4th graders just wrapped up an architecture and illustration project inspired by contemporary artist, Marz Jr. Artists focused on craftmanship as they worked in permanent marker as well as working on those high quality cutting skills. We warmed up for the project by working on one-point perspective drawings in sketchbooks and creating a variety of line and implied textures. They were inspired by real-life skyscrapers to design their buildings. I love the graphic look of their final pieces! I am so lucky to work with such talented artists everyday!
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Students used contour line to draw their self portraits from a photograph they had taken. There was a lot of emphasis on proportion as they drew themselves as well as composition. The goal was to use as much of the space as they could on their paper. They also had fun adding an Onomatopoeia in the background of their portrait. Students painted primary colors to achieve to look and style of Pop Artist Roy Lichtenstein.
One of the big focuses of this project was craftsmanship - this year when students come to specials they are grouped in a class and a half instead of only their own class. Because of this setting students are often times excited to socialize and forget to focus on creating high quality works of art. I am continuing to push the craftsmanship and perseverance skills with them this semester. 4th grade just finished their lighthouse value studies! Students created a wax resist background for their landscapes and then drew their own lighthouses. Once they were drawn students used pressure to create value shifts on their lighthouses to imply 3D form.
Our learning targets for this lesson were 1. Use line and proportion to draw a realistic image. 2. Use value to create 3D forms on a 2D surface. We spent time looking at famous lighthouses in Michigan and I love how they were inspired to design their own lighthouses! Thanks to our amazing PTA here at Robinson Elementary we were able to get some new storage here in the art room. One of my main goals for creating a more organized space was to make it easier for students to find what they need and be more independent. Artists need to be able to decide which material will be best for each work of art they create. Just because an artist loves to paint does not always mean that every design will work best in paint. Students have the opportunity to practice in their sketchbooks in order to determine what will work best for them. When I first arrived at Robinson last year I was happy to see the variety of materials available to our students. At the same time I was overwhelmed by the "variety" of containers they were being stored in. I knew that if I was being visually overstimulated and unable to find what I was looking for, it would take students twice as long! It was also a challenge to fit everything onto our shelves with so many different shaped containers. That is when I came up with the idea of color-coding materials by table. Each table has access to the same materials, they are organized in the same order for each table separated by color. Students have done any amazing job keeping them organized and has sped up their clean-up process! Less time cleaning means more time art-making! What do you think? I am loving the way it looks and the students do too!
The craziest part is that it is all the same materials, nothing was moved or thrown out. It is amazing what new containers can do for a space! THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL PTA FOR SUPPORTING OUR ARTISTS! I love to start every year with a large collaboration project. This gives students the opportunity to jump into the art action painting on our very first day together! It also gives them the chance to be a part of something bigger than they could accomplish on their own. Our art room is not only a single class but a community filled with artists that come to this place to explore and create. I want each student to feel as though they are a part of this community and our collaboration displays offer that in a fun and exciting way. This was created by 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade! Each class did a different step in the process and once it was completed we hung them all together to create a gorgeous non-objective rainbow outside our creative space!
I am so proud of all the work the students did starting the year off right! |
Miss HilliardHello there! I teach K-4 art at Peach Plains and Robinson Elementary Schools in Grand Haven, MI. Archives
December 2016
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