Kindergarten Takashi Murakami Class FlowersStudents in the Kindergarten classes learned about the Japanese pop artist, Takashi Murakami, who is famous for his rainbow flower motifs. The students each made a single flower petal using markers in the same color family as their piece of paper. They learned that each individual is special, and together, they are beautiful!
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Kindergarten Elmer Elephant Milk JugsIn the Kindergarten classes the students read "Elmer" by David McKee, and learned that everyone is unique and that we should not hide our true selves! To continue this theme, students each received a milk jug and pasted tissue paper onto it to resemble Elmer and his patchwork pattern. This helped with fine motor skills. To make their elephants unique, students chose a hat to create and add, as well as some colored ears of their choice.
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Kindergarten Hungry AntsStudents in the Kindergarten classes completed a unit on nature in their classrooms, so I decided to make an art project that was related to that. After listening to the book, "One Hundred Hungry Ants" by Elinor J. Pinczes, students each made a leaf and ant to practice their scissor skills. Using colored paper, the students created and added a food item for the ant to be stealing, just like in the book we read!
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1st Grade Sheep Lamb-scapesFirstly, students in the 1st grade read the book "The Great Sheep Shenanigans". After, they learned about Ellie Wyeth and her farm animal paintings. The words foreground, middle-ground, and background, were then introduced. Afterwards, students created their own sheep landscapes, choosing different color blues, greens, and yellows, for the sky and hills, as well as different color sheep to show that not everyone looks the same but we are all special in our own way!
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1st/2nd Grade Takashi Murakami Flower GardensStudents in the first and second grade classes learned about the Japanese pop artist, Takashi Murakami, who is famous for his rainbow flower motifs. Each student made their own Takashi inspired flower garden, using sharpies, markers, and flat crayons. They were required to have at least 2 flowers, but were encouraged to do as many as they wanted, using overlapping like Murakami.
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2nd Grade Basquiat DinosaursStudents in the 2nd grade learned about the famed American street artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat. After being introduced to Basquiat's style, students tried to figure out the meaning behind his repetitive crown motifs. Basquiat's painting of a T-rex dinosaur titled, "Pez Dispenser", was the focus. They then learned about Hobo code, a type of graffiti that Basquiat used in his own work. Afterwards, students created their own Basquiat inspired Dinosaurs, using hobo code, crown motifs, and symbols in our culture today.
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3rd Grade Egyptian CollarsStudents in the 3rd Grade have a unit on ancient civilizations, including ancient Egypt, so this was a cross curricular project. The students learned about ancient Egyptian art, hieroglyphics, and adornment, then practiced translating their name in hieroglyphics. Afterwards, they painted and designed gold collars with their name in hieroglyphics and embellishments!
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3rd Grade Monochromatic FishStudents in the 3rd Grade learned about monochromatic color schemes, including tints, shades, and tones. After seeing examples of artists who use monochromatic color schemes in their artwork, students drew and painted colorful scaled fish using tints, shades, and tones that they mixed themselves.
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4th Grade Camouflage CreaturesIn the 4th Grade classes, students learned about camouflage and bird’s eye view with this food and animal-themed project inspired by mentor artist Bev Doolittle, who creates animal camouflage paintings. Students brainstormed and created their own popup animals hidden in their favorite food to demonstrate their knowledge of the new art term, camouflage.
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4th Grade Egyptian CartouchesStudents in the 4th grade reviewed hieroglyphics and learned about Egyptian cartouches, which are name plates that the ancient Egyptians would paint/carve on a tomb wall after someone was buried there. We talked about how this would be similar to tombstones in our culture today. Students translated their names to hieroglyphics, then put that and patterns on their own cartouche!
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4th Grade Metallic CoilsStudents in the 4th grade learned about clay coil making and different techniques to arrange their coils. After, students chose from a heart, circle, or leaf shape and created their own clay coil trinket trays, finishing them with black tempera and metallic paint after firing!
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5th Grade George Rodrigue Blue DogsIn the 5th Grade classes students learned about mentor artist George Rodrigue and the meaning behind his blue dog paintings. After watching some videos about George Rodrigue and the Cajun “Loup Garou” legend, students made value scales and created their own blue dogs in unique spaces that are meaningful to them.
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9th/10th Grade Pointillism FlowersStudents in grades 9 and 10 learned about pointillism, referencing mentor artists Chuck Close and Georges Seurat. They then completed value scales using a variety of mediums. After completing their value scales, students chose which medium was their favorite and completed 6"x6" flower artworks using photos, grids, and their chosen medium.
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