Third grade artists have been printmaking in the art room! They each carved a design to show the season of spring onto a printing plate. Then they used marker and ink to create copies, or prints, of their design.
Second grade artists have been busy weaving in the art room! They decorated a paper plate and turned it into a loom by cutting notches and adding a warp string. Then they learned how to weave by making an over-under pattern with their weft strings.Some artists chose to add beads and fringe to their weaving …
Second grade artists looked at different types of insects in the art room! They learned about the body parts of an insect and then everyone chose one insect to draw and paint showing each body part and symmetry!
Fifth grade artists have been learning about VALUE, the lightness or darkness of a color, in the art room. Each artist completed an exercise to show different values of a color and to show value on an object to make it look more 3D. They mixed white with a color to make tints and black …
Kindergarten artists created collages to show things that happen in the season of Spring! They began by choosing a time of day and then painting a background paper that would show the colors of the sky during that time of day. They could then choose to add clouds by sponge painting on top of their …
Third grade artists in Ms. Shalhout’s class were learning all about Ireland for World Fair Day. In art class they created painted landscapes of Ireland and realized why Ireland is often called the “Emerald Isle”.
First grade artists created pinch-pot creatures out of clay! They learned how to make a pinch pot and then used a slip and scoring technique to add details and body parts to their creature. They added color with glaze and then were ready to take their creature home!