Texture Quilts

Ok, yes this the third year of doing this project. But it's such a great lesson I have to see how each K2 class does with it. As you can see this year was very successful. Each table got a variety of textures (sandpaper, texture wallpaper, Legos, floor tiles, etc..). Then after drawing the quilt squares they made each square a different pattern by rubbing crayons over the texture.

Lucha Libre Mask

The 8th graders had to come up with their own Lucha Libre character and design the mask with coordinating outfit. They also had to flex their Spanish skills with naming the character. Each student picked two colors to work with and used a template for the mask shape. The markings on the mask needed to represent the personality of the wrestler. Some are good, some are evil and some are part animal.

Here is a link to a series of videos about the sport.

 

 

Notan

 Here we have an excellent example of Notan.

The 5th and 6th grade class used blue construction paper to cut shapes to

create negative and positive designs.

 

Big Black Cat

 

I love this project. 3rd and 4th grade followed along with me drawing the extra big kitty face. Then the lines and some color was added using oil pastels. Last a wash of black watercolor paint went over the whole paper leaving the oil pastel showing through. 

Tree of Life

 

This was the last painting Art Club. Last year I had the students make a large version of "The Scream" painting. This time we did a mash up of two paintings by Klimt and Kandinsky.

It really is quite big and is now hanging up in the front hallway for everyone to see.

Sneakers

 I've done this lesson every year and each time I'm impressed with how well the students handle it. The 7th grade can be hard on them selves sometimes about their drawing abilities. I think by looking at the skill in the drawings of their sneakers you can see differently. Each student had to look at the sneakers they were wearing and draw in pencil a side view. The go over the drawing with a thin sharpies with contour line.

For the background we did something a little different. The student used the sole of their shoe for inspiration to make a pattern they would then make a print of using foam trays and red paint.

 

I hope the kids know that this high school level work they doing, and doing well.

 

Ripped Paper Mosic

 

If anyone knows me they know that I use a lot of repurposed materials. I've saved all the scraps

of construction paper used over the years. We don't really use that much construction paper, but it adds up. Here the 1st grade have turned the leftover paper into lovely pumpkin mosaics. First they traced a plate for the circle shape. Then they filled the shape with just orange by gluing each piece. This takes great patients. This can be a challenge to your average first grader. This group handled it with a great finished piece of art just in time for Halloween.



Centerpieces

 

This was a service project for the 8th grade. These are the centerpieces for the lunch after Mass.

The fall leaves where made with sculpted wire and tissue paper. On the outside of the container are butterflies painted in watercolor.