We had such a “blast” shooting off rockets yesterday! We first decorated our water bottles, then poured 1/2 cup of vinegar in with a funnel. Then I added baking soda bombs (baking soda wrapped in a single layer of paper towel.) I sealed up the bottle with a duct tape covered cork and gave it […]
Our last project for “To Infinity and Beyond” was painting a rocket in tempera paint. We drew rockets with Sharpie markers and painted them in tempera. Then we painted our explosive backgrounds on orange/yellow paper. To finish, we cut and glued the rockets on the background. This was tough to draw, especially for some of […]
Summer art workshops are primarily about learning about art techniques, but they are also about having fun and making new friends. We ended up with about half an hour of extra time in the afternoon class (They were speedy today!). Miss Meredith stepped in with a game of “Meredith Says”. Lots of laughs! They had […]
Our second project on day 2 of “To Infinity and Beyond” was a robot collage. Drawing robots first gave us a better understanding of how to compose a robot from various materials. The main parts of the body came from food take-out containers. The details were random bits of metal I put together (brads, washers, […]
Today was all about robots. We started out by reading “Clink” by Kelly DiPucchio. It tells the tale of an old out-dated robot who longs for a new home. Matthew Myers illustrations are fantastic. We then talked about what robots can do, and I did a demo on how to draw a robot. We did […]
Our second project today was to create a new solar system. We worked hard to learn the names and order of the planets in our solar system. But, this is art, not science. So we got creative. : ) We began with a wet-on-wet watercolor technique, using plastic wrap to create an interesting texture for […]
The first project we finished today was the futuristic cites. We discussed landscape vs city-scape and foreground, middle-ground, and background. I did a short demonstration on how to approach this drawing, beginning with the foreground and moving back in space. We discussed what a futuristic city would look like…flying cars… different architecture, and other differences […]
What a wonderful first day of summer workshops. We have a great group of kids in both morning and afternoon classes. Our first day of “To Infinity and Beyond” covered space planets galaxies, etc… We created our own solar systems and futuristic cities. Here are a few pictures of the kids in action.
I love these hot air balloons by my K-2 group! They put so much work into the details. They are so bright and vivid. These were drawn with black marker, colored with crayon (white oil pastel for the clouds), and painted with both pan and liquid watercolor. Our inspiration was a book about a boy […]
These still life paintings by my 3rd-5th grade class are just stunning! What a great way to end the year. They all worked so hard on their observational skills, color mixing, and composition. I allowed them to use artistic license with color. I love their color choices and individual expression. These were drawn with vine […]
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