Extreme Houses!!

My older Art class is studying Architecture and Art this semester.  Covering the concept of space and use of space the previous week, my artists used that concept and created houses.  The criteria for their houses were no square or rectangular walls, free form shapes, and out of the ordinary use of ordinary ideas.  The result was amazing!!  Problem solving skills had to be used in order for the artists to get their unique ideas to work.  At the end of class, they each had one minute to describe the features of their structure and answer any questions from fellow artists. Awesome job guys!!

Space, Shape and Form

Students this past week studied space and how to create a three dimentional drawing by using shading.  We used peppers that had been divided.  By halving the peppers, students could see both the inside and outside of the pepper.  They then had to recreate that form on the paper without making the pepper look flat.  We used charcoal on white paper and then drew the same object with white chalk on black paper.  Wonderful job Artists!

ABSTRACT T-SHIRTS

Our final project for the year was a combination of all the concepts we had studied in Art this year:  pattern, composition, color, etc.  With sharpie markers, we drew designs on a t-shirt and then added rubbing alcohol.  The colors and designs bled into each other creating the most amazing designs!!  What fun!  I had an awesome group of students this year with the most creative ideas!!

MARCH IS CRAFTY

March is craft month and we have been creating some magnificent projects in ART!! This week we made coasters with our own personal photos.  Using Mod Podge, we transferred images from printer paper to tiles.  What fun it was to uncover our creations! Functional Art!

Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe!  We began our lesson by studying patterns found in flowers.  Patterns made with colors, lines, shapes, etc.  Each student created a flower, real or imaginary, using pastels on colored paper. What gorgeous color combinations and wonderful patterns!

Optical Illusions!!

What a wonderful art class today!!  We used our knowledge of patterns to create an optical illusion!! My students, using lines, made a hand that appeared as if it popped out of the page. One in particular reminded me of the "Magic Eye" illusions. Great job my young artists!