Art Lessons

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Slump Bowls

Materials:
- Clay
- Glaze
- Rolling Pins
- Clay Tools
- Bowl (one for each child)

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Background, Middle ground, Foreground

Materials:
- Shoebox (one for each child)
- Drawing Paper
- Scissors
- Gluesticks
- Colored Pencils/ Markers/ Watercolor Pencils

Monday, April 25, 2011

Sunflowers and Sculptures

Materials:
- Paper Plates (one for each child)
- Black Tempera Paint
- Paintbrushes
- Brown Tissue Paper
- Yellow Construction Paper
- Scissors
- Glue

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Sunday Comic

Happy Easter, everyone! Hope everyone had a well deserved break - back to school!

Monday, April 18, 2011

Versatile Blogger Award


Thank you to The Chocolate Muffin Tree for the wonderful nomination! Melissa has some wonderful art ideas and crafts on her blog to share- definitely worth checking out!

Pop Art Portraits

Materials:
- Vinyl (12" x 12" for each student)
- Colored Permanent Markers
- Student Photographs
- Andy Warhol References

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Sunday Comic

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Spring Break. Enjoy. :-)

Monday, April 11, 2011

Mandalas

Materials:
- 12" x 12" White Drawing Paper
- Colored Pencils or Markers
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Mandala Examples

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Radial Symmetry Name Designs


Materials:
- 12" x 12" White Paper
- Pencil
- Sharpie
- Colored Pencils/ Markers

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Wednesday Comic

Another comic on assessment. Enjoy :-)

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Ceramic Maracas

Materials:
- Clay
- Slip
- Gloss Glaze
- Ceramic Tools
- Paper Towels
- Pencil

Monday, April 4, 2011

Ceramic Whistles

Materials:
- Clay
- Ceramic Tools
- Slip
- Popsicle Stick (one for each child)
- Plastic Ziploc Bag (one for each child, for storage)

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Countdown

TEN WEEKS LEFT OF SCHOOL TILL SUMMER!

Excited? Stressed? Looking forward to it? 

I've got two art shows to go, 4th grade graduation, and a whole lot of students distracted by the soon-to-come sunlight (fingers crossed!). It's crunch time, folks... here we go!

Color Wheel Line Design

Materials:
- 12" x 12" White Drawing Paper
- Tempera Paint
- Paintbrushes
- Pencil
- Color Wheel Reference