4.25.2014

This week in art: April 21-25

Remember: Ms. Heuel is currently our student teacher in the art room until May 9th. Mrs. Leban will still be blogging about what's happening in the art room in the meantime, but the day-to-day happenings and lessons are all being run by Ms. Heuel!

6th Grade Art:
6th Grade Art

This week is the first week of Term F for 6th & 7th grade art classes. That's a big deal, because it's the LAST TERM of the school year! Whoa! It's hard to believe that we're this close to being finished with school!

Also making this week kind of weird was MAP testing. MAP tests are administered during Unified Arts/PE time, so students miss out on their UA/PE classes for two whole days (Can you imagine? Taking a 90-minute math or reading test instead of your art class, and THEN still having to go to your regular math/reading class that same day? Yep. That's what we do. I feel so bad for the students, and I've voiced my concerns many times. But... you can see what good that does...).

So anyways, back to art. Monday we had a "regular" first day of art class. Ms. Heuel (our student teacher) introduced herself and the class, and went over rules and such. Every student received a letter to take home that included an Artsonia permission form. We ask that students get these signed and bring them back, so that we can publish students' work on our web gallery! It's very cool - if you haven't checked it out yet, you really should.

6th Grade Art

We did not get to have art classes on Tuesday or Wednesday due to MAP testing. On Thursday, we only got to see half of the art classes for a double period (due to MAP), and on Monday, we will see the other half of the art classes for a double period (again, due to MAP). But Friday (today) is a "regular" day. Well, as much as "regular" can be...

During our double period time (Thursday or Monday), we're working on our first sketchbook drawing assignment: a one-point perspective name design using block letters. On Friday, Ms. Heuel has a fun 1-day creative drawing activity that involves creating symmetrical bugs from students' names. It'll be nice to have a little break from all this testing to do something loose and creative!

7th Grade Art:
7th Grade Art

This week was also the first week for 7th grade Term F art classes. Our schedule is just like the 6th grade classes (see above), so I won't go into all the details regarding MAP again.

During our "double period" classes on either Thursday or Monday, students will begin drawing surreal landscapes that incorporate 2-point perspective box elements. Students will have to have a minimum of three boxes: one above the horizon line, one on the horizon line, and one below the horizon line - to show the different points of view and faces of the form that would be exposed from those different angles. Above, I've posted some of the really cute and creative examples of student work from last term, so that you can see where we are headed. More examples are available on our Artsonia gallery.

Students from Term F will also have their artwork published on our Artsonia gallery once it is completed, turned in, and graded, so be sure to fill out and turn in the Artsonia permission form from the first day of art class!

Today (Friday) in class, students played a fun surrealist art game, called Exquisite Corpse, where students draw part of an image, fold it over, and then pass it on to another student to continue the drawing. This process is repeated until the drawing is completed, and then the crazy (often humorous) results are unveiled!

8th Grade Art:
8th Grade Art

Eighth grade quarter 4 students are hard at work getting their ceramic pieces ready for Art in the Park! Unfortunately, they are also subject to the same MAP testing schedules as 6th and 7th grade students (see above - 6th grade - for full details).

We are trying to take advantage of the Thursday/Monday double period times to have students fully glaze their mini mugs (they'll have both a colored glaze and a clear coat) and to get them fired by the end of the week next week so that they'll be ready to go Saturday morning (May 3rd) when I'm setting up our tent!

When students finish glazing their mini mugs, they'll continue work on their pixel portraits. We just might get those all finished up by the time Ms. Heuel has to leave us on May 9th!

In other art news...



Thanks for another great week!
- Mrs. L.

4.17.2014

This Week in Art: 4.14-4.18

Remember: Ms. Heuel is currently our student teacher in the art room until May 9th. Mrs. Leban will still be blogging about what's happening in the art room in the meantime, but the day-to-day happenings and lessons are all being run by Ms. Heuel!

Today is the last day of art class for Term E 6th & 7th grade classes. There is also no school on Friday this week!

6th Grade Art:
6th Grade Art

This week was the last week of art, so we spent our days working hard on our comic books so that the individual pages would be finished on Wednesday for photocopying. Today is the last day of art for 6th grade "E" Term classes, and we celebrated by assembling our final class comic books! Our theme is: "If I was the teacher..." 

Also due today is Sketchbook #3, our wooden manikin sketches. We cleaned out our art drawers and packed up all of our things for the year! Can you believe that the time flew by so fast? Seventh grade will be here before we know it!

Be sure to look on Artsonia for your final artworks to be posted on our gallery! There will also be a .pdf digital version of our comic on the 6th grade webpage for viewing on iPad/other e-readers very soon!

7th Grade Art:
7th Grade Art

This was also the last week/last day of 7th grade art classes. Students turned in their "Pop Can Evolution" drawings, and their comic panel enlargement drawings. Students who had finished all of their work early were able to try out a fun 1-day scratch-art activity from Ms. Heuel.

Just like 6th grade, be on the lookout for your final artworks to be posted on our Artsonia gallery very soon!

8th Grade Art:
8th Grade Art

Eighth grade students have been hard at work on their Pixel Portrait drawings, but this week was a little bit unusual for us... Tuesday was a short class due to an assembly, and Thursday (today) was no art class due to a field trip! So, with Friday off of school, this week was really only about 2 1/2 days long for 8th graders! But we make the best of it, as we always do...

Next week, we'll be finishing up our mini mugs for Art in the Park, because it's coming VERY SOON! See below!

In other art news...
Art in the Park

May 3rd & 4th is Art in the Park! Sandburg Art will have a tent, and we'll be selling our mini mugs and crocheted donuts by Ellie for $5 each to support the UCCA food pantry. I am looking for parent/student volunteer teams to help man the tent for one-hour shifts. If you are willing/able to do so, please contact me via email and I can send you details.

Our annual K-8 art exhibition at the Elmhurst Art Museum will be going on at the SAME TIME as Art in the Park! Eighteen students from Sandburg will have artwork on display:
6th Grade: Natalie R.
7th Grade: Holly F., Riley H., Sam P., Michaela W., Emma C., Rachel S., Molly C., Jack R., Mary Brynn R., Kailee S.
8th Grade: Lauren V., Grace V., Julia R., Tessa V., Gracie T., Katharine B., Esther P.
Congratulations to all of these AWESOME student artists! You guys rock!

Thanks for another great week!
- Mrs. L.

4.11.2014

This Week in Art: April 7-11

Remember: Ms. Heuel is currently our student teacher in the art room until May 9th. Mrs. Leban will still be blogging about what's happening in the art room in the meantime, but the day-to-day happenings and lessons are all being run by Ms. Heuel!

6th Grade Art:
6th Grade Art

Most sixth grade students have brought home their block letter sculptures by now. Have you checked them out on our Artsonia gallery yet? I managed to grab about ten sculptures that were left over, and attached hanging wires to them so that they could be hung up in the library! I think they look pretty cool, so if you happen to stop by the Sandburg library, check it out!

Right now in class, we are working on our comic book project! Our comic book pages are due next Wednesday, April 16th. At the end of the day, Ms. Heuel will be photocopying and assembling our comic books for distribution on the last day of class (which is next week - whoa!). Be sure to check your grades on PowerSchool to make sure that you have all of your artwork turned in for art class!

7th Grade Art:
7th Grade Art

Seventh grade students are currently working on their "Evolution of a Pop Can" still-life series drawing. Our last day of art is next week on Thursday, April 17th, so all of our work will be due at that time.

Not only are we working on our pop can colored pencil still-life drawing, we are also in the middle of our third sketchbook assignment, which is a grid drawing enlargement of a comic book panel. This sketchbook assignment is due next Wednesday, April 16th.

Be sure to check your grades on PowerSchool to make sure that all of your artwork is turned in for class, since our last day is coming up really fast!

8th Grade Art:
8th Grade Art

Check it out! Our clay is out of the kiln from our bisque fire! That means we'll be ready to start glazing our ceramics really soon! Woo hoo!

In class, eighth grade students have begun the pixel portraits unit. For this assignment, students brought in a "selfie" - a digital photo of themselves - which we layered under a grid pattern on Adobe Photoshop and printed out. This grid photo is matched up to 11"x17" grid paper and abstracted into a pixelated version. You can check out some awesome past versions of this assignment to get a preview of what this will look like on our Artsonia gallery here.

In other art news...
Promotion Cover Finalists The semi-finalists AND six finalists have been determined for the 8th grade promotion program cover contest! Go check them out on Artsonia to see what the possibilities are!

Also, there is a contest going on right now for 6th and 7th graders to design the cover of the agenda for next year! Wouldn't it be awesome to have your artwork on EVERYONE'S AGENDA to be seen by everyone for the ENTIRE school year? Details below:

Agenda Cover Contest

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.

Thanks for another great week!
- Mrs. L.
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