It's hard to believe we are only a few weeks away from the end of the first quarter already (October 28th). Here is a little glimpse into the art room and what each grade has been working on: Art 5The youngest artists at KMS come to the art room for one week at a time during their exploratory rotation. During each prime time class' first week, they created the fabulous name design project and focused on learning art room routines and procedures. This assignment is a great way to explore the art room, use a variety of supplies, and it also is a wonderful way to help me learn names! The second week of art is spent creating a classic self-portrait. In the images below, you can see how much growth happens after only one day of practice! Dry erase boards were used to visualize a before and after in our short hour together. After that, I inserted my example to show the whole process and some completed examples. Students choose a song that represents them to fill the background. The final step is watercolor painting in a color scheme that we discuss from the color wheel (primary, secondary, warm or cool colors). Click on the images below to enlarge. Art 66th grade artists started with a large silhouette project breaking down each element of art in each section. Then, we mixed tints and shades of hues in the color theory mandala projects. Last week, the elements of art had to be visualized in fall illustrations, where their creativity blew me away! Up next, they will be creating landscapes inspired by artist Jen Aranyi. Art 77th grade artists are reviewing the Elements of Art while diving into them a bit deeper. Their first project was an overview of all 6 - line, color, shape & form, space, value, and texture. After that, they created the collaborative color theory cube project where they had to mix tertiary colors as well as tints and shades of the hues. The haunted house illustration gave them a chance to show all of the elements but also be a little creative at the same time. Most recently, we started a 1 point perspective room project, which they are currently working on. Art 88th grade students are creating projects that are focused on the Principles of Art. For PATTERN & BALANCE, they created a radial design using carbon paper to replicate their pattern of choice to create radial symmetry as a form of balance. The designs were finalized with an analogous painted color scheme. Next, they created portraits inspired by Tim Burton to show EMPHASIS. After learning about Tim Burton's signature style, the eyes of the portrait became the focal point or emphasis of the illustration. UNITY was shown in the collage portion of the world landmark projects, and CONTRAST can be seen in the op art spheres we wrapped up this week. Up next, we'll focus on RHYTHM & MOVEMENT. Life SkillsMy life skills art class is one of the highlights of my day. Having a small class of students that thrive on one-on-one environments gives them a great opportunity for creativity and expression. One example is the stained glass painting project they completed in my art room. I made a simple mixture of tempera paint and hand soap and it was applied using a sponge. The result is a bright and colorful addition to the art room that everyone loves.
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My first year as a FLIVVER has flown by. It has been a busy, challenging and very rewarding experience to start at a new school with new colleagues, fresh faces, and a different art room to adjust to. As the final week of the school year approaches I am very thankful for my initial year at Kingsford Middle School and I look forward to years to come! I have enjoyed getting to know my students and create art with them this year. Check out the post below for a little update on what projects we've done in the last few weeks of school. Click on thumbnail images to enlarge them. Life SkillsMy lovely afternoon small life skills class created portraits inspired by Bisa Butler. We also took some photos because it was our last day with all 5 students. This group has been a joy to see every afternoon and I'll miss them! Art 5The last of 6 weekly rotations for the 5th grade classes have been spent making Circle Loom Weavings showing our last element of art: TEXTURE! Art 6The projects below from the 6th grade artists are Notans. Notans are a great example of Positive and Negative Space in the art world. 6th Graders completed the Agamograph project. Agamographs combine two images into one. Students illustrated two contrasting drawings showing all 6 elements of art. After the drawings were complete, they were cut into strips and glued onto a separate folded paper in an alternating pattern. 6th Grade students also helped make art to fill the last display cases of the year to wish everyone a great summer! Art 7The final project in 7th grade was the 1 Point Perspective Room drawing. Art 8After reviewing some color theory, 8th grade students created the Analogous Radial Designs below using carbon paper to create a symmetrical design and tempera paint. The final large project for this class was the World Landmark Collage. Collages were created with transparencies, printed landmark images, sharpies, glue sticks, and magazines. PrimetimeAs an 8th grade primetime teacher, I got to experience my first 8th Grade Dinner Dance on May 27th and it was a blast! Shout out to the 8th grade advisors for organizing a great event and I already look forward to next year!
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