Art Show!

Mark your calendars!!

Super excited!!!!

One piece of artwork from every student!

Kindergarten - How many greens can we make?

Kindergarten has been exploring color theory and the relationships between colors. 

This week we worked on mixing different shades of green using yellow, white, light blue, and dark blue. 

We painted on newspaper. Later we will use these different greens in a collage piece.

MLK Parade 2013

Friends School 3rd-8th students, teachers, and parents march 

in the WIlmington Martin Luther King Jr. Parade!

As a Quaker school, we celebrate the movement towards Peace.

Our MLK collaborative portrait, created by the 3rd and 4th graders, was very well received from members in our Wilmington community.  

Cam & Tracy, driving our float.

Martin Luther King Jr. Collaborative Portrait

3rd and 4th graders have created a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr.

I invite you to click on the link below watch a video of our process. 

MLK Collaborative Portrait

Wheel time!

The wheel is up and running! 

Thank you Aria for lending us the wheel... its about to be put to good use! 

I see many cups, bowls, and vases in our future! 

This is one VERY happy 8th grader!

5th & 6th - Outside taking photographs!

What a beautiful January day! 

5th & 6th went outside this morning to take photographs focusing on the concept of Dreams - tying into our Martin Luther King Jr. discussions. We also learned about the Rule of Thirds and how to set up a successful composition. We ail be editing the photographs thursday in photoshop.

5th & 6th - Water-Life Watercolor

Turtle Turtle Turtle!

I am very excited to share these watercolor paintings because 1) they are mostly of turtles (which I love!) and 2) they were made from sketches that we made while on our trip to Bald Head Island (which I am still doing cartwheels about how awesome the experience was!). 

For this project, I purchases Windor & Newton watercolor sets. This is what I use to make my own artwork, so I was excited to share this with the kids. 

Among the usual watercolor techniques (washes, blending, dry brush, wet on wet...) we also experimented with liquid masking fluid. Many students chose to mask an area for clouds or an area in the sand. 

Below are some of the finished paintings. 

They are all hanging in the Peiffer hallway. Come check them out!

iPads Apps - what we are using

Hello!

I wanted to share a couple of the apps that we will be using in class for 3rd - 8th. There are certainly hundreds (thousands, really) of awesome apps, but these are the ones we are starting off with. More will come as we explore!

SketchbookPro - mostly used with Middle School, but an amazing app that any grade can benefit from. The full version is $4.99, but the lite version is sufficient (and free).

Photoshop Express - basic photo editing, good quality & free.

Color Splash - 5th and 6th will be completing a photography project in the next couple week using this app This is an extremely simple app to use with some amazing effects.  Teaches the principle of emphasis by isolating a single image in color while the remainder of the photograph stands in black and white.

Welcome Back Students!

Its great to be back!

After a quick "Hey! How are ya!?", all classes got right back to Art making, Art talking, and Art exploring!

5th and 6th finished their critiques on their Water Life Watercolor paintings! 

Wonderful discussions in both classes!

3rd & 4th began a lesson on tints and shades.

Later, we will be making paintings on some lovely canvases that I purchased. 

1st and 2nd began an owl project by each selecting a different type of owl (owls are a pretty hot topic right now). We sketched today, later we will be making batik images!

I am very excited for all of the art that is to be made in 2013! 

Stay tuned!