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Category Archives: Art Education
Amate Paper Cutouts
Grade 4/5: Exploring Symmetry with Paper Cutouts The discussion began with the idea of symmetry and mirror image, and then we went on to looking at the Otomi people of east central Mexico (Pueblo region). The women produced paper bark … Continue reading
Posted in Art Education, Grade 4/5 Art Projects
Tagged Cut-paper Collages, Symmetry
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Blind Contour Gets Wired
Grade 6: Taking Contour Drawing Further In the class following the first blind contour drawings, we continued with drawing self portraits. Everyone got a mirror, and with fresh instruction about drawing from close observation – out came the Sharpies again. … Continue reading
Posted in Art Education, Grade 5/6 Art Projects
Tagged Drawing, Line Drawings, Self Portraits
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No Peeking: We’re Doin’ Blind Contour
Grade 6: Drawing Blind Contour I wish you could have seen the kids’ faces … I told them we were going to do some drawing BUT they had to do it in one continuous line (NOT lifting the pen from … Continue reading
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Tagged Drawing, Line Drawings
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Drawing a White Still Life
Grade 7/8: Using Pencil Shading Techniques / White on White After each student completed their shading line exercises, it was time to take that and apply it to a drawing. I set up an all white still life of basic … Continue reading
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Tagged Drawing, Pencil, s, Shading, Still Life
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3D Zentangles, Boxed
Grade 4/5 Altered Zentangle Drawings This was one of the first projects of the year, though I have only photographed them recently. It was going to be like a lesson I did in a previous year, but a couple of … Continue reading
Posted in Art Education, Grade 4/5 Art Projects
Tagged Doodles, Drawing, Line Drawings, Sculpture, Zentangles
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Sounds Like Christmas Bells!
Grade 2/3 Clay Pinch Pot/Bells We needed some seasonable fun, and those grade 2/3 faces were just the ones to receive it! (Plus, I was just so glad to get back to some kind of clay work) Class 1. There … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Clay, Musical Instruments
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Synthetic Cubism and Even More Guitars (and Violins!)
Grade 7/8 Drawn and Altered Collage Class 1. Moving on from their earlier lesson & project on Cubism, we spent some more time looking at images of the movement that evolved out of it: Synthetic Cubism. We looked at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Assemblages, Cubism, Cut-paper Collages, Drawing
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Three Guitars
Grade 5 & 6 Painting / Colours as Music Genre This project brought out some of the guitar heroes I didn’t even know about – it was very cool to hear from some of the kids who have been learning … Continue reading
Posted in Art Education, Grade 5/6 Art Projects, Grade 7/8 Art Projects
Tagged Colour, Drawing, Painting
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Remembrance Day Paintings
Grade 2/3 Poppy Fields This is the second time I have done this lesson over the years, but the first time predated this website. Just days before the school assembly honouring those who fought to keep our freedom, we did … Continue reading
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Tagged Assemblages, Landscape, Painting
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Ola! Mexican Guitars!
Grade 2/3: Drawing and Painting Guitars (2 double period classes) To start, I brought in a couple of visuals. Some pictures of brightly coloured Mexican guitars, along with the equally colourful musicians who play them AND my friend Brian’s custom … Continue reading
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Tagged Cut-paper Collages, Painting
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