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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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