Thursday, April 9, 2020

The element of SPACE in Art


This week we will focus on the element of
SPACE!
In art, space refers to how shapes in the artwork are arranged.
Sometimes we use overlapping, 
positive (full) and negative (empty) space, 
foreshortening, and perspective.
I want you to look around your home for objects.
You will need- 1 large, 1 medium, 1 small object.
You can have more if you would like.


You are going to arrange them in a way that shows
there is a background, middle-ground, and foreground.  Y
ou will put yourself in front and drop yourself low to the floor.
This will give you some ‘perspective’. 
This is my example for the layout. 
A 3D picture! So much fun to create!

The more you add, the more you layer in the front, middle, and back. You are wanting to create depth in your '3D picture'. You can even take your hands and place them on the outside sides of your eyes so your line of vision is truly fixed on the objects you have arranged.

Finally, your pencil work for the week will looks a little bit like this… 

Check out the video to follow along! Click HERE.



Have fun!





Thursday, April 2, 2020

Week of 4/6/20 SHAPE & FORM

Hi Everyone!
This week our theme is Shape and Form!

This is a great visual that will define what we need to know about Shape and Form. 
Shapes are 2D objects and Forms, 3D.  We are also being shown what geometric vs organic
shapes are in this image.  The shapes we have the most experience with are geometric shapes
and we know their names BUT we have been surrounded by organic shapes our whole life..
In our doodles and in nature.
Your task this week. A scavenger hunt for shapes and forms in and around where you are!
Can you find something for every geometric shape and form?
Can you also find something that is an organic shape or form?
This is my example:


Have a blast! Simply building our awareness of shapes and forms around us teaches us a
different way to look at our surroundings.  It’s not only an artist who sees the world like this
but an architect, engineer, surface designer, florist, landscape designer… the list could go on.


I miss you.  Don’t be worried about all the great art you’ve made this year. 
It will all get back to you!  

Advanced work with pencil and paper - Check out my video for you to follow along with!

https://www.loom.com/share/fd6ab7242d6340de82274a7b32fcbc0e

Friday, March 20, 2020

Week of 3/30 COLOR!

Hey Everyone!  This week we will focus on COLOR!

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A little music to get us going!  Check this out : https://safeYouTube.net/w/J1F2

Our main colors we work with are the Primary Colors - What are they?
 (R__, Y_____, and B___)
And when they are mixed together what colors do they make?
Red + Yellow = O_____
Yellow + Blue = G_____
Blue + Red = P_____
These are called secondary colors.
Looking around your home, can you find something in every primary
and secondary color to create your own color wheel?

This is my example - from the art room. At home, anything works- socks, gloves, food, candy, toothbrush, you name it!


Advanced enrichment... check out this video for some different activities at K-1, 2-3, 4-5!

Thursday, March 19, 2020

3/16


Well, Kiddos... I was just as jacked as you were about digital art!  So I'm going to be sad for about one more day and then decide to just get over it for a bit...

This week's theme was pattern making!
Across each grade, we took a lesson and simply advanced ourselves on it.
Since you are at home... I want to make this be simple BUT I also want this to be creative for you.



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Kinder
Pattern making - Patterns are a repetition of objects, colors, lines, shapes, you name it.
Using any and all supplies in your home - create patterns.
Remember we’ve talked about A, B, A, B, A, B 
And we’ve also talked about A, B, C, A, B, C
Are there others you can create?


Ideas for pattern making:  colors, lines, shapes on paper with any art supplies you have;
crayons, markers, etc, use fruits and vegetables- carrot, berry, carrot, berry; look at your toys, do you see any possibility for patterns?

Adv. Option- draw shapes - circle, oval, square, triangle, star, heart and add patterns of line and color to the insides of them.

Grade 1
Pattern making - Patterns are a repetition of objects, colors, lines, shapes, you name it.
Using any and all supplies in your home - create patterns.
Remember we’ve talked about A, B, A, B, A, B 
And we’ve also talked about A, B, C, A, B, C
Are there others you can create?

Ideas for pattern making:  colors, lines, shapes on paper with any art supplies you have;
crayons, markers, etc, use fruits and vegetables- carrot, berry, carrot, berry; look at your toys, do you see any possibility for patterns?

Adv. Option- draw a large circle, divide it into half horizontally and vertically.  It will now have 4 sections. In each section design your own pattern with lines, shapes, and color.

Grade 2
Pattern making - Patterns are a repetition of objects, colors, lines, shapes, you name it.
Using any and all supplies in your home - create patterns.
Remember we’ve talked about A, B, A, B, A, B 
And we’ve also talked about A, B, C, A, B, C and A, B, C, B, A
Are there others you can create?

Ideas for pattern making:  colors, lines, shapes on paper with any art supplies you have;
crayons, markers, etc, use fruits and vegetables- carrot, berry, carrot, berry; look at your toys, do you see any possibility for patterns?

Adv. Option- draw a large circle, divide it into half horizontally and vertically.  It will now have 4 sections. In each section design your own pattern with lines, shapes, and color.  If you have other supplies, create a cat with your circle by using scissors and cutting out 2 white circles and 3 triangles.  
The circles will be eyes, add a pupil.
2 triangles will be ears
1 triangle will be turned upside down and be a nose, add a nose and whiskers

Grade 3
Pattern making - Patterns are a repetition of objects, colors, lines, shapes, you name it.
Using any and all supplies in your home - create patterns.
Remember we’ve talked about A, B, A, B, A, B 
And we’ve also talked about A, B, C, A, B, C and A, B, C, B, A
Are there others you can create?

Ideas for pattern making:  colors, lines, shapes on paper with any art supplies you have;
crayons, markers, etc, use fruits and vegetables- carrot, berry, carrot, berry; look at your toys, do you see any possibility for patterns?

Adv. Option- draw a larger circle on a sheet of paper, divide it into half horizontally and vertically.  It will now have 4 sections. In each section design your own pattern with lines, shapes, and color. If you have other supplies, create a cat with your circle by using a scissors and cutting out 2 white circles and 3 triangles.  
The circles will be eyes, add a pupil.
2 triangles will be ears
1 triangle will be turned upside down and be a nose, add a nose and whiskers

Have some help drawing a cat with youtube - https://safeYouTube.net/w/tLu2
This video shows you a shape breakdown of a cat.. Do the above inside it.

Grade 4
Pattern making - Patterns are a repetition of objects, colors, lines, shapes, you name it.
Using any and all supplies in your home - create patterns.
Remember we’ve talked about A, B, A, B, A, B 
And we’ve also talked about A, B, C, A, B, C and A, B, C, B, A
Are there others you can create?

Ideas for pattern making:  colors, lines, shapes on paper with any art supplies you have;
crayons, markers, etc, use fruits and vegetables- carrot, berry, carrot, berry; look at your toys, do you see any possibility for patterns?

Adv. Option- draw a larger circle on a sheet of paper, divide it into half horizontally and vertically.  It will now have 4 sections. In each section design your own pattern with lines, shapes, and color. If you have other supplies, create a cat with your circle by using a scissors and cutting out 2 white circles and 3 triangles.  
The circles will be eyes, add a pupil.
2 triangles will be ears
1 triangle will be turned upside down and be a nose, add a nose and whiskers

Have some help drawing a cat with youtube - https://safeYouTube.net/w/tLu2
This video shows you a shape breakdown of a cat.. Do the above inside it.
Need more!  Get after it by creating an environment for your cat.  Could you follow the same tutorial but make a dog instead?!

Grade 5
Pattern making - Patterns are a repetition of objects, colors, lines, shapes, you name it.

Using any and all supplies in your home - create patterns.

Remember we’ve talked about A, B, A, B, A, B 
And we’ve also talked about A, B, C, A, B, C and A, B, C, B, A
Are there others you can create?  RONDO? ABACABA

Ideas for pattern making:  colors, lines, shapes on paper with any art supplies you have;
crayons, markers, etc, use fruits and vegetables- carrot, berry, carrot, berry; look at your toys, do you see any possibility for patterns?

Adv. Option- draw a larger circle on a sheet of paper, divide it into half horizontally and vertically.  It will now have 4 sections. In each section design your own pattern with lines, shapes, and color. If you have other supplies, create a cat with your circle by using a scissors and cutting out 2 white circles and 3 triangles.  
The circles will be eyes, add a pupil.
2 triangles will be ears
1 triangle will be turned upside down and be a nose, add a nose and whiskers

Have some help drawing a cat with youtube - https://safeYouTube.net/w/tLu2
This video shows you a shape breakdown of a cat.. Do the above inside it
Need more!  Get after it by creating an environment for your cat.  Could you follow the same tutorial but make a dog instead?! 

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

February - March

Emoji Creating
a small digital image or icon used to express an idea, emotion, etc.


Chris Uphues

Cassie Stephens Video Intro on Chris Uphues - VIDEO HERE
Then Marker work - HERE

Dale Chihuly

Dale Chihuly Glass Video - HERE

Snakes in the Grass weaving project

Kinder LIONS
 Felt lions link




Monday, December 9, 2019

Grade 5 Succulents Designs

Overview of Native American pottery.
Historically, the art of making and use of Native American pottery has been one of the
important identifying characteristics of the Southwestern Indian Pueblos, past and
present, from as far back as 300 B.C., when pottery first appeared among the Mogollon.




We will look at an example of southwest pattern designs.
You are able to be influenced by the images or create your own.

Succulents 
They can thrive in cracks and crevasses, rockeries and sandy or gritty soils.
How resilient is that!


Handouts to review all sorts of succulents:
Variety.
Texture.
Overlapping.

Lets have some fuN!