Fall is in the air!

Today is a little game of Fall catch up for me!  So here is what we have been up to in art class!
Kindergarten just finished up their study of line.  We created lines that made crazy hair, lines that created an entire adventure with Harold and the Purple Crayon, and lines that helped a rocket blast off!  But that wasn't all we also learned that lines don't have to be flat on a page!  We created 3-D roller coasters with paper "lines" and pipe cleaner sculptures also!  In the rush to get all of these awesome projects out the door for fall break, I didn't photograph nearly as many as I would have like to, but I am guessing that you have seen all of these by now anyhow!  This past week was all about fall textures so we did leaf printing and rubbings and talked about fall colors!

1st & 2nd grade worked really hard this week completing 2 projects!  One with spooky trees and concentric circles, and one that you will see very soon of Georgia O'Keeffe pumpkins!  The kids will revisit the concentric circles this week as we study shapes.  In our study of Georgia O'Keeffe the kids had a blast pretending they were a tiny little bug painting an amazing pumpkin that literally BURSTS off the page!

3rd, 4th and 5th grades worked on larger than life Indian corn paintings this week.  We studied Georgia O'Keeffe and abstract painting.  We also learned a little bit about corn.  The kids did an amazing job on these and are excited to paint them this week!

6th grade is working with one point perspective!  They learned how to make any shape 3 dimensional and practiced by picking a fall word and making it 3-D.  They did a great job and I cant wait to see how they come out in the coming week!  Rumor has it that they have been making 3-D pictures any time they have the chance even outside art class!  LOVE it!

Below is a great link to Georgia O'Keeffe and a few pictures that managed to capture in the Fall Break Rush!

http://artsmarts4kids.blogspot.com/2008/10/georgia-okeeffe.html

Eek! Fall Break is Fast Approaching!

With the end of the semester, half days, parent teacher conferences, grades and all sorts of exciting things sneaking up I am going to let the student art from last week speak for itself!  Check out all the CAKE!  And the long awaited "Arlo" images are up!  Take a peek and give your student a pat on the back!

We the People...

This week we got to take a little art detour!  Tuesday was Constitution Day!  While students focused on learning about and reciting the Constitution of the United States in their classrooms, they came to art and got to learn about the art behind that and many other important documents of the time.  We learned about quill pens and the artists that used them.  Students learned that writers of the time were artists and that technology has changed writing and art drastically over the years.  The students even got to spend class trying their hand at being an 18th century writer!  They used quill pens made from authentic peacock feathers!  So neat!

For the coming week my 3-6 amazing artists will round out their form lesson by adding value to perspective drawings of their Pop Art Cakes.  My kindergartners are going to learn about line (2-D AND 3-D)! And my first and second grade sweeties are going to do a little portrait study with a special sitter at the end of the week!

Quill Pen Facts

http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/winter07/lettersside.cfm

Wayne Thiebaud (the cake guy!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI_QJ5D9Qm8

Patriot Day In Art

Leading Edge Academy East Mesa got patriotic this week in Art!  Students spent the week of September 11th learning about what it means to be patriotic.  In art class the students talked about Pop Art and how the more relaxed feeling after WWII influenced art.  Art became lighthearted and fun and flag art popped up all over!  Students competed against each other to create the most patriotic art they could!  All of the art created that week was displayed in the cafeteria and students got to vote for their favorites after lunch on Patriot Day.   Six lucky winners were awarded with character bucks and candy bars for their Most Patriotic Artwork.  Students have also agreed to share their artwork with our US Military Troops when the artwork comes down!  One truly neat week!

And the winners were:

1st Place - Larissa 

2nd Place - Indya

3rd Place - Osztin

Most Patriotic - Haylee

 Most Patriotic - Sophia

Most Creative -Katelyn

  

   

Stop into the cafeteria to check out the work!  I will be leaving it all up for you to see for the next week!  

Also in art this week my Kindergarten friends worked on portraits!  We learned about portraits, and self portraits.  We talked about the shapes that make up a face and how important it is to really look at your sitter.  Next week we will learn more about portraits in history and why artists paint portraits.  Oh, and if your Kinder wants to watch the video we saw this week it is called When Pigasso met Mootisse and it is on youtube!  Check out their Picasso Portraits below (they are of me!)!  

Also take a peek at the awesome weaving's that my third grade finished up this week!  AMAZING!!!  They practiced the element of space and landscape drawing in this lesson. 

Next week we are going to be using quill pens and reading Arlo Needs Glasses.  My older groups will be checking out the work of Wayne Thiebaud and drawing Pop Art Cakes!

P.S. We are in desperate need of new watercolor paints if you run across any in the back to school clearance bins we really could use them!  Thanks so much in advance!