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Grade 1/2 Monster Hands

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Art Education

Tracing a Hand Can Make a Monster The grade 1/2’s are a big class, full of enthusiasm and energy. The idea that they could draw their own creatures/monsters using the outline of their hand as a starting point caused more … Continue reading →

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Grade 3/4 Ted Harrison Project

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Art Education

Fall 2010 / In the Style of Ted Harrison I showed the students some examples of Ted Harrison’s work,  the way he divides the areas and shapes in his paintings, simplifying elements.  We then went onto a discussion about perspective … Continue reading →

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Grade 2/3 Portraits

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Art Education

Student Portraits In conjunction with some self-reflective writing they were doing at the time, I had the grade 2/3’s do ‘head shot’ portraits of a partner in class.  I started things off by demonstrating with a portrait of their teacher, … Continue reading →

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