Good Morning!

 

Happy Monday. I hope you all enjoyed your weekend! 

 

What's on the Docket for this week?

 

2nd Grade - This week, students start their clay project, using clay to create a turtle. They will use a pinch pot technique to create the shell and slab methods to create the fins and other details.

 

3rd/4th—This week, we are finalizing our self-portraits, where students will be given a photograph of half of their face, and they will have to draw and shade the other half to complete the full image. Students will be learning proportion, scale, value, and gradation. 

 

5th/6th—This week, we are finalizing our self-portrait painting project inspired by the work of Pop Artist Roy Lichenstein. Students will be working in reverse, starting with the details and ending with the full-color backgrounds. Students will be working in a color scheme, painting on transparent paper to achieve the desired effect. 

 

7th/8th - This week, students are finalizing their Intro to Digital Photography unit, by thinking about composition instead of just taking candid photographs. We are utilizing the photo triad (ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed) and how each choice an artist makes within the triad affects the outcome of the photograph. 

 

Good Morning!

 

Happy Monday! I hope you all enjoyed your weekend.  

 

What's on the Docket for this week?

 

Kinder - This week Kindergarten will be creating and glazing their pottery. Glaze is a special kind of paint for clay with microscopic pieces of glass so that when it is fired, the glass fuses to create a shiny, waterproof surface. 

 

1st grade - This week, the 1st grade will finalize and glaze their pottery. Glaze is a special kind of paint for clay with microscopic pieces of glass so that when it is fired, the glass fuses to create a shiny, waterproof surface. 

 

3rd/4th—Students will finalize their aboriginal dot paintings and glaze their tic-tac-toe boards this week. Glaze is a special kind of paint for clay with microscopic pieces of glass so that when it is fired, the glass fuses to create a shiny, waterproof surface. 

 

5th/6th—This week, we are finalizing our reverse self-portraits. Students are working in the style of Roy Lichtenstein from the Pop art movement of the 1950s, taking on a comic book style. Students have been painting on a transparency so they have been working in reverse, starting with their details and then finalizing their painting with the big general colors. Due to our CMAS schedule, students will not get the chance to glaze their pottery, but once they take home all their artwork at the end of the year, students can paint their pottery with watercolor or acrylic, or they can color it with crayons and put it in the oven to melt the crayons over the surface. 

 

7th/8th - Students are working on their final Digital project before moving on to Photography. Students will get their choice of imagery and will use geometric shapes to create a mosaic-style artwork, referencing the work of Antoni Gaudi, Maurice Bennet, and Sonia King. We will be using Canva for this project, but other sites like Illustrator and even PowerPoint can be used to create the same look. 

Good Morning!

 

Happy Monday! I hope you all enjoyed your Spring Break!

 

Don't forget that CMAS starts this week, so make sure you eat a good breakfast and get a good night's sleep! 

 

Also, it is time for the Elementary Art Show! This year we have 35 talented K-5th grade students who have been selected by our amazing Westgate Staff to have their work displayed at the FRCC Library. If your student is one of those chosen, you will be receiving a congratulatory email from me later this week, keep an eye out! 

 

What's on the Docket for this week in Art Class?

 

Kinder - This week, Kindergarten is starting to work in three dimensions using line and shape. Students will create their own 3D paper sculpture, learning to create bends, corners, curves, swirls, etc with paper and glue. 

 

1st grade—This week, 1st grade is going to start working in the third dimension through an exploration of clay. Students will practice using clay through playdough before creating their own clay teddy bears. 

 

3rd/4th—This week, we are working on our self-portraits. Students will be working on value and shape, focusing on shading and gradations. Students will use a photograph of themselves, utilizing half of the photograph and recreating the other half for their drawing.

 

5th/6th—This week, we are working on our reverse self-portraits. Students are working in the style of Roy Lichtenstein from the Pop art movement of the 1950s taking on a comic book style. Students are going to be painting on a transparency so they will be working in reverse, starting with their details and then finalizing their painting with the big general colors.

 

7th/8th - Students start their final digital project, working with color and shape to create mosaic images. Students will get their choice of imagery and will use geometric shapes to create a mosaic-style artwork, referencing the work of Antoni Gaudi, Maurice Bennet, and Sonia King. 

Kinder - This week, Kindergarten will jump into our next element of art, value. Value is the use of lightness and darkness within an artwork, whether that is black and white or tints and shades of a color.  We will be creating a winter scene utilizing value to show shadows. 

 

1st Grade - This week students get to study the parts of a face, creating a portrait inspired by Yali Ziv. She is a contemporary artist from Tel Aviv who focuses a lot on shape and color, which are the elements of art we will be focusing on as well! 

 

3rd/4th—This week, students will learn about and begin planning their clay creations for this year. We are going to be creating tic-tac-toe boards, encouraging self-expression through themed boards. We are starting this early so that students will have an ample amount of time to be able to paint their pottery at the end of the rotation.

 

5th/6th—This week, we are jumping straight into clay. Students are going to learn about Japanese culture and create a Japanese Tea Bowl that is unique and personal to them. Students will sketch out multiple design ideas this week, and start creating hopefully on Thursday. We are starting this project first so that students will have an ample amount of time to be able to paint their pottery at the end of the rotation.

 

7th/8th - Welcome to Quarter 4 where we are exploring art through the digital realm. Students will start this quarter by working on various websites to create Digital artworks, exploring and learning new techniques, and how our digital world is not all bad. The second half of this quarter, we will explore photography, its history, and steps that professional photographers use to create some of the most eye-catching images. 

 

Students are prohibited from using AI for this quarter, as I am looking to see what they can create on their own, not what a program can create for them. I will be monitoring their processes through Go Guardian and will give an automatic 1 in the grade book if AI is used. 

Good Morning!

 

Happy Monday! I hope you all enjoyed your weekend. Don't forget, conferences are this Thursday and Friday. Signups will close at 4pm today. 

 

What's on the Docket for this week?

 

Kinder - This week Kindergarten will be glazing their pottery. Glaze is a special kind of paint for clay with microscopic pieces of glass so that when it is fired, the glass fuzes together to create a shiny, waterproof surface. 

 

1st grade - This week, 1st grade will be finalizing their habitat sketches and glazing their pottery. Glaze is a special kind of paint for clay with microscopic pieces of glass so that when it is fired, the glass fuzes together to create a shiny, waterproof surface. 

 

3rd/4th—This week, Students will be finalizing their self-portraits and glazing their tic-tac-toe boards. Glaze is a special kind of paint for clay with microscopic pieces of glass so that when it is fired, the glass fuzes together to create a shiny, waterproof surface. 

 

5th/6th—This week, we are finalizing our reverse self-portraits. Students are working in the style of Roy Lichtenstein from the Pop art movement of the 1950s, taking on a comic book style. Students have been painting on a transparency so they have been working in reverse, starting with their details and then finalizing their painting with the big general colors. Then students will have time to glaze their Japanese tea bowls. This process (if instructions are followed) will result in a bowl that students will be able to eat or drink from because the glaze creates a water-tight seal. 

 

7th/8th - Students finishing their final project, working with wire. Students are working on proportion and the ideas of surrealism. Students will create a wire sculpture of their hand, adding a surrealist element. Once completed. students will have time to glaze their clay architectural structures. 

Good Morning!

 

Happy Wednesday! My apologies for the late post, yesterday got away from me. I hope you all enjoyed your long holiday weekend. 

 

This week, classes are working with clay so be aware of the clothing your students are wearing, if they do not want it to get dirty, maybe wear something else. 

 

What's on the Docket for this week?

 

Kinder - This week, Kindergarten will finish our work with texture, creating their clay tiles. We will then continue with the idea of 3D work and create our own paper sculptures.  

 

1st grade - This week students will complete their self-portraits, taking inspiration from Yali Ziv, an illustrator based out of Tel Aviv who focuses on shapes and colors more than lines.  

 

3rd/4th—This week, we are finalizing our clay tic-tac-toe boards. Students are to choose a theme and create a board, as well as 10 tiles (2 kinds, 5 of each) that match the theme they chose. 

 

5th/6th—This week, we are finalizing the building of our Japanese tea bowls. Students will use a pinch pot method to create their base, before adding details through additive or subtractive methods. 

 

7th/8th - Students finalized their clay architecture sculptures. They will choose their clay method for the base of their sculpture (pinch pot, coils, or slab building), creating a piece inspired by an architectural time period of their choosing. 

Good Morning!

 

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a good weekend! Welcome to a new rotation (K-6). 

 

What's on the Docket for this week?

 

Kinder - This week, Kindergarten will jump into our next element of art, value. Value is the use of lightness and darkness within an artwork, whether that is black and white or tints and shades of a color.  We will be creating a winter scene utilizing value to show shadows. 

 

1st Grade - This week students get to study the parts of a face, creating a portrait inspired by Yali Ziv. She is a contemporary artist from Tel Aviv who focuses a lot on shape and color, which are the elements of art we will be focusing on as well! 

 

3rd/4th—This week, we are beginning work on our final self-portraits, which we began last time we were together. We will begin with a short review and jump right into the project, focusing on Value and Shading. 

 

5th/6th—This week, we are jumping straight into clay, so that students will have an ample amount of time to be able to paint their pottery at the end of the rotation.

 

7th/8th - Students finalized their planning sketches last week and will be starting on their clay sculptures this week. We are creating architectural constructions using the slab method, focusing on form and texture. 

Good Morning!

 

Happy Monday!

 

This week, classes are starting clay so be aware of the clothing your students are wearing, if they do not want it to get dirty, maybe wear something else. 

 

What's on the Docket for this week?

 

Kinder - This week, Kindergarten will jump into our next element of art, texture. Students will begin working on their clay project for this year, creating a textured tile, practicing mark-making, and creating different textures using varying materials. 

 

2nd Grade - This week, students start their clay project, using clay to create a turtle. They will use a pinch pot technique to create the shell and slab methods to create the fins and other details. 

 

3rd/4th—This week, we are beginning our clay tic-tac-toe boards. Students are to choose a theme and create a board, as well as 10 tiles (2 kinds, 5 of each) that match the theme they chose. 

 

5th/6th—This week, we are starting the building of our Japanese tea bowls. Students will use a pinch pot method to create their base, before adding details through additive or subtractive methods. 

 

7th/8th - Students finalized their cardboard sculptures and will be joining my other classes in creating their own clay sculptures. They will choose their clay method for the base of their sculpture (pinch pot, coils, or slab building).   

Good Morning!

 

Happy Monday. I hope you all had a good snowy weekend! Welcome to the final week of January!

 

What's on the Docket for this week?

 

Kinder - This week, Kindergarten will learn about Abstract art and how to create art using lines, shapes, and colors. We will practice with markers and then move on to a cut-paper collage.

 

2nd Grade - This week, students will continue to learn about patterns and how to create a style of art called zentangles through patterns and colors. 

 

3rd/4th—This week, students are going to be finalizing their Australian Aboriginal Dot paintings, focusing on the use of silhouettes and color schemes. 

 

5th/6th—This week, students are finalizing their self-portraits. We will also jump into clay planning at the end of the week. 

 

7th/8th - Students are finalizing their first project, upscaling an item out of cardboard. Students have learned different cardboard techniques to create a skeleton and are now utilizing their prior knowledge of painting and paper mache.