6th Grade Art:
Sixth grade art is at the end of the day this year (8th & 9th periods). Sometimes we're a little tired, but mostly it's a super relaxing and fun way to end our days. During our first week, we completed a mini-project in order to fill the bulletin boards for Open House (next week already - eek!). We traced our hands onto colored paper, decorated it, and wrote down some of our favorite things about art. The last half of the week, we began our first sketchbook assignment: our names, drawn in block letters, and given a 3-D effect using 1-point perspective. This finished sketch will be due next Thursday (8/29).
7th Grade Art:
Seventh grade art is in the middle of the day (4th & 5th periods), right before lunch! After the usual first day business, we completed a short "hand" project in the style of 6th grade art (see above). The bulk of our week was spent learning about 2-point perspective shapes: we drew boxes that are on, above, or below our line of sight. These boxes will be transformed into a surreal landscape drawing! We looked at examples of surreal art from Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, and Meret Oppenheim for inspiration. This drawing will be due next Thursday, August 29th.
8th Grade Art:
This year, eighth grade art is first thing in the morning (1st & 2nd periods)! What a great way to kick off the day!
Just like 6th & 7th students, we began our art class with a quick "hand project" where we traced our hands onto colored paper, decorated it, and wrote different things we like about art. When they're all displayed together, the impact is pretty fun. We then started our first sketchbook assignment: a profile zentangle drawing (it'll be in black and white, filled with patterns/symbols/objects that tell about ourselves), which was made by tracing our actual face onto a sheet of drawing paper! This drawing will be due next Friday, August 30th.
On Friday, we began planning for our CLAY PROJECT! Students have a plan drawing to complete (due Monday!) of a clay mug design that has a "book" theme. It can be a favorite book, or a genre/type of books, like mysteries, sci-fi, or historical fiction. Students cannot use clay next week until this plan drawing is finished, so don't forget!
In other news...
I like to do something new with the art classroom each year, if possible. This year, I turned the two large columns in the art room into GIGANTIC POP ART PENCILS!
Pretty cool, huh?
Thanks for a great week to kick-off the school year!
-Mrs. L.
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