Congrats to Matthias, Michael, and Kenedi - their outstanding artwork was chosen to brighten the walls at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Rumford. Also, congrats to Alejandro, Madison, and Olivia who's excellent artwork is on display at Rumford Public Library. I am very proud of you all!
Keep up the great work! - Mrs. W
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The 6th graders have been working hard to create
unique cardboard sculptures. There was no limit to what they could create - it just had to be interesting to view from all angles and had to represent movement. Projects like this encourage students to "think outside the box." ... (See what I did there?) Here are a few: Did you know that September 21st is International Peace Day? Art students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade celebrated with other schools across the US by participating in Pinwheels for Peace. For the past couple of weeks, students have been busy creating mixed media designs on their pinwheels. They wrote about what peace means to them personally and on a more global scale. They are learning about how and why art is used to send a message. Peace out! For more information about this cool art movemet, go to:
www.pinwheelsforpeace.com 6th grade students are hard at work creating watercolor masterpieces called "Winter Forests." This lesson focuses on a few different concepts including composition, space, color theory, and some watercolor techniques. The most important thing however, is the concept of creating art using negative space. Negative space is the area around the subject.
Here, this student is creating the first layer of a forest scene by painting the negative space around a tree, which causes the tree image to emerge. When this layer dries, the student will add multiple additional layers in the background until a deep forest is created. Woah. Why is this room such an absolute mess? Why is this student laying on the floor? And this student? And these students?
Believe it or not, they are having FUN and LEARNING at the same time. This is one of my favorite lessons for 6th graders. They are collaborating with classmates to make stop motion movies about the Elements of Art. 100% engaged and involved every time - it makes this art teacher's heart very happy! This is what the clay houses look like after they have been glazed and fired: They are perfect for tea light candles!
The 6th graders are loving this clay stuff! Not only are they hard workers, they are enthusiastic and can't wait to roll up their sleeves and jump right in. They are learning how to create a little house using the slab method. They have to create a template and trace it on to their rolled-out clay. Once the pieces are carved out, they add details and texture to the front of their house and then the attach all of their pieces by scoring the clay and using slip.
What’s going on in 6th grade? Tessellation Prints, thats what! The 6th Graders have been hard at work creating tessellations and carving them from a printing block. A tessellation is a geometric pattern that fits together on all four sides perfectly with no gaps or overlaps. Artist M.C. Escher was famous for his unique and complex tessellation drawings. Once students finish carving them out of their printing block, they begin the printmaking process. First students have to make sure their shape will tessellate and align properly, so they draw some guidelines. Then, they cover the entire page with their print in a checkerboard pattern.Then, they cover the entire page with their print in a checkerboard pattern.
Notice how their creative and original prints fit together on all four sides? How cool is that?! Notice how their creative and original prints fit together on all four sides? How cool is that?! |
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