in for a paint lesson this Wednesday!  We are painting a sun with super cool sunglasses:)  The perfect painting for this time of year.  See you Wednesday!

Zoo Field Trip!

What a fun day at the Pittsburgh Zoo!!!  I am so happy that our sixth grade art club was able to go this year!  The weather was absolutely perfect and we had a blast!!!

Zoo Field Trip Pictures!!

Jacob Lawrence Project!

I truly enjoyed this project!  This artist really is a conversation starter.  We discussed slavery, Harriet Tubman, and so much more.  The students learned that Jacob Lawrence enjoyed bold colors, angular figures, and drawing every day scenes (although we talked about his political pieces, as well).  Fifth grade did a great job!

* Note: The information about the artist is turned around due to testing.

Holton Rower Pour Paint Project

Holton Rower is a contemporary artist who uses many gallons of paint to create bright, colorful pieces.  His work reminds me of the early modern Color Field art style.  Sixth grade layered cardboard together to create height and then poured several colors on top of each other.  I love all the bands of color----what a fun, albeit messy lesson!!

To learn more about Holton Rower click on the link below:
http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/holton-rowers

Sixth Grade Playing Cards

 This was a long project, but the end results were totally worth it!  I love how creative some of the students got!  We discussed the proportions of the face and then used charcoal to make a print of our design.  The students chose a card character and then painted it in.  This one is Katie C's in Miss Kocher's class.  Nice work!

Moving on to ASIA!

 I am so excited to discuss Asian art!!!!  I have been excited to go here since the beginning of the year, but wanted to wait until the weather got nicer so we could make cherry blossoms!  More to come soon!

Why the Zoo?

The Pittsburgh Zoo is a great place to take our art club students for many reasons! 

Last year I did an animal unit with sixth grade and I was amazed at their enthusiasm and art work.  We borrowed animal books from the library and each student chose one animal to draw.  In addition, the students had to research three facts about their animal.  This research prepared my art club kids for their Zoo trip last year and it was fun to hear them talk about the animals at the Zoo.

Students can also bring digital cameras to the Zoo to take pictures of the animals.  Once the sixth graders get to high school, they may enter their photos in the Scholastic competition.  This year, one of our own students, Eli Porbin (seventh grade), won a gold key and a trip to New York for his animal picture.  Congratulations Eli!!!

Field Trip to the Zoo!!!

I just want to take a moment to thank all the parents, teachers, and staff for purchasing flowers off of the art club!!!  I am amazed at how well this fundraiser turned out to be and am so appreciative of all the support!  We sold 185 flower pots total, which enables the elementary art club to go to the Zoo this Spring!  Thank you all for helping out our art club!

Shape Mobiles!

 

This lesson involved several parts!  First, we discussed what a mobile was and looked at the artist, Alexander Calder.  Then, we talked about Jackson Pollock and his splatter paint method-which we recreated during a messy, but fun art class.  Lastly, we discussed geometric shapes and their properties.  Some students made hearts, though:)  What a project!

Always Rise Above!

I was searching butterfly pictures for a lesson and I came across this quote!  Always rise above and keep looking forward! 

Shape Sail Boats and Mardi Gras Masks

This board is a little random, but I like the way it turned out anyway!  First grade practiced shapes and created lovely sailboats on the ocean.  Second grade learned about Mardi Gras AND Carnaval, Brazils "Mardi Gras."