In conjunction with their Science focus on desert habitat, the 2nd/3rd grade students created these landscapes in the Art Studio. They painted vibrant suns in warm colors and then blended cool colors to make dramatic desert skies. They added sandy terrain using collaged wallpaper and chose to add other relevant flora, fauna, animals and more to the scene.
In Art Class, we looked at the art of American Pop Artist
Wayne Thiebaud who liked to paint everyday objects, like cake. The students
created a cardboard cake slice shape and then used a mix of paper pulp and
plaster to give the cake texture. Then they painted their cakes and some chose
to add model magic treats, while other dripped on icing and and added other details.
They look delicious!!
The Fourth graders explored masks from different cultures.
They created a textured mask shape from a clay slab and added silly facial
features. After the clay was fired, the students colored with oil pastels and
then painted with black paint that they quickly rinsed to fill-in the textures.
Finally, the students could add a gloss coating, yarn, wire and/or beads.
