5th & 6th - Paper Mache

After our digital photography unit... it was time to get messy!

Balloons were used for the basic shape. Students worked with a partner to apply three layers of paper mache (glue/water mixture)

Hanging to dry

We used newspaper and masking tape to build extra parts... we're making birds!

Stay tuned!

Student Art Show!!

The Art Show is up!

Show open - Feb. 22 - March 22

Celebration Reception - March 14, 5-7pm

Art Factory, 721 Surry St.

Last week during Service Learning, a group of Middle School students helped with 

arranging, labeling, and hanging the artwork. 

All are invited to join us for an evening of 

art activities, music, and refreshments - March 14th, 

Kindergarten - More paint mixing!

Kindergarten continues to explore mixing paint. 

Next week we will take these pieces and create a color wheel collage.

Stay tuned! 

What a lovely color wheel!

8th Grade Project Proposals

As we enter the second half of the year, the last semester for our 8th graders, we are starting 8th Grade Project Proposal! YEAH!

Our 8th graders have made many, MANY, projects over the years... now it is time to explore an area of personal interest. Each student has completed a project proposal and will spend the next several weeks researching artists and art skills that they will use in creating a piece of art.  

Here are some examples of what we are working on....

Animal drawings.

Photo transfer and collage.

Greek ceramics.

Street art styled drawings... on a skateboard!

Pen and Ink patterns.

3rd and 4th - Canvas painting

We are getting ready for the Student Art Show!

3rd & 4th graders are putting what they have learned about paint mixing and tints and shades to use on canvas paintings. 

iPads used to look up visual references. 

Look at that awesome texture!

Celebration Reception March 14, 5-7pm

Show on display February 22 - March 22. 

Art Factory Gallery

5th & 6th - iPhotography - Emphasis

Emphasis - the creation of a focal point in a work of art. 

Kate

5th & 6th explored ways of using Emphasis, one of the Principles of Design, in a photograph. 

We took nature inspired photographs and identified an area of emphasis. 

Students used the ColorSplash app to isolate and colorize the focal point.  

Caroline

Emmy

Lucinda

Dahlia

Ren