6th grade portraits 2021-22

Our 6th grade artists ended the year with 2 projects: a mini monster clay/model magic creation 

and the promotion portrait project. 

This is always an emotional piece for me because shooting the 

portrait images allows me to reflect on how much each artist has grown.

The students use a transparency of the portrait to build a PoP art inspired self portrait and a brief personal statement. These are given to the families at the promotion event. 

These Black and White images will become the PoP portraits with collage elements adding the color 

 

6th Grade Fall Art Projects

2 Creative Projects kicked of the 6th grade Art Year 

6th grade artists made small model magic Day of the Dead inspired clay sugar skulls

After learning about the festival, traditions and customs, students looked at table handout for  design inspiration while creating their own unique mini no sugar/sugar skull. 

Lots of hands on exploration and creative problem solving 

Frida Kahlo was our Spotlight Artist 

Colorful Day of the Dead inspiration 

students working on their projects at the desk areas 

Large trays kept the art pieces safe while they
dried 

each one is so unique 

Because of COVID protocol we were unable to have our Fall Festival and Haunted House.

This year the 6th grade students filmed a video version of the story

Hallo-wiener complete with puppets and backgrounds

They shared the video production with the Kindergarten classes

The stage is set!

M. C. Escher

 A master of manipulating perspective, MC Escher is always a favorite with the students. He is a wonderful art entrance into math/geometry as well as shading and perspective drawing.

MC Escher  (1898-1972) was a Dutch graphic artist who made mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints. He was a master at manipulating the visual space. With clean lines and attention to detail his unique style and limited color palette makes his numerous works easily recognizable. Interesting side note, he was not a good student of Math while in school, but his life's work involved mathematical concepts and ideas at the highest level. 

 Today, years later, his images are often referenced in film, magazine illustrations and household décor. 

All materials for Educational Purposes only 

An interesting, kid friendly animated tessellation film  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KfSdOhgMvk

 

An introduction to Perspective

Understanding perspective adds to the creative possibilities when making art. Another tool in your Artist's Bag! 

MC Escher

6th Grade Artistic Creations 2017-18

What did we do this year in Art?

Habitat to Home was our art room theme for 2017-18

We explored a variety of artistic processes, asked questions presented connections and made discoveries- during the journey created some great art too!

Sixth Grade program  overview

Objective for students: to experience a variety of mediums and techniques used for creating art. Expanding art history knowledge, connect to class themes while building art vocabulary. Using art tools, strengthening fine motor skills, support individual development of expression and following a complex series of directions.

Day of the Dead Cultural exploration, artists that inspire, how does this tradition connect to North and South American history and World influences?

Day of the Dead alters- building on previous knowledge create a small clay “sugar skull” form, collage, sharpie and assemblage to create a 3-D frame to display and create a cohesive design. Form and function Engineering/ Art connection Connecting to classroom Social Studies themes 

Take a Line for a Walk-Abstract art overview. Building contained organic 2-D line drawings that will become 3-D organic forms. The transformation of a surface through design, color, cutting and construction personal expression, paper collage with patterns, drawing, and 3-D cutting skills, spatial problem solving

Engineering/Math/Art connection

completed class project 

completed paper projects

Pinch Pot Monsters- artists built clay 3-D models of monsters, starting with basic pinch pot shape. Dried projects were completed with, tempera glazes. Engineering/Art connection 

Pompeii Volcano relief composition – 2-part project, connects to Ancient History Class Themes. Review of Pompeii Mt. Vesuvius and the structure of volcanoes. Build a volcano shape relief image with tissue paper/glue. Part 2 color with watercolors and oil pastels, showing activity and time of day. Science/History/Art observation and imagination

Promotion 6^th grade Portraits-personal statement, photography and colorful collage (end of year project)