Impressionist Bridges by Grade 2

Wow, thanks to the website Panther's Palette for the idea for this amazing project.  First we learned all about Claude Monet and impressionism  by watching a Google presentation.  We especially looked at paintings and photographs of his gardens, bridges, and waterlilies.  Next students used masking tape to create a bridge, and round "stampers" to stamp colored circles all over their paper. The final products came out looking very "impressionist"!

Cherry Blossoms by Grade 2

The second grade teachers asked if I would do this project, to go along with the students' haiku poems. I am so glad they asked, because I think these came out amazing!  We used marker to draw the branches, and used the bottom of water bottles to stamp the blossoms.  Students also created a small stamp to "sign" their work.

Dragons Dragons! By Grade 3

Our school has the honor of hosting the author Grace Lin next week.  We used her novel, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon as inspiration for these dragon collages.  We also looked at the collage style of Eric Carle.

"Bugs In A Jar" Stamping (In Progress) Grade 1

First graders designed their bug jar, and then tried out some stamping in order to create their bugs.  Next week we add the bug details!

Weaving in Progress! Grade 5

Weaving is in full swing in the art room.  Here are some photos....

Texture Architecture by Grade 1

We started by reading a great book called Spiky, Slimy, Smooth - What is Texture?  and first graders located textures found all around the art room.  Next, they created papers filled with textures, using our handy texture screens.  The final step was to cut up the texture papers, and use the shapes to create architecture!

Radial Designs by Grade 2

We discussed all the radial designs that are found in nature, such as flowers, spider webs and sand dollars.  Second graders created these original designs using cardboard circles, wood shapes, oil pastels, and watercolors.