1st Grade Friends

Our first graders finished making some multimedia imaginary people sculptures using all those paper grocery bags that everyone has been sending in to art class.  The kids had a lot of fun creating these because they were able to do use many different art supplies including paint, markers, yarn, and crayons.  They were also suprised when we finally turned the bag into a person to create their new "friends."

Chihuly Artwork

The 3rd graders have been learning about glass artist Dale Chihuly.  First we made some preliminary sketches of his work.  I am always impressed by the details they include when they are really focuing on observing the artwork.  After sketching they created their own Chihuly inspired pieces by creating a printed background using styrofoam.  On top they drew and painted Chihuly inspired glass bowls and added a border of brightly painted paper.  This assignment was a great opportunity to utilize multiple media in one project including printmaking, painting, drawing, and collage.  Thanks goes to http://elementaryartfun.blogspot.com/ for this project idea.

Holiday Art Around the School

The 1st graders created these beautiful tree sculptures.  Isn't it amazing what you can make from pasta?!

Below are some Kindergarten tree collages.  They were able to practice cutting shapes for to create this artwork.