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6th grade
Drawing from observation
Exploring texture and value with charcoal
Students write their own short stories and tell them through shadow puppets shows.
Shadow Puppet stories
My 15 minutes of fame….
Inspired by ways people all over the word alter their identity
Mixed media altered identity self portraits
Figure drawing and sculpture
Watercolor Painting
Exchange your painting with a classmate. While looking carefully at your partner’s painting,write a postcard to someone describing this place you are “ visiting”.
7th and 8th grade
Using non-traditional art materials to explore line drawing Cassette Tape drawing!
Site Specific Tape drawingsStudents compare and contrast artwork by Keith Haring and Prehistoric Cave Drawings
before creating their own collaborative wall drawings with tape
Observational Drawing
Exploring light, space and form using chalk pastels and charcoal
1pt. perspective drawing
Exploring positive and negative space through collage
Negative Space ink studies of plants
Exploring foreground, middle ground and background when constructing these Tunnel Books
Painting
Using leftover paint to explore painting
SketchbookStudents build their own sketchbooks. First they carve a
linocut stamp and print custom cover paper. Then using a Japanese stab binding
technique, students bind their own custom sketchbooks.
Inside the sketchbooks…
Self Portraits
Masks and Hats
Students use a variety of materials to create a mask, face covering or head piece. Each student chooses a theme and
designs their work around that theme.
In the style of a D.O.T sign, create your own sign to communicate a social, political or a humorous message
Tape Figure Sculptures
Art for Social Justice
Mixed media artworks that speak to a political or social message
Sculptures that explore the concept of home
Home sculptures inspired by artwork by Do-Ho Suh and Andrea Zittel
Exploring scale in sculpture after studying artist Claes Oldenberg
Elementary School
Inspired by Indonesian shadow puppets, 1st and 2nd grade students explored a variety of mediums including painting, assemblage,
and the mechanics of puppet making.
Puppet making
Accordion Books
2nd grade students explored the art of bookmaking through telling the story of their dreams
Mythical Clay Creatures
Looking closely at the unique characteristics of animals, 1st grade students used various shapes,
patterns, and textures to create their own clay mythical creatures. Inspired after reading Eric Carle’s
book Dragons Dragons
ART SHOW