My fourth graders are really digging their weaving project. Some students are finishing up and begging for another cup to weave around – and when we have to stop at the end of class, I’m greeted with, “oh no, not already!” Truly music to my ears!
My third and fourth graders have been exploring weaving this past week. We used some unusual “looms” for our weaving; third graders wove around a paper plate, and fourth graders are experiencing weaving around a plastic cup as their loom. Both grades are absolutely loving this new weaving technique – and many of my students […]
Shhhh…Georgetown artists have been creating some special art for their Moms this week. Here’s a teeny peek at their Mother’s Day surprises. Firstie rainbow flowers created from our rainbow color mixing project. Third Grade Dandy-Lions Fourth grade Faith Ringgold Weavings 5th Grade Zentangle Butterflies Happy Mother’s Day from our Georgetown artists!
Well, not really throwing the paint. Third graders have been exploring the action paintings of “Action Jackson” Pollock. They re-created his splatter style of painting using yarn dipped in paint. This is one of the few projects that I repeat every year – the students are so excited to create this way, and I never get tired […]
Georgetown’s third grade artists finished up their study of Mexico and South America with an exciting mixed-media project. They began by learning about the Ojo de Dios weavings found in Mexico, and created their own Ojo weaving. Once they got the hang of weaving their Ojo’s, the begged to make more – they have been […]
Second grade artists have been studying the work of American artist Faith Ringgold. They were intrigued by her famous Story Quilts and enjoyed reading the story and words that surround her quilts. Second graders learned how to weave paper to create their “quilt” and added stories about themselves to finish the piece. They created a […]
We’ve been celebrating our “Favorite Days” in art this past week. My students earn minutes toward a special art day where they get to choose some of their favorite art activities to explore. This is also an opportunity for them to complete unfinished projects and pass back pieces that are ready to go home. Here […]
As we enter our last week of school, my 5th graders are finishing up some final projects. Here’s what we’ve been working on. Georgia O’Keeffe flowers – we tried our hand at drawing some tiny O’Keeffe flowers instead of the huge ones that we usually create – they turned out like little jewels! Ojo de […]
My second grade artists have been looking at the story quilts created by Faith Ringgold. They especially enjoyed seeing her “Sunflowers Quilting Bee at Arles” and finding another artist we’ve recently studied, Vincent Van Gogh! We created “mini quilts” by weaving paper strips, decorating our “quilts” with patterns, and writing about ourselves and our work […]
This is the time of year when my 5th graders really need some challenges to help them stay on task in the art room – spring fever has really settled in for them! This Op Art project kept them busy and on task. We looked at Op Art by several artists, including Bridget Riley and […]