Let It Snow at Geer Park
On the first art class back after winter break, each artist in the whole school created a snowflake! Some grades cut their snowflakes, others drew, some painted, and some used glitter and sequines!
Tag Archives: Fifth Grade
Fifth Grade Symbolically-Colored Self-Portraits
While studying self-portraits this year, fifth grade artists learned that some self-portraits do not look exactly like the artist. Some self-portraits use symbolism to show something else about the artist, something that may not be visible. For this project, each artist traced a photo of themselves so that their self-portrait was realistically drawn, but then …
Fifth Grade Light Paintings
Fifth grade artists experimetned with photography for this project! They learned what would happen when they changed the shutter speed. We used a slower shutter speed to capture movement and light and created light paintings! Each artist designed their own photo that would show a trait of theirs and then assigned members of their group …
Fifth Grade Animal Eyes
While waiting for their group’s turn to use the camera to take their light painting photos, each fifth grade artist was able to create a series of realistic animal eye drawings using oil pastel. They practiced matching colors to their animal eye photo and had to blend or mix colors with the oil pastels.
Fifth Memory Collagraph Prints
Fifth grade artists created a composition of collagraph prints that show a memory they have! After brainstorming and sketching, they collaged different textured materials together to create their printing plate. Then they used brayers and ink to cover their printing plates and print several copies. They arranged their favorite three prints and added some descriptive …
Fifth Grade Plein Air Pastel Painting
During one art class last week when the weather was wonderful, a fifth grade class was able to practice an oil pastel painting en plein air! They learned that this meant they would be creating an oil pastel painting outdoors and tried to mix colors to capture the colors as they saw them. Though it …
Fifth Grade 2-Face Self Portraits
Fifth grade artists are learning about self portraits and other types of expressive artwork this year! For our first project, each student drew themselves with half of their face showing things that they enjoy to help people to learn more about them. The other half shows how they look. They used colored pencils to color …
Welcome Back Mural
Welcome back to another wonderful year at Geer Park! Every artist in the school started this year by making 1/4 of a circle shape and filled it with designs and their initials. Then they worked together as a table to create a circle with each of their shapes. All of our individual pieces look nice …
Fifth Grade Tapestry Weaving
Fifth grade artists have been learning new weaving techniques! They each created their own small tapestry after sketching their idea first. They used techniques such as adding beads, Soumak stitch, fringe, and weaving shapes. Many artists took their weavings home before I could take a photo but here are a few below:
Student Art Show
This year we have 11 artists in Dearborn’s City Wide Student Art Show! The opening night is Wednesday, April 24th starting at 4:00 and the show will be up until May 29th. It is located in the Padzieski gallery in the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Stop by and see all of the wonderful …