Winter Y trees in warm and cool colors

In the Art Room the 2nd and 3rd grade students learned how to draw “Y” trees by watching a YouTube video and then a demonstration. They did a masterful job with a limited color palette of either warm or cool color oil pastels and then the opposite color for their watercolor backgrounds. 

clay looms

The 6th graders made looms out of clay and added lots of texture to them. They used craypas, watercolor paints and gloss medium to create color and sheen. Then the students strung a loom through the holes and wove in the round to create radial designs. 

Middle School Art Club Participates in the Memory Project

I learned about the Memory Project while at a summer Art Educators' Conference. The organization provides photos of young refugee children for students to create realistic portraits and then returns them back to these children who have nothing much of their own. This felt like a huge responsibility for my students who took this challenge very seriously but they didn't give up. The charity sent us a video of the recipients-Rohingyan refugees who are now living in displacement camps in Bangladesh who now have a tangible image from their childhood.   

                     

ROY G BIV Rainbow Boot Camp

In the Art Room, the TK students learned all about the colors of the rainbow and the ROY G BIV order. We have been painting and experimenting with all things rainbow.  We used markers on color diffusing paper, painted with tempera, watercolor and foam paints, mixed colors to make more colors, wove rainbows and collaged rainbow creations. These were on display in school and then the Greenwich Library. We even learned a song about our friend Roy G. Biv. They Might Be Giants - Roy G Biv (official TMBG video) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf33ueRXMzQ

Ceramic Greek Vases

This year the 5th graders made ceramic vases for their Greek Symposium. We learned about Greek Art, especially the vases and the stories they told on the facade. Each student traced a vase shape onto a red clay slab. They added narrative images and typical Greek patterns. They attached their vase shape to a small slab vase and base. After their pieces were fired, they were able to add details using neutral colored glazes.

                       

CANtastic Art

The 7th graders turned “trash into treasure” by transforming smashed soda cans into unique works of art. We looked at examples of artists’ work from smashed cans for inspiration.  The students chose a can and like Michelangelo staring at his marble from all angles, they got inspiration to create. They used acrylic paint, sharpies and collage supplies to make these whimsical pieces.

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Carmel Rocks

To kick the school year off, every teacher and student picked a value on which to focus. They painted their rocks and then wrote their value on the their rock. All the rocks have been placed at our entrance in the Carmel Academy Rock Garden.