We began many new projects in the art room this week!

Fifth Graders learned that “collage” comes from the French word “coller” which means “to glue”.  We began our collage project by painting and glueing words, burlap, and images from newspapers onto a canvas board.   Later you’ll see what our collage project will become!

Fourth Graders were excited to begin their guitars….we are ROCK STARS in the art room!  This project focuses on careful attention to detail, design, and color choice.

Third Graders learned several watercolor techniques, including wet-on-wet painting, drip painting, and the use of salt for texture and pattern.  We created cool color backgrounds and will begin painting pine trees using india ink during our next class.

Second Graders are learning about collage too….they are creating a collage fantasy spiral tree and will add model magic birds to their tree during our next session.  Tweet!  Oops, I mean Sweet!

First Graders are reviewing shapes as they create robots using metallic paint and colored pencils.  Mrs. Brouwer discovered that first graders know LOTS about robots…robots are shiny, they talk funny, they can shoot sparks from their fingers, and they can do jobs to help humans.

Kindergarteners are working on turtles this week.  Our turtles are made from many cut pieces of paper and we added wiggle eyes and buttons for extra texture.  Our Texture Turtles will be swimming home to you soon!