Monday, November 6, 2017

Fall Beginnings

Here are some of the creative pieces of art students at CSDA have been making the past couple of months. We have just wrapped up working in clay with each grade level and moving into an Artist and Residency program for two weeks in late November. We will be cartooning with artist Marek Bennett, a NH cartoonist who will focus on teaching CSDA artists who to create, design, and edit their own cartoons. I am personally VERY excited about this opportunity and thanks to our supportive and amazing PTO, we can run programs such as these!

Anyways....here is some art to enjoy:

5th Grade Theme Park Maps: 

Students are asked to create a map that offers various rides, amenities, and of course a creative theme while they invent their own theme park map. 




4th Grade: Clay Explorations

Artists were able to create anything in clay that they wanted to! They just had to use either the slab, coil, or pinch and pull method. It was a great way to introduce clay work in the art room at CSDA and practice the three basic  hand building methods. 


4th Grade Paint to Music!

4th graders were able to match lines to specific beats and rhythms as we listened to different songs. After students draw to the beat and rhythm, we use watercolors over the oil pastel lines they drew for a  wax resist effect. One of Mrs. Gagne's all time favorite methods to use!   










6th Grade Mandala Designs

Patterns that create unity and instill peace! These mandala designs are not only beautiful, but calming and centering. Great work 6th graders, they are stepping up to the plate with their effort overall in this specific project! 






6 Snoke Hallway Display

6th Grade Ugly Mugs

They had too much fun making these ugly pieces of artwork! I love walking around the room and here students say, "I hope it is ugly enough"! 
This lesson is based off of historical face jugs that slaves created during the Civil War era and were used as grave markers to scare away evil spirits! Right now, these mugs are drying for a couple more weeks and will be glazed after they are bisque fired. They will go into the art show for sure this February!