Monthly Archives: March 2012

The Warp and the Weft: Weaving With Colour

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 2/3 Burlap Weaving Duration:  2 double classes After finishing their Snake in the Grass paper weaving project, the students were ready to tackle some weaving proper.  We did a quick review of the 3 W’s.  I told them that … Continue reading →

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There’s a Snake in the Grass! / Beginner Weaving

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 2/3 Paper Weaving Duration:  2 double classes First off, BIG thanks to Deep Space Sparkle artblog for this lesson idea.  Deep Space Sparkle was the first Art Ed website I used to cruise, and it sent me off in … Continue reading →

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Today, Our Sculpture Picnic.

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Art Education

We had a lovely day today with good friends on our way home from skiing in NY State:  on the recommendation of other good friends, we sought out Griffis Sculpture Park.  It is officially open from May through October, but … Continue reading →

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What if a Giant SOMETHING Came to Town?!

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 2/3:  A Lesson in Perspective Duration:  1 1/2 double periods We were talking about creating the illusion of distance and space using the relationship between size and fore, middle, and background.  What is the difference in the size of … Continue reading →

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Drawing Cylinders, Drawing Snakes

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 5 / Drawing Snakes The idea was to draw cylinders using a light source to render them 3 dimensional.  So, why not make them snakes?  Snakes coming out of the frame, even?! (Psst.  I found the idea at Fine … Continue reading →

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Op Art Goes Garlic!

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 5/6 Op Art Squares After an introduction to things Op, I had the class follow me in an exercise in drawing garlic cloves!  We had none to speak of in the classroom, but we packed them in our 4″ … Continue reading →

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Start with a Dot

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 1/2: This was a little free project at the tail end of a class.  We were finishing up another, and I had my daughter with me that day, sooo … I had Leah take the kids who were finished … Continue reading →

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Exploring Op Art / Doin’ the Wave

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 5 Op Art The grade 5’s were really jazzed to get at some art that messes with optics (they had been seeing some examples that I had posted on the board).  This one required some concentration on their part, but … Continue reading →

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The More of Paper Masks

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 5 Paper Masks:  Taking it Further Part II. Class 5 & 6.  Just when they thought they were finished with masks, I had them work with them one more time.  The teacher and I paired up the students, with … Continue reading →

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Paper Masks and More

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 5 Paper Masks:  Symmetry, Repetition, Layering Part I. This was an extremely popular project I did with two classes in two schools.  It spanned several week’s work, but the processes and results were well worth the investment of class … Continue reading →

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