Tag Archives: Assemblages

The 2014 Art Show Tour

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Art Education

Parliament Oak Elementary Art Show / June 2014 It has taken a while for me to post, but here are some of the artworks we did last year. It’s a quick look: Drawing Ribbon Letters           … Continue reading →

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Fall Leaf Plaster Prints

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Art Education

Grade 6/7/8:  Two Prints in One Fall 2013 / Parliament Oak School

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Stained Glass? Tissue, Actually.

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 2/3 :  Paper Collage for Windows This is a fun and easy one, with jewel-like results that the kids (and I) LOVE! Collage.  What is it?  What happens when we overlap different colours and shapes?  What happens when those … Continue reading →

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Pinwheels!

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Art Education

  September 21 was the International Day of Peace.  I came across the website “Pinwheels  for Peace” – too late to register BUT not too late to do it, even unofficially. And you know what?  The grade 3/4 class at … Continue reading →

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Space Exploration

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 2/3:   A 3-Step Method for Space Pictures We have a Canadian in space, blogging daily – so why not do a project that puts us there? (Sort of.) Class 1. After a brief introduction that got them thinking … Continue reading →

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Synthetic Cubism and Even More Guitars (and Violins!)

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Art Education

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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Remembrance Day Paintings

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Art Education

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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Tooled Foil Reliefs

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 7/8:  A Musical Interpretation Set in Aluminum Foil Session 1: It began with brushes and pots of black washes of paint, LOTS of big sheets of paper, and music.  I should say I mentioned some things like Dadaism, automatic … Continue reading →

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Dabbling in Surrealism

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 5:  Learning Surrealism, Constructing Pictures Session 1 I came to the class with an example of a picture I had created using magazine cutouts in the style drawing from an art and cultural movement known as Surrealism, that began … Continue reading →

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Tunnels of Weightlessness?

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 6:  One Point Perspective meets Op Art meets Surrealism – Whaa? This was a project that served to introduce some images and ideas that were new to the class, and to combine those with knowledge from projects already completed … Continue reading →

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