Happy spring! Just a note: portfolios for kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students went home and should be returned to school free of their artwork. 3rd-5th grade students take home their portfolios at the end of the year due to the fewer number of projects we do each year. While we do fewer projects, they're more in depth! I hope you enjoy your child's artwork. Drop Off Your Used Markers!In honor of Earth Day, Olive is collecting used markers! Crayola's ColorCycle program takes used markers, dry erase markers, and highlighters and recycles them. The end product is used to make wax compounds for asphalt and roofing shingles, and to create electricity to heat homes, cook food, and power vehicles. There's a collection box outside of the art room and on the right side of the stage. Thanks for donating! KindergartenKindergarten students finished two projects on Claude Monet. The first was a water lily collage created on top of a watercolor background. The second project transitioned our water lilies from 2D forms to 3D forms. Students mixed and molded Model Magic to make sculptures! First GradeFirst grade students created tea cups inspired by a Japanese Tea Ceremony. After sculpting, they glazed them a variety of colors. Unfortunately, our kiln broke, but it's expected to be repaired soon. Our next project was to make a bonsai tree collage! In the picture below, you can see students painting the paper that will become the branches of their bonsai tree. Students used forks to scrape texture onto the painted paper. Second Grade2nd graders have been working hard on making a caterpillar collage inspired by The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Students learned about the role of an author and illustrator, how Eric Carle makes his collages, and the purpose of a horizon line. They loved adding a food item for their caterpillar to munch on! Third Grade3rd graders finished a unit on Chicago architecture and made landmarks as though they were the architect, using a combination of organic and geometric shapes. Can you recognize which landmark they redesigned? We also used Google Street View to get an idea of the surroundings one would see when in downtown Chicago. Fourth Grade4th graders annual clay project was to make wide mouthed fish. Once sculpted and fired in our kiln, they glazed their creations. Aren't the colors vibrant? Our most recent project was to create a Japanese-inspired landscape painting. The paintings incorporated Sumi-e, which is a Japanese form of ink painting. Fifth GradeFifth grade students completed two projects since my last update. The first was a stained glass window project. Students used permanent marker to create a symmetrical design on plastic transparency that they mounted on black paper to present. We also learned how stained glass works are made. Students also did a new project this year based on Op-Art. Op-Art (Optical Art) is a style of art that incorporates optical illusions, which are meant to trick the eye. Students used complimentary colors, which are colors that are across from each other on the color wheel. When placed next to each other, they brighten each other up!
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