tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23896644353976453662024-03-13T16:37:41.402-04:00ART ON MY HANDSIdeas for the Elementary Art ClassroomArt on my Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.comBlogger403125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389664435397645366.post-23947915441422912062020-12-13T11:32:00.005-05:002020-12-13T11:47:22.521-05:00Roll an Elf on a Shelf<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eKe-PwUrz0E/X9ZBw1UmXVI/AAAAAAAAKaY/YpXY-t09v1c30sYAOlMN1CpjqnxvcZ1gwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Elf%2Bon%2Ba%2BShelf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1153" height="942" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eKe-PwUrz0E/X9ZBw1UmXVI/AAAAAAAAKaY/YpXY-t09v1c30sYAOlMN1CpjqnxvcZ1gwCLcBGAsYHQ/w530-h942/Elf%2Bon%2Ba%2BShelf.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We did a Roll a Turkey activity the days before the Thanksgiving break last month and one of my students requested we do an Elf on a Shelf the days before the Holiday break. 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I'm hoping it is not too hard for 2nd - 5th grade. </div><br /> <p></p>Art on my Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389664435397645366.post-75606114652910405662020-12-12T11:08:00.010-05:002020-12-13T11:47:54.501-05:00What do you do when they have NO supplies at home?<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hTuDfKURKUY/X9TnWPf75hI/AAAAAAAAKZw/wC0PBCUxFm4JWWQjwrzqR6fQYMNg6GbLACLcBGAsYHQ/s940/PictureCollage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="408" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hTuDfKURKUY/X9TnWPf75hI/AAAAAAAAKZw/wC0PBCUxFm4JWWQjwrzqR6fQYMNg6GbLACLcBGAsYHQ/w620-h408/PictureCollage.jpg" width="620" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">All Student Works</span></td></tr></tbody></table>My most frustrating challenge this year is that students don't have the basic necessary supplies they need for Art class. Many of them lack paper and pencil. I've often encouraged scrounging through the recycling bin to use the back of envelopes, cardboard cereal boxes and other materials to repurpose for drawing supplies. It actually breaks my heart! I tried using Pear Deck with all of my student for simple responses but the kick back from parents was painful. So with the quest for other ways to make art, I decided to dig deeper into Google Drawing. All of our school issued computers have it available so it seemed like the best first step. I was inexperience myself so I turned to YouTube where I found this terrific video for beginners, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1P6mJ4VsV8&t=640s" target="_blank">Easy Drawings with 3D Shapes</a> This guy is terrific. One of the things he does is to keep it real. He makes mistakes and then corrects them, he changes his mind if he doesn't like a choice. He approaches it like a kid would so they can easily relate. He inspires. In my live lessons, I play a portion of the video and then stop and repeat the process with my own demo so it can be slowed down and repeated as many times as possible until we are all on track. It took about (3) three 30 minute classes to complete the first project. But, I am so happy with the successes! Realize your students are going to be really pumped to continue to work with the lesson after class time so the final step on day one was to create a new Google Drawing template that we labeled "Just for Fun" so they could experiment independently without touching our in class work. So, in the works for future lessons are Notans, using value, mosaics, and a go at perspective and portraits. I set using Google Drawings with my students as this year's professional goal so I will need to incorporate at least 25% of my lessons using the program. If anyone has any great lesson ideas that you've had success with, please comment and share! Thank you and <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Happy Google Drawings</b></span>!!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q_wkSlHZKfw/X9Tqz9jDSfI/AAAAAAAAKZ8/L6ZOrBzvaowa9k_sdC7PzK_5Y14IgRqHQCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/Balloon%2Banimals.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q_wkSlHZKfw/X9Tqz9jDSfI/AAAAAAAAKZ8/L6ZOrBzvaowa9k_sdC7PzK_5Y14IgRqHQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Balloon%2Banimals.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /> Here's another adaption we might give a try</p><p>to when we work with gradients.</p>Art on my Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389664435397645366.post-20312800801413004142020-10-10T09:00:00.000-04:002020-10-10T09:00:40.996-04:00A New Adventure<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aLceccMRXNg/X4GwP_oTzfI/AAAAAAAAKV4/fjR6TZLMJ2cBpd2dbIyaCyN-Y-hk_mRpgCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aLceccMRXNg/X4GwP_oTzfI/AAAAAAAAKV4/fjR6TZLMJ2cBpd2dbIyaCyN-Y-hk_mRpgCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" width="289" /></a></div><br />So, Tuesday morning I will begin my Professional Development for teaching full year at the Virtual Academy. I have labored over this decision since school begin for us in early September. I feel like I am abandoning "my" students that I have worked with for multiple years. I have been in one of my schools since 2005 and the other since 2010. It feels like a loss in so many ways. It came down to the feeling that I really didn't have a choice to make. I am 65 years old, have a husband with health issues on disability and a daughter who is pregnant with our first grandchild. I've felt committed, then anxious, then undecided and unsure every step of the way to this point. Ultimately, with no guarantees, I felt I needed to chose working virtually from home. I know I can do this and I know I will give 100% to the endeavor. My plan is to rock it with success! <p></p><p><br /></p><p>The down size, supplies not being available to students and limiting how I can present lessons. I will miss having hands that are caked with clay and watching as my students gleefully create and explore with a lump of clay. I will miss students that I adore and admire for their creative energies and enthusiasm. Maybe, next August, I will be able to walk back into my spaces and greet them in person. I can hope for that reality. Until then, I will work to build new relationships with new talented kids who bring me pride, laughter and smiles and rest assured, I will feel just as torn at the end of the year knowing they will be going back to a new normal and I might not be able to tag along.</p>Art on my Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389664435397645366.post-68992074342669329062020-06-15T06:47:00.003-04:002020-06-15T07:51:42.930-04:00Cartooning about Picasso<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GGVdw-38RRU/XudgvUvvqSI/AAAAAAAAKMk/Su10H8p-nBEFWM18h86SsbnYJhPWbOLGQCK4BGAsYHg/s2500/85866796.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="1875" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GGVdw-38RRU/XudgvUvvqSI/AAAAAAAAKMk/Su10H8p-nBEFWM18h86SsbnYJhPWbOLGQCK4BGAsYHg/s320/85866796.jpg" /></a></div>A few weeks back with on-line learning, my third grade students interacted with an assignment at the <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/make/cut-paste/make-picasso-fortune-teller">Tate Art Museum.</a> The assignment involved making a Picasso Fortune teller, they all love those and playing with it to chose a subject for their drawing. I also task them with sharing one fact that they had learned about Picasso. Fast forward to this week and their last assignments. I we were in the building we would have been doing cartooning so I decided to try to stay on task with those plans and bring the Picasso fact they had shared back into the picture. Students were given a number of cartoon templates that I found at Picklebums and were instructed to create their own original cartoon. 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Numbers are growing but it is still a small manageable group. My goal was to offer this time to help any students who were struggling with lessons. Despite my poking and prodding, those students still are not showing up. Instead the time has turned into an Art visit where students share what is important to them and we draw together. Last week I took a suggestion and the students drew along with me as I used a white board they could view. This week I was searching for something different and decided on a "Roll-a-Dice" I found on Pinterest. It was for making "Silly Spiders." Thanks to whomever created it cause my kids loves it and we had fun first drawing a number of spiders and then coloring them. I was able to locate a dice that we could manipulate on line so my students could be a part of the choosing the number as well. I found that <a href="https://eslkidsgames.com/classroom-dice" target="_blank">here.</a>The virtual visual gave us the opportunity to share with one another by holding our work up to the camera of our computer. As we were leaving this week, I ask the group what they would like to do when we are together next week and they suggested a Roll-a-Dice Silly Animals. So, I Googled and came up short. There are many animal sheet available but they are usually themed by animal and my students wanted silly animals. Very broad but I rose to the challenge and have successful created an official "Roll-A-Dice Silly Animal" for next week's session. I'm sharing it here with anyone who would like to use it. 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So distance learning has influenced my teaching in ways totally beyond my initial thinking. In many ways it has been a challenge. My shining take away is that it has given me the time and opportunity to look at my lessons with a new approach. This was a necessity because communication of intent has many times been a huge challenge. Directions that I think are simple and easy to follow have stumped my students. Or maybe they just aren't engaged enough to pay attention and absorb intent. Regardless, I have learned to simplify, simplify, simplify. A few weeks ago I set up a Sites on Google Classroom. This has been my game changer. The lessons are more polished and I feel easier to follow. I just paste the link into my classroom and the students are directed to a one page span where everything is easier to access. The lesson flows with steps and bullets to define expectations. No perfect world, I still have a few that even struggle with this but for the most part, we seem to experience more success. Here is my <a href="https://sites.google.com/pittsfield.net/khyman/home?authuser=1" target="_blank">Home Page</a>. From there, the different grade levels are across the top with drop downs to sub pages for the lessons. This is really easy to set up and mostly I love how it looks. If you are task with using Google Classroom. Check out the Sites. This is New Sites not Classical Sites.Art on my Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389664435397645366.post-90017539073664018342020-04-18T12:17:00.001-04:002020-04-18T12:17:50.959-04:00Texture Safari - Distrance Learning Style<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of my favorite projects for 2nd grade this time of the year is to take them on a Texture Safari. They explore the classroom looking for textures both implied and actual, they classify and describe them. I went in search of a video I could share with them on YouTube but everything was for younger students and it showed. I went on Safari in my home with iPad in hand to photograph some textures to share with them. The project will involve first identifying textures then creating their own texture collage from rubbings.<br />
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So this experience led me to looking for other options. I downloaded Adobe Spark and used it for week two. This works really well, easily attaches to both school platforms because I have easy access to a link and the quality is great. What I did not love is that it is a slide platform that streamed into a video. So, I checked in with a few of the video gurus that we follow as Art Teachers and the overall recommendation was to use iMovie. It is now downloaded and that is where I will go today as I prepare for tomorrow's postings. My district is now using Google Classroom as our teaching mode, too. Watch for posting of all my teaching videos week by week. I'll get this and who knows what type of teacher I will become on the other side of this all. It's a whole new world!!! Art on my Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389664435397645366.post-68658693369146977022020-01-30T20:43:00.002-05:002020-02-16T11:50:47.160-05:00Big Cardboard BirdsOver the years I have found so many great ideas on the <a href="http://krokotak.com/2015/08/big-cardboard-birds/" target="_blank">Krokotak blog</a> and the Big Cardboard Birds was a recent one. I am planning a early spring Artome' Art Show with the theme of Birds. My fourth grade students have finished their framed art and they are doing the Big Birds for wall decor as a collaborate work. I pre-cut all the cardboard shapes and each child painted a section with fluorescent tempera paint. Each student could make their own decisions about color and pattern. We reference the work of Romero Britto and his patterns and bold colors to guide the work. When completed, each student had input on how their piece would be assembled. They are so proud. Only one class has completed the bird but I will add photos of the others as they are finished. Complements were generous all day long from all the younger students.<br />
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<br />Art on my Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389664435397645366.post-67370404671202896252019-12-24T11:36:00.000-05:002019-12-24T11:36:09.861-05:00Winter Mini Watercolors<a href="https://images.artsonia.com/art/81216066.jpg?maxwidth=320&maxheight=302" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://images.artsonia.com/art/81216066.jpg?maxwidth=320&maxheight=302" width="200" /></a>Jen Arnayi was the perfect choice for a one day project the week before holiday break. Her illustrative style offered simplicity and yet a very colorful mini painting. Fourth grade students painted on a round format using 4 x 4 scraps of watercolor paper that were left over from a previous project making this a win-win. I saved some small pieces of paper avoiding waste. The lesson began as a directed draw with instruction to draw a line of pointed mountains across the center area of the circle. A horizon line was drawn under the mountains curving downward to the bottom area of the circle. Based on personal interpretations, all of the projects began to develop their own style at this point. Later discussions included adding a 3D dimension and texture to the mountains. Students then shared previous knowledge as to what the cool colors are as they began to paint the area above the mountains. Everyone was excited to tape a mat on these and take them home to share with family for the holidays. <br />
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<img src="https://images.artsonia.com/art/80505009.jpg?maxwidth=320&maxheight=241" /> <img src="https://images.artsonia.com/art/80504987.jpg?maxwidth=320&maxheight=241" /><img src="https://images.artsonia.com/art/80504931.jpg?maxwidth=320&maxheight=241" /> <img src="https://images.artsonia.com/art/80504916.jpg?maxwidth=320&maxheight=241" />Art on my Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389664435397645366.post-83176553546667393912019-12-05T19:09:00.000-05:002019-12-05T19:09:01.188-05:00Peter Max ATC<a href="https://images.artsonia.com/art/80616105.jpg?maxwidth=239&maxheight=320" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://images.artsonia.com/art/80616105.jpg?maxwidth=239&maxheight=320" width="148" /></a>One of the lesson plans from this past summer's Art of Ed On-line Conference featured the work of Peter Max. It was intended to be done with fluorescent oil pastels included in the swag box but with no budget in the beginning of the school year I could not order additional oil pastels to pull the project off with my students. So I adjusted by using fluorescent tempera paint and some scented markers to create a mixed medium ATC card. These were done by 4th grade students. We are really excited to have this work included in the Mini Matisse <a href="https://minimatisse.blogspot.com/2019/03/2019-minimatisse-global-artist-trading.html" target="_blank">ATC</a> exchange this spring.<br />
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<br />Art on my Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389664435397645366.post-16106180111022226342019-12-05T18:59:00.001-05:002019-12-05T19:09:59.602-05:00Organic Shaped Monsters<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I have been trying to come up with a color mixing project for my students using model magic for a while. I have made <a href="https://khyman.blogspot.com/search?q=model+magic+pumpkins" target="_blank">pumpkins</a> for many years with 1st and 2nd grade students but wanted something else that would connect with my curriculum for students a bit older. After a unit on Organic Shapes where students tore paper to create a shape and then turned it into a monster, (<a href="https://khyman.blogspot.com/search?q=organic+monsters" target="_blank">here it is)</a> I had a light bulb go off. What if I followed up with a sculptural project that revisited the organic shape, this time in 3D? An so...this project was born. It worked great to reinforce learning and the kids loved it. My only expectations were for them to make their monster's body using a secondary color, they had to mix it using two primary colors, and that the monster's body was an organic shape. These are made with Crayola Model Magic.<br />
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Here are some more of the fabulous creations by 2nd grade students.<br />
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Art on my Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389664435397645366.post-91337267195240757712019-11-24T08:31:00.000-05:002019-12-24T11:25:03.687-05:00Yayoi Kusama<a href="https://youtu.be/U3kIvXaEPjY">https://youtu.be/U3kIvXaEPjY</a><a href="https://youtu.be/U3kIvXaEPjY" target="_blank">Macy's Balloon by Yayoi Kusama</a><br />
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<a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51LD8f9eh3L._SX384_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51LD8f9eh3L._SX384_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="154" /></a>Imagine my excitement when I discovered a few weeks ago that there was a Yayoi Kusama balloon being created for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I had introduced 3rd grade students to Kusama in the early fall. They created many difference colored pumpkins covered in finger printed dots to reflect their learning about her style of art. We had read the book "Yayoi Kusama From Here to Infinity" to learn a little background information about her and her art. We discovered that she is currently one of the most famous living women artist of our time. Yeah, I had no idea. We received so many compliments on the bulletin board display of the completed pumpkins; people really love them. And now, she will have a balloon in the parade. I'm excited to see it and thanks to <a href="https://www.artsonia.com/teachers/members/projects/artwork.asp?id=1827138" target="_blank">Artsonia</a> was able to send a newsletter link out to families with the hope that all my 3rd graders would know about the balloon in the parade. So, better late than never, here are some 3rd grade works as we celebrate Kusama's continuing success and the THE BALLOON!<br />
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<br />Art on my Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389664435397645366.post-53455369804813379002019-06-01T21:41:00.002-04:002019-06-01T21:41:33.566-04:00First Graders are weaving<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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So, I wanted to transition my first grade students from paper weaving to something a little more functional. I don't have enough of those big card board looms you purchase from the suppliers that are pre notched but I do have some donated heavy cardboard from a colleague. I decided to re purpose this into tiny looms for my students. First, I cut this up into 4 1/2 x 2" rectangles as shown on the left.<br />
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I added small punched holes on each end in an odd number. To attempt to space them fairly evenly without having to measure, I started with a hole in the center, one on each margin and then attempted to place one in the middle of each of those. I had marked my punch with a sharpie to attempt to line them up as evenly as possible.<br />
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Cutting from the edge, I cut to each hole to create a slot for the warp threads. I did the warp with some light weigh embroidery weight thread and gave students a plastic needle and yarn for their weaving. These are small enough that they can easily be completed in two class periods which is all we had left for the school year. It was a great re purpose of donated materials, an easy transition to traditional weaving and an easy take home to complete if students didn't finish before the end of the year. They can be taken off by cutting the warp threads on the back or can be left displayed on the loom.<br />
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<br />Art on my Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389664435397645366.post-51954320359159420102019-05-24T17:01:00.000-04:002019-05-24T17:01:27.348-04:00The Clay BoxSummer is just around the corner. I know many of you would like to keep your little ones busy with some hands on activities. Check out my friend, Ruth Post, from The Clay Box. This is a subscription service that sends all the materials for you to complete a project. I have used some of the materials as well as the lesson instructions and found them to be easy to follow and work well. <br />
Ruth is a retired art teacher and this is how she is using her time in retirement. I don't think you will be disappointed with the program. <a data-lynx-mode="asynclazy" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theclaybox.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3_YYdniRBHdVWgT5deZOZS8V8L9ipeAiitfAIk86K2XDipielx_71Tj6Q&h=AT376w2cWKfeCRWU5S7NsSQqOFO31F9VzYgI99AxtHL08NMn98JWso415SOMRezfDnGZZY37vRYtyot28eGNsfmOlNsg2WeNdtzjgrShZKrTtNk61hbKPkQcIhxq4Vo7vqNWBzw5wuNanL5W1GJK2HNwPg" href="https://www.theclaybox.org/?fbclid=IwAR3_YYdniRBHdVWgT5deZOZS8V8L9ipeAiitfAIk86K2XDipielx_71Tj6Q" rel="nofollow noopener" style="background-color: white; color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit;"></span>www.theclaybox.org/</a> I'm not getting any type of kick back for this; I just think it's a great program!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oil pastels on felt<br /><br /><br />2nd graders recently viewed some of the works of Georgia O'Keefe and discussed how she focused on making small details really big. We then engaged in making really big flowers that you would have to look at and pay attention to. Here are a few of the student's completed projects.<br /><br /></td></tr>
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Art on my Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389664435397645366.post-53879924621710462752019-05-19T08:14:00.000-04:002019-05-19T08:14:13.541-04:00Coil project for Kindergarten<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I am totally in love with these with clay coil snails. I must admit, this is not my original idea and I have no idea where I first spotted it or who I "borrowed" it from. But kuddos to them because this was a slam dunk project. My kinders created two coils to form the snails. One is for the base and head the other is for the body. After they went through the kiln for a bisque firing, they were completed with liquid watercolors, a pipe cleaner and some googly eyes. Two class periods for completion but super easy and a great way to experience the process to make a coil. This will definitely be a repeat lesson.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used a straw to put holes in the head for the placement<br />of the pipe cleaners prior to firing<br /><br /><br /></td></tr>
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Art on my Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389664435397645366.post-48522529039697397142019-05-19T08:03:00.000-04:002019-05-19T08:03:02.078-04:00Jim Dine in 2nd grade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I located this project in an old Scholastic's Art magazine recently when looking for a new approach for Jim Dine and decided to give it a go. The heard was done more as a directed because I was approaching dark and light values for the first time with 2nd grade. They turned out amazingly well. The background is tissue paper on card stock. Drawing was completed with oil pastels. This was a two week project.<br />
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Art on my Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389664435397645366.post-12677631898103608432019-04-04T18:49:00.000-04:002019-04-04T18:49:43.636-04:00Sculptured DonutsOne of the presentations in the Art of Education Winter Conference was sculpture donuts presented by Sarah Engel. I immediately knew this was a definitely project to include in my Art club plans this winter. Sarah suggested referencing Andy Warhol and Pop Art as a historical connection but it really spoke Wayne Thiebault to me. So that is the approach I used. This took two 45 minute sessions. Week one they formed the donuts out of newspaper and covered them with Rigid Wrap. Students created 2 or 3 donuts. Week two they were painted with a light brown paint, iced with the glue and shaving cream mixture and covered with art foam sprinkles. To finish them off, after they had set up a little, we placed each donut on a doily and 6" plastic plate. The kids were so excited with anticipation of pranking their families into believing they were really donuts!<div>
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Art on my Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389664435397645366.post-87661224652745359432019-03-10T16:33:00.000-04:002019-03-10T16:33:04.699-04:00A winter wonderland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
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Pinterest recently led me over to a post on Kitchentableclassroom.com demonstrating how to do evergreen trees with markers and water. I was drawn to the originality and knew immediately I would switch up my next lesson on the Element, Space and incorporate the trees into the project. We began with a directed draw for the trees and discussed size and placement to demonstrate the illusion of Space. Students followed along on day one to draw the trees, a few lines to show hills and the horizon using sharpie markers. Day two concentrated on diagonal lines to denote the needles of the evergreens using water based markers. They also added a little blue along the hills and horizon to represent snow shadows. Those that had time painted with water in the areas of the watercolor markers. For day three, students personalized their compositions with a emphasis on overlap and size to further demonstrate understanding of space. I was thrilled with how creative my students became as they planned their compositions. <br />
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Art on my Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389664435397645366.post-43104519889661603472019-02-09T10:31:00.003-05:002019-04-04T18:36:52.246-04:003D Habitats <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Art on my Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389664435397645366.post-32970911447900217082019-01-26T15:23:00.001-05:002020-03-18T17:28:41.924-04:00PEZ<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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PEZ dispensers are a favorite of mine. I've been collecting them for entirely too long and am in a constant battle with myself not to purchase yet another one. I think it came out of a need to validate my purchases that I started bringing PEZ to school for my students to draw. The first experience was in a Warhol lesson so many years ago that I don't even remember. Students selected a dispenser and drew it large from four different angles. I wish I had work to share with you but that was in the days prior to this blog and also prior to Artsonia where most images are now stored. The latest number of years, the dispensers have made their way into my lessons to demonstrate Space in art. Students have total freedom to select which PEZ they wish to draw with the vision of demonstrating space. The focus is on overlap, size, placement and linear perspective. Fourth graders have previously exposed to Space in earlier grades but with this project they take the reins to plan the composition. Let me just say, it is a home run every year. Something about those PEZ dispensers that they can hold in their hands and play with as they draw makes this an instant success in popularity. I'm still working on getting them to see and understand shadow so forgive any striking errors you might note. It is a work in progress. What do you love that you can bring into your classroom for an engaging lesson??? Think about it, telling your students you love something seems to really spark interest. Oh, and the other positive was all the PEZ gifts I received after the fact!<br />
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Art Club activities range from crafty type activities to painting with everything in between. This year we have thus far painted with acrylics, done gelli print and collage and created holiday decorations. Presently, students are creating with clay. I usually demonstrate an idea each session but they can go with it how they wish. I'll be certain to post some finished clay projects in the future. Art Club begins in October and runs through April Break which is generally mid April. We meet Thursdays after school. Parents do pay what averages out to about $2.50 per week for students to participate. The school parent organization collects that money. It covered the supplies, mostly with a stipend for me when we finish up in April. No one is getting rich financially but many of us are benefiting from a very rich experience; speaking for myself, I know I am!<br />
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Art on my Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389664435397645366.post-41985150489266996852019-01-26T13:30:00.001-05:002019-01-26T13:32:46.691-05:00Planning for a new Art Club Project<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OUlNB5WGlOY/XEylJLNaG2I/AAAAAAAAJjE/UOkCaQaAytQrr2cdOdGSmJYlkxp-kzxEwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG-0917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1196" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OUlNB5WGlOY/XEylJLNaG2I/AAAAAAAAJjE/UOkCaQaAytQrr2cdOdGSmJYlkxp-kzxEwCLcBGAs/s320/IMG-0917.JPG" width="239" /></a>Back in the summer I ordered way too many packages of white buttons from NAEIR. I had plans for some cute little snowmen pins for the Art Club to make for their teachers for the holidays. I think only one of my 10 art-clubbers was into the idea and I have way too many white buttons left over for any human being to own. So what does one do when faced with this dilemma? Well of course, you hit up Pinterest for some ideas!!! I found quite a few ideas but am going to try to shoot this one to the group for approval and hopefully use up a lot of those buttons. Here are some visual steps for how we are going to put this together<br />
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Gather up some supplies. This is a paint medium that I will use to glue the paper on the canvas panel. The paper was smaller than the canvas so I plan to tear it into organic/free-form shapes and glue those down for the background.<br />
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Acrylic medium underneath the papers and then again on top. It goes down opaque but dries clear.<br />
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It won't need to dry long so while I waited; I pre-arranged how I hoped the buttons would puzzle together to form the heart. My plans were to avoid any type of symmetry but once I began to place the buttons I soon discovered that symmetry was the best approach. I grabbed some glue that was handy to put them down but plan to use Tacky Glue for the students to use for the final step. I'm considering a ribbon glued to the top of the heart or some well placed stenciled or cut out letters. I guess, students could even use sharpies to add a personal message. Hopefully, this will be a win!!<br />
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