Winter Landscapes by Gr. 5

Watercolor birch tree landscapes by Grade 5.  Fifth graders learned watercolor techniques like adding salt for texture, and used shadows and shading to make their paintings realistic.

Radial Designs by Grade 2

After learning about radial designs and all the places they appear in nature (flowers, spider webs, snowflakes...!), second graders created these designs using wood shapes and water color paints.

Shoo-Fly Quilt Squares by Grade K

Each kindergartener created their own "shoo-fly" style quilt square, (and practiced cutting squares into triangles)....and then we put them together to make one great big "quilt"!

Sand Art (In Process) by Grade 4

Fourth graders sprinkling colored sand on to their illustrations (inspired by Native America designs).

Color Wheels (In Process) by Grade 2

Second graders learned how to mix the intermediate colors using primaries and secondaries.  These color wheels then became hot air balloons in our final collages!

Wise Person Portraits by Grade 3

"Seek Wise People" is one of the tenets of the Peacebuilder's program.  Third graders first learned about the portraits and unique style of painter William H. Johnson.

Next they sketched portraits of a wise person in their own life, and lastly transformed the sketch into a colorful portrait in the style of William H. Johnson.  Scroll down to read the artist's statements...

Valentines Day Suncatchers!

A special Valentine's Day lesson for Tuesday's third, fourth and fifth graders, I can't believe how fantastic they came out.