May 30th-June 7th

It was such a pleasure working with the 6th grade students during the third trimester. I was impressed by the level of creativity that the students displayed while completing their projects. Many students excelled in craftsmanship. Specifically, they were meticulous in their attention to details. I learned so much from them over the past 12 weeks. Our final unit of the year will explore Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding. Its origin dates back over ten centuries. I cannot wait to see the paper sculptures that the 6th graders will create!

May 23rd-May 27th

Sixth grade art students are creating abstract paintings inspired by the works of Wassily Kadinsky (1866-1944). During the first step of this project, the students were given very little direction about what they should paint. They were told not to paint anything recognizable. They could not include any symbols, words, numbers, or anything else that could be considered representational. I wanted them to experiment with their brushstrokes and use of color. The next phase of this project will begin on Monday. The students will enhance their paintings with marker, pen, crayon, or pencil as they wish. Once again, their embellishments cannot show anything representational. Finally, they will measure out a grid on the back of their paintings and then cut them into one inch, even squares. These squares will then be reassembled and mounted on another piece of colored paper. I have included a student sample from another school to help you visualize the finished product! I can't wait to see what they create.

May 16th-May 20th

Gunter Gerzso, Paisaje Espejismo

All 6th grade comic strips or comic book covers will be due at the end of class on Monday. These have been quite fun to create and the characters have been very memorable. I laughed out loud at some of the 'gags' that the students thought up to make their comic strips funny. Very creative, indeed. This week, we will begin a brand new painting/collage project as well as a 3-D project. It will be a very busy week in the art room!

May 9th-May 13th

Sixth grade students will continue working on the cartooning unit until the end of the week. Each student has a choice to either create a comic strip with their own unique characters or design a comic book cover in the style of Marvel or DC comics. They will continue to work on their rough drafts, then move on to their final copies with marker and colored pencils.