Batik 2nd Grade

These are images from the 08-09 school year. I feel bad when I see them because I wish I had gotten them some of them into some bigger art shows.

Mehndi Hands 2nd Grade

These hands came out lovely. We looked at intricate images of Henna dyed hands, and learned about the history and ceremonial practices for these hand designs.

Green Hei Gen

Students learned about Chinese artist Zhou Chunya and his Green Dog series. Students could bring in a picture of a pet and used image from magazines to inspire their own green dogs. We discussed why the artist may have chosen green and what emotions and messages he was trying to convey in his work.

ICONS

The third graders did some metal tooling and created icons inspired by artifacts found in Central America. Students designed their own iconic figure, then traced over their designs into heavy metal craft foil. The figures were then cut out (no easy task) and hot glued onto a base. The originality of the figures are what make these guys special. No two are alike, and each has its own personality.

Autumn Joy

"Starry Night" Crayon resist and collage DK - 1
"The Scream" Oil pastel on cardboard 4th grade
"Harvest Landscape" Black crayon DK - 1
"Fall Leaves" Marker on Styrofoam print
"Calaveras" Colored pencil and collage 2nd grade

Special thanks to:
Chris Krieger from St. Stephen's Lutheran School for the Starry Night lesson
Annie Morton from Adrian Schools for the Styrofoam plate printing lesson

The Landscape lesson came from a book.
"The Scream" and "Calavera's" were my invention.
Both of these projects dealt with "horizon line." "The Scream" also addressed "vanishing point."

Dia de los Muertos

2nd grade Decorated Skulls cardstock and markers
We have several lessons lined up for Mexico's Day of the Dead.
Our first lesson involved making decorated skulls. The products of the students efforts were stuck to the wall providing a bright and funny display.