August 29 - September 9

 Inspiration in the Art Studio

Inspiration

As artists, we need ideas!  And where do ideas come from?  What inspires us?  What sparks the idea for a new drawing, sculpture, or painting?  Where does the inspiration for your art come from? What do you care about or want to change?  What do you want to share with the world?

Inspiración

Como artistas, ¡necesitamos ideas! ¿Y de dónde vienen las ideas? ¿Qué nos inspira? ¿Qué despierta la idea de un nuevo dibujo, escultura o pintura? ¿De dónde viene la inspiración para tu arte? ¿Qué te importa o quieres cambiar? ¿Qué quieres compartir con el mundo?

THIS WEEK'S IMPORTANT WORDS:

INSPIRATION: the process of being mentally pushed to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.

INSPIRACIÓN: el proceso de ser empujado mentalmente para hacer o sentir algo, especialmente para hacer algo creativo.

IDEA: a thought or suggestion about what we can do or make

IDEA: un pensamiento o sugerencia sobre lo que podemos hacer o hacer

Ideas

Trash Art & Bordalo II

Bordalo II is an artist who uses trash and recycling to make art.  His "Big Trash Animals" idea came from his concern about the amount of trash we make and how it is harmful to the earth.  He makes animals out of trash to help people think more about how much trash we generate and how it is impacting our planet and the animals on it.

Painting Colors

September 5 - 9

THIS WEEK'S IMPORTANT WORDS:

mixed media: the use of different materials in one piece of art

técnica mixta: el uso de diferentes materiales en una obra de arte

collage: a piece of art made by sticking various different materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric onto a backing.

collage: una obra de arte hecha pegando varios materiales diferentes, como fotografías y trozos de papel o tela sobre un soporte.


Using Things Creatively to Collage

Ashley and Genesis used coloring pages but made them unique by cutting, gluing, and adding their own artistic flair!

For this mixed-media collage, Ms. Kannard used