Rug Collages

I did this lesson with the 1st and 2nd grade. We talked alot about different lines and creating pattern. They were a lot of work for the students but they came out great.

Kindergarten Butterflies

Kimmy Cantrell Faces

The students love working with clay! We talked about Picasso's and Cantrells faces and applying the additive and subtractive methods. After they were fired they used oil pastels and dipped the "rearranged faces" into watered down black India ink. I love the way they came out! I found this lesson elsewhere online - so glad I did! Check out Kimmy Cantrells website.

Old King Cole

Old King Cole Was a Merry Old Soul, and a Merry Old Soul Was He

He Called For a Pipe, In the Middle of the Night

And He Called for His Fiddlers Three.

Every Fine Fiddler Had a Fiddle

And a Very Fine Fiddle Had He

Oh theres None so Rare, As He Can Comapre

With King Cole and His Fiddler Three.

My Kindergarten students have been doing a fabulous job in Art! The get so excited over the Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhyme lessons. We read Old King Cole and created King/Queen Self Portraits. In the previous year during my student teaching the students made watercolor-resist castles. Then we added small "If I were king and Queen" people and mythological creatures. They loved this lesson! We finished the lesson with some creative writing. They students had to complete the sentence"If I were a King or Queen I would have my subjects_________________" There were some fun responses!

 Self-Portrait Collages - Picasso Style!

The 3rd and 4th grade have been studying the art of  Pablo Picasso. They applied math and measuring skills to create symmetrical frames. Then they anaylzed and talked about Picassos cubist portraits to make their own self portrait collages. The chose a complimentary colors for the face.

Pumpkin Glow 2012

 This event was alot of fun! At my table we created a "Chain-o-Pumpkins" a  Every person was welcome to create pumpkin face then string it to the other chain of pumpkins. These look great on display in the schools main entrance.

Sketch Book Ideas

1.   Create a picture of your dream home.

2.   Draw a picture of outer space.

3.   Draw what you would see if you were a fish in the ocean.

4.   If you could be anywhere in the world where would it be? Draw it and fill the page.

5.   Draw yourself doing your favorite activity or sport.

6.   Create a scene from your favorite movie. Fill the page.

7.   Imagine that you can fly. Draw what you would see. Use lots of detail.

8.   Draw your favorite meal. 

9.   Create a picture of an amusement park.

10.Draw a picture of a layered cake.

11.Draw yourself doing something in 10 years.

12. Draw your favorite animal and where it lives.

13.Create a scene of your favorite band on stage. Fill the entire page.

14.Illustrate a day in the life of a cat, dog, fish, or monkey.

15. Draw a vase filled with different types of flowers.

16. Draw a portrait of your best friend as an insect.

17.  Draw a trip to outer space in your very own spaceship.

18.  An alien spaceship has landed in the backyard. Draw a picture of it.

19. Draw a picture of your house and yard, then draw a big dinosaur in the yard.

20. Create a scene of robots from the future.

21. Draw yourself as a famous person. Show what you’re famous for.

22. Draw a picture of the jungle and things inside the jungle.

23. Design a new album cover for your favorite band.

24.  Draw a sand castle on the beach.

25. Draw something under a magnifying glass (include the magnifying glass!)

26. Sketch your idea of what an alien might look like from a planet in outer space. Fill the page.