January Makings!

Happy January! Art is always the best medicine for winters in New England. Keeps our minds and hands busy! 

 5th and 6th graders have been working on the same project: Optical Illusion Boxes. Ample amounts of effort and time went into these six sided designs. We focused on our "craftsmanship" and what that looks like in artwork. It was a challenge for both sets of grades to come up with six separate optical illusion designs, but as always the artists rise to the challenge!

 4th graders finished their African unit by creating Kente cloth weaving. We learned about what Kente cloth is and read a story about the legend of Kente Cloth. We took three classes to weave around yogurt containers. The artists LOVED this project. Some artists commented how weaving "calms their mind". What a great mindfulness activity!

 Next Up: All grades are starting to design a frame for a piece of written work they have been writing in Library. The big idea: who is my everyday hero. They have lots of material choices in this project so I am excited to see the final projects! Stay Tuned!

Closing Term 1

Term 1 has come to a close, and it's time to move into the holiday season with a few new projects!
Last term we ended with 4th grade making African masks, 5th graders were able to add themselves into a picture of a famous piece of  20th century art, and 6th graders made Ugly Mugs!

                                                      6 Putnam Ugly Mugs

                                               4 Kosek African Masks

                                                               

                                     5 Stone "I am Art" famous art reproductions 

 Hokusai: The Great Wave off Kanagawa

                                                                 Monet: The Bridge

October Makings!

Here are some photos of what has been happening in the art room this month! 

5th Grade: I am Art Reproductions. Students pick a famous piece of artwork to place a photo of themselves into. They can use oil pastels, watercolors, or colored pencils.

4th Grade Secondary Color Paintings. 4th grade students had a chance to practice their color mixing skills and reminding themselves how to mix and use paint in the art room. Always good practice to remind ourselves of the basics! 

Masking tape was placed down to make a design and they mixed colors right onto the newspaper. 

6th grade has been working on Ugly Mugs! My hands were full of clay and I didn't get any pictures of students creating. Stay tuned and I will post some pictures of the clay mugs! 

We're Off! September Makings!

We are all settled into the art room and starting to get into the groove of the school year! 

Students have been creating: 

4th Grade: Art Journal Covers

5th Grade: Keith Haring Character Trait Posters

6th Grade: Mandala Designs 

On the first day of art, 6th grade students had a conversation about, "what makes me an artist?"

They were able to find at least one way they are an artist and find a visual way to display it on our bulletin board in our art space. Some students felt like they had a love for drawing, painting, and clay but others were able to express that they can be an artist without feeling like they have to draw a perfect picture! Take a look at their ideas! 

 4th Graders have finished designing their art journal covers with lots of magazines, scrap paper, glue and Sharpie markers. They will be able to use these journals for the next three years in the art room at CSDA. It is a space they can always go into to work out an idea or practice draw something they want to when they are finished a project.

 
                                                               
 
6th Grade: Mandala Designs
Here are some photos from Mrs. Furbush's 6th grade. Lots of energy are put into the details!