Not Starry Night

Every year the second grade artists create their own version of Starry Night. Althought the elements of the painting my resemble Van Gogh's classic work, there is a cypress tree, a village and a horizon line, the time of day and the weather has to be change.

Sunny Evening

Silent Midnight

Stormy Day

Snowy Morning

More Modern Greek Gods, Goddesses and Monsters

I love these, they make me crack up.  I am constantly amazed at the cleverness of the art students.

The students had to pick a Greek God, Goddess or Monster and put him in 2011.

Great job third grade artists!

Poseidon on the swim team

Medusa playing Wii bowling

Artemis wins first prize

Hades plays for the Miami Heat

Hades at Boy Scouts

Harpies as cheerleaders (the H is for Hawks)

A young cyclops playing with his (human) puppets.

All star wrestling champ Zeus.

Greek Art

Each year the students learn all about Greek vases, the classical order and the impact that ancient Greece has on our society- We make ceramic stamps to punch out Greek coins and decorate "black figure vases". But the favorite part is creating a portrait of a Greek God, Goddess or monster in 2011.  The third grade comes up with some fantastic ideas - here are just a few examples:

 Hades, unfinished

 Medusa, at the beach

 Zeus, playing for the Cubs (they could use him)

 Cyclops family

                                                                 A Harpie on Idol

Kindergarten Self Portraits

The kindergarten artists looked at a lot of examples of self portraits.  We discussed proportion, shape and color. We talked about  how our heads are ovals not circles, our eyes are football shaped, not circles, we learned that we have irises and pupils.  The kinder artists made collages on paper that we printed earlier with found objects.  I love the hats, jewelry, hair and mustaches in the work!

Collaborative weaving

The second grade artists are collaborating when they have free time.  They are weaving with found objects.  We looked at the art of a couple artists that weave with uncommon goods.  I can't wait till the pieces are finished.

Student work

Dixon Stetler

Elizabeth Morristte

                                                              

Even More Book Projects

The book projects are still nearing completion. I am amazed at the students variety of creations.

Flower Ring

Anna's fashionable feathered hat

A trio if dogs a la  Paste:   http://pastesf.com/index.html

A crown

High seas collage

The jewelry collection

Alli's doll

This artwork is an homage to the artist's grandmother who had bug collections.

More Paper Art

As the fourth grade artists finish up their work I was amazed at the artwork they created. Some of the work I never got a chance to see until they were finished, those students took the reins and worked independently. Other students needed technical direction on building, materials, and assembling. I manned the hot glue gun for anyone who needed it. This was such a fun project with exciting results. Everyone of the fourth grade artists created something really great.