Getting Into the Swing of Things!

This assignment was designed to build the student's confidence. Students had to simply trace the drawing and then color. There is an art and purpose behind tracing and the students really enjoyed it.
- 5th Grade

- 4th Grade

- 3rd Grade

- 2nd Grade

I challenged the students (3rd - 5th) more with this assignment. As you can see below they creatively turned each letter of their name into a creature and drew things around their names that they like. This was a lot of fun and helped me to get to know them.

I also put my young artist to the test with these self portraits and they passed with flying colors!

- Kindergarten


- 1st Grade

- 2nd Grade

Below are some pictures of a collaborative effort with 2nd Grade. The teachers asked if I could do a project to help their students learn about patterns. The students painted noodles and strung them on yarn to make a patterned necklace. Very cool!

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to another school year everyone! I hope you enjoyed your summer as much as I did :) I wanted to start this year off by posting work from the end of the last school year. If you look at an older post you will see these same pots before they were glazed. Glaze gives them a whole new life, especially when the enrichment students did as well as they did. They are beautiful huh? I look forward to sharing with you even more beautiful art work from students this year. Be on the lookout!

These closeups are some of my favorites!

Warm and Cool Colors w/ 1st Grade

I used the sun and the moon to help the kids remember what colors are warm and which ones are cool. We also identified other common warm or cool colored things to help them understand the difference. I really like the way these turned out. The contrast of color gives them a nice feel.

Linear Perspective & Hex Signs w/ 5th Grade

This assignment introduced the 5th graders to linear perspective - creating the illusion of depth on a flat piece of paper.

These hex signs, Dutch in origination, help to teach the kids about symmetry in art.

- One of my favorites (simple yet stunning) by Patrick Reinbach

The Pride and Joy of Art Enrichment

My biggest goal for the Art Enrichment students this year was to teach them how to use the brand new potter's wheel that we purchased. I first learned this skill in college and found it to be very difficult but very fun. I was a little nervous about how well the kids could do but they far exceeded my expectations! As you can see I taught them to be nice and steady and to let the wheel do the work for them. Hopefully we will be able to glaze these beautful bowls after SOL's.

Second Grade Dragons

The kids imaginations were sparked with this assignment and the resutls were great! It was difficult at first teaching them how to construct it without it falling apart but they got the hang of it :)

Spring Time with Kindergarten!

The kids really enjoyed putting together these Easter bunnies and decorating them. One student even gave her bunnie a carrot. The Kindergarten teachers liked these so much they decided to do a writing with them and display them in the hallways. Lately, kindergarten work has been very focused on nature and spring. Other works have included birds, trees, and flowers (something speical for Mother's Day... you will have to wait and see!)