6th and 7th Grade
Exploration of many kinds of media, culture, history, and techniques for a well-rounded art experience. Media may include but is not limited to drawing (including pencil, charcoal, colored pencils, oil pastels, chalk pastels...), painting, sculpture, ceramics, and digital art.
Painting (8th grade elective)
Focused specifically on paint as media, students will explore painting created throughout art history and traditional methods, as well as modern techniques. Types of paint may include but are not limited to watercolor, ink, acrylic, tempera, creating paint pigments from natural sources such as plants/fungi/charcoal...
Sculpture and 3D Art (8th grade elective)
Exploration of art that can be felt, relief or fully in the round. Exploration may include but is not limited to ceramics, functional art, paper quilling, sculpting with cardboard/paper/wire, yarn paintings...
Nature-Themed Paper Quilling
Color Theory Name Sculptures
About me
This is my 17th year teaching art and I was in middle school myself when I first had the desire to become an art teacher.
Some of my favorite art styles/materials include photography, photo manipulation, watercolor painting, Zentangle/doodle drawings, charcoal drawing/painting, and pour painting. When I create my own art, I often use mixed-media, meaning I use more than one technique on each piece. Many of my personal pieces incorporate words within them.
Resources
General Art (6th and 7th grades)
6th and 7th Grade General Art
Instagram: @artwithlarkin