Cubist Inspired Portraits

Robots

2-D paper Robots, 3-D recycle Robots

3-D wire sculptures

Little Shrines

Little shrines...Day of the Dead Cultural exploration, artists that inspire, how does this tradition connect to North and South American history and World influences?
Connecting to classroom Social Studies themes

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

Guitars Inspired by Picasso

This project is inspired by the collage and assemblage work of Picasso.

Picasso inspired Self Portrait Assemblages

My Little Monster

Connecting to First Grade Curriculum students created their own monster puppet, using traditional and non traditional art materials. Lot of great hands on fun and learning.

6th Grade Day of the Dead Alters

2 part project

Spring After School Class 3rd-6th flat robots

This after school program allowed for lots of creative expression and design freedom.

Under the Sea

After School Here Be Dragons

Grades K-3rd

 

During our six week after school studios we will explore the World of Dragons by creating our own 3-D sculpture of the great beast.  Each student will complete one personal dragon to take home at the end of the workshop series and our young artists will also participate in a group dragon project that will be on display to the entire school.

In this workshop series we will use a variety of materials and techniques such as markers, paint, lots of glue, paper mache and assemblage. Students will need to bring a paper grocery bag (with handle) to class to carry home their creation and if they would like they can bring a paint shirt for the messy days. I will provide all of the art supplies and materials for these projects but I welcome donations of recycled materials such as: cardboard tubes, bottle caps (all shapes and sizes), flats pieces of card board, plastic lids, buttons, wire…please feel free to send them with your child for use by the team.



one completed dragon is ready to go home



all our lovely creatures now have wings and eyes and some with glitter too

 

After School Imagination City

Imagination City

After School Academy

 6 classes grades 3rd-6th

Using recycled and re purposed materials

as well as basic art supplies students

create their own imaginary buildings.

The basic structures are primed and painted

and additional elements such as windows, doors

brick work...are added. More painting and gluing.

To complete the piece students may add landscape

elements and people/animals.  

a little snow glitter adds the last detail to this lovely pink palace

 

Day of the Dead 3-D table shrines

The 6th grade students created these wonderful 3-D table top shrines over 3 class sessions.

We used or re-used small card stock box lids with pre-cut diamond windows  that were donated to the art room years ago as the frame base. Session 1, Using visual supports/table handouts the artists decorated their alter-frames using tissue paper and construction paper and white glue.. In session 2 they made small skull bead like forms out of air dry clay. They could add buttons/jewels/beads and or feathers to the clay skulls at this point or wait to add embellishments after the drying period. The last session was devoted to pulling all the parts together and running a wire through the skull so that it could be hung inside the box. Clear "sugar" glitter was the icing on the project!

Clay skull forms dry on wooden sticks turn to losen

Completed frame forms

Fitting the skull into the frame/alter



a view from the top



the finished pieces