Nothing like drawing from real life!

This year I have decided, instead of apples and pears as a still life subject, that the students should study the work of Wayne Thiebaud and then use a cupcake for the still life subject, real cupcakes...yuummmmmy. Well, it helps to have a daughter who is studying to be a pastry chef. She made red velvet cupcakes for the 5th and 6th graders. Each student had to draw the cupcake first and then, after all the clean up, we ate them!!

Smiles all around.

Walk Like An Egyptian

We have so much fun in the art room. This week the first grade went back in time to when the pyramids were built and the pharaoh ruled. We talked about what life would have been like in Ancient Egypt and then created a Nemes type headdress....and yes, we did sing and dance to the song "Walk Like and Egyptian".

The seventh graders had a lot of fun learning how to make "new" paper out of the old scraps. Each student had the opportunity to make several sheets of paper. The paper will then be used as a cover for a hand made book of their block prints.

Study of a Cupcake.....yummmm

5th and 6th graders have been studying the work of artist, Wayne Thiebaud. Here is one of the wonderful charcoal drawings. I will be posting some of our soft pastels and paintings when they are finished.

As the winter weather starts to loom over the art room, I thought that it would be good to embrace the snow. What could be better to do this then making snowmen. First graders used old wine corks to print out a beautiful snow man. These wonderful pieces of art will be on the artsonia (http://www.artsonia.com/schools/school.asp?id=9155) website tomorrow. Check it out!!

Did you ever notice how many wonderful sculptures there are in northeastern Ohio?? The 4th grade has been studying them...Dale Chihuly's Polymer Tower, Naguchi's Portal and Oldenburg's Free Stamp, to name a few.

It is very exciting when a student recognizes a sculpture and then wants to learn more about it. We are also creating our own sculptures out of paper mache. We based the design on the Pop art of Claes Oldenburg. It is exciting to see them come to life. I will be posting more pictures as they are finished.

Whats Happening?

Kindergarten kids take pride in making a "fire" out of tissue paper, using warm colors to create the flames. This "fire" collage will be placed inside of jeweled lanterns that they will be making this week.

So many exciting projects happening inside the artroom.