Students in grades kindergarten through second were shown landscapes painted by Vincent Van Gogh. We took pieces of chip board and made "paintings" with modeling clay. It was a workout with small hands, but the students were really into making their landscapes after they realized all the potential that modeling clay has. Mixing, making texture, and movement.
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Students created a creature with at least three features of another animal or creature. After drawing and writing about their creature students created a three dimensional version of their creature in paper mache. We looked to the artist Roberto Benavidez.
Fourth grade students created a creature with at least three characteristics of living animals/creatures. Student first drew their creature and then wrote about their creature. This final project gave them an opportunity to try sewing. students embraced this new skill.
These shadow boxes will be available for raffle at our art show the evening of March 24th, 6pm. These shadow boxes are a collaboration with our school students, secretary, and myself. They are created to fundraise for our art program at St Paul's Lutheran School.
In early January 2023 I began the huge endeavor of threading seven looms with seven yards of warp. This project was going to involve a school-wide effort to have every student weave on a loom. The end product is still to be determined. Each loom is threaded with a color; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and black and woven will the same color weft. ![]() Students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade really enjoy the hands on experience of making cloth. They like the activity of making something with their hands and a machine. They like switching the treadles, throwing the shuttle, and beating the beater. Students worked in pairs. We kept edges loose, to keep the width of the weaving the widest. (Good for constructing the larger collaborative piece) Updates later as we have about five more yards to go!!
![]() In our unit of study with Vincent Van Gogh students looked at his painting of Starry Night for inspiration for our woven stars. Our classed watched a video and they learned that Vincent Van Gogh used balls of yarn to experiment with color. Instead of using paint he used yarn which he could reuse each time he started a new painting. In our woven starry stars students used a variety of yellows, whites, oranges, and greys. These weavings will be displayed near our Starry Night inspired landscapes.
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AuthorI have a passion for the visual arts and love sharing it with others. I have enjoyed teaching all ages and love to incorporate art history and traditional disciplines as well as innovative ideas. Art is vital to who I am as a creator and educator. Archives
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