Animal Masks finished!

The clay lady, Marie came to teach art club how to wash their masks creating a black and white drawing effect on their clay animal masks. These masks were quite an adventure! Several cracked right in half while drying! I had to think fast and mend them with lots of slip (liquid clay) before firing them. The cooked up beautifully, whew, that was a close one!

Blue Dogs are the cutest!

The 1st grade George Rodrigue inspired Blue Dogs have been gracing our halls for a while! They are the cutest! Students were able to choose their backgrounds and their mediums to fit their unique dog. They did a beautiful job with this whole project! Here are a few great ones!

The Clay Lady

My 4th and 5th grade club students have anxiously awaited the arrival of the Clay Lady: Marie (check out her link in my links section). This local clay artist makes a visit each year to teach two lessons to my club students. The students are fascinated by her unique techniques and projects she presents. Check out the animal masks we made last week and stay tuned for the finished product!

Welcome back!

We have been so busy this first week back! Here's a run-down:
Kinders- created their own Mauice Sendak inspired Wild Things
1st graders- finishing their backgrounds for their Blue Dog project
2nd graders- creating their background for their Mood Victorian Houses
3rd graders- planning their stories for their Yup'ik Masks
4th graders- making giant candy wrappers- Pop Art!
5th graders- planning for their Peace inspired art

Art Choice Day

My students always look forward to Art Centers/ Choices Day! On these days they can choose from a variety of Art Centers such as: modeling clay, zentangle, card making, Legos, weaving, and origami to name a few! It's times like these that I am reminded of the creativity of a young mind when it lets loose: no rules, no boundaries, just create!

Maps as art

The 3rd graders created Life Maps. They used real maps to help inspire them. We discussed how real maps are like art. They came up with, " lots of colors, lines, shapes, details and designs." Check out their process:

Back to the 80's club show!

Our 80's show was totally tubular! The two night spectacular event was put on by Music, Art, Tech and PE Clubs. The 4th and 5th graders dressed up like kids right out of the 80's there were even a couple Michael Jacksons. The art club created the backdrop and all the props.