Soon you will see what 5th grade has been working on so diligently. For this project we spent nearly a whole day using the visual arts critique/investigation strategy called "See, Think, Wonder". We looked at the artwork of Jen Aranyi and investigated her art, its meaning, and materials. We noticed the only color was always in the sky, we thought about why she only chose subject matter showing nature/woods, and we wondered what led her to only draw/paint skies and nature. These visual thinking strategies guided students to dive deep into why artists create art. We then talked about what an entrepreneur is and about the virtual marketplace Etsy and how it can propel artists to share/promote/sell their art. Finally, we used very nice watercolor paper, created a border using painter's tape, and drew our own inspiration from nature. Lastly, students used analogous colors and a new painting technique to swirl their colors to make their sky look the way it does. I believe this project helped students see just how much beauty can be found in everyday life and hopefully they discovered they can create beautiful works of art just like Jen Aranyi.
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This project turned out incredible! For this project we explored the process of Gelli printing. Students selected two analogous colors as their base, printed, selected two more totally different colors, added stencils to the paint, and then printed a final time. The result is this really cool negative effect! I love love love these. Hope you enjoy the pictures.
5th grade talked about what a composition in art is. We compared it to compositions in music and in writing. A composition has a main idea, supporting detail, and it flows together nicely combining all the necessary elements. Students were told their composition needed to feature a pumpkin as their main idea, the rest of the details were up to them to create from their imagination, and the pumpkin itself needed to be collaged and contain highlights on the raised part of the pumpkin. Check out the pictures below! These are coming together better than I ever expected! Such creativity!
Hold on tight for this 5th grade project! We had a blast talking about contemporary graffiti artists, who we want to be when we grow up, and color schemes. These projects are going to be for the first Art Room fundraiser! Take a sneak peek below!
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful summer, I know I did! Well we are already 3 weeks in and have managed to complete 2 projects! We are on a roll! The following picture is the result of a collaborative mural every student in the school contributed to. Every student used the element of line to create patterns then colored their petal their class color. I put all the petals together to create a flower! The students loved this project and were very excited to see the end result. Keep being creative!
We have been working on jewelry making in 5th grade for several weeks now and I am blown away by their creativity. They love this project and I don't blame them. I have always enjoyed working with my hands. The feeling you get when creating something functional is like nothing else. Enjoy the pictures!
”My many colored days” read by a student volunteer for read across America. Every 5th grade will read this book today.
Today we started our jewelry making unit in 5th! I love this unit. It had such success at my previous school and I am so happy to introduce BSI students to another art related career, Jewelry making. Check out the beginning of our work.
did you miss the art show? #sadface it’s ok!!! I took pictures of every single artwork at the show and I’d have to say these are the most talented students ever! Enjoy the pictures! Art show save the date! |
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