Students made a still-life collage using symmetry and texture.  Shapes were also used to make flowers, stems, and leaves. Lines and shapes were added to the vase to show understanding of symmetry.

At the end, the students described their collage in writing.

The 4th graders read “The Weaver’s Gift” by Lee Justice.  Then, they learned how to make a loom and weave by showing a pattern in their weaving.

Art Club students meet every wednesday after school until 4:30 pm.  They work on challenging projects.

Students learned about the artist Escher by reading his biography.  I showed them the different tessellations that he created In order to get inspired to create their own.

RAN strategy was used before and after reading the biography.  At the end, students completed a biographical activity about the artist.

Students painted their tessellations using tints and shades of the hue of their choice.

Vocabulary:

Clay slab- Texture- Portrait-guidelines -proportion

Students learned how to draw a portrait using proportion and guidelines. Their drawing was transferred to a clay slab.  Texture was added to the slab to make it look like a picture frame with a self-portrait. At the end, the students painted their slabs after firing.

Vocabulary:  Cityscape-Collage-shapes: Organic and geometric.

Students learned how to make a cityscape collage using organic and geometric shapes.

Photos of the students working on this project will be posted soon.  Check for them another time!

Students learned to make a collage by pasting shapes to create a self- portrait.

City-wide Art Show & Youth in Arts Night

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015. Starts at 4:00 P.M.

Ford Community & Performing Arts Center

Ten artworks of Miller Students will be selected for the Art Show.

The art show is coming up soon.  The opening is on Wednesday, April 22.  Save the date!!!

Ten artworks will be selected from all grades for the art show.  Students will be notified and will be receiving an invitation with all details about it.

Good luck to all my artists.