7th Grade
Sugar Skulls
Sugar skulls represented a departed soul, had the name written on the forehead and was placed on the home ofrenda or gravestone to honor the return of a particular spirit. Sugar skull art reflects the folk art style of big happy smiles, colorful icing and sparkly tin and glittery adornments.
Distort a Letter
Students will choose a letter of their choice, draw it as a block or bubble letter, then cut it up and reassemble it! This will create an abstract shape! They will then trace this shape repeating and overlapping on their final copy paper. They will proceed by coloring it using warm vs. cool colors.
Branding a Business
Work together in a group to come up with a business, logo, slogan and other things important to your business. Create a poster to present to the class.
Super Hero Self-Portraits!
PET PAINTINGS
Bring in a photo of your favorite pet or of your own pet! You can also submit it on the Google Classroom Assignment.
Mimbres bowls, produced by people living in the Southwest from the late 10th to early 12th century A.D., are renowned for the unique imagery found on their interiors. The black-on-white ceramics were often decorated with geometric patterns.
A pot found at Swarts Ranch depicts a hunter returning home with a deer.
ABSTRACT ART
Mason Jar Pastel
PORTRAITS!
Everyone will have a partner and they will draw each other! You can bring in your own photo of yourself for your partner to draw from! We will be learning how to draw from a reference photo!
What's important to you? A place?
Some objects?
What will you put inside of your Mason Jar?
Lost your Rules and Procedures paper? Download and Print it HERE.