8th Art

Welcome to art class with Mrs. Newell! You are a masterpiece! My hope for you in art this semester is that you will enjoy doing the assignments and that they will encourage you in your pursuit of self as well as allow you to challenge and encourage those who see your art.

If you have a question regarding your art assignment, please email me at ajnewell@rcsnm.org. I will do my best to answer your questions and help you get your work done.

Art Introduction

Watch the video to learn about me and my expectations for you in art this semester. When you are finished, you can respond on Seesaw. Click here to get to seesaw.

You Are God's Masterpiece. Due March 12

This week we will begin working on a major project. There is a lot of choice in this art work.

You choose your materials. You choose your design. You choose how hard or easy it will be. You choose the message along this theme: What does it mean to be God's Masterpiece? You are loved. You were created in the Creator's image. You are a Masterpiece!

You Are God's Masterpiece. Due March 12

I expect to hear from you on flipgrid these 2 things:

The basic idea of what your project will look like and the message in it.
The materials you will need to use for the art project.

Please post your ideas on flipgrid: https://flipgrid.com/4eaee3ba

ART February 22-March 12: Please continue working on your artwork entitled, "You Are God's Masterpiece." Not sure where to begin? Fill out this sheet.

What sort of media do you require? Will you paint? You will need watercolors and watercolor paper. Will you draw? You will need paper and charcoal, pencil, pen, sharpie or crayons. Will you sculpt something? You will need toothpicks or clay or paper mache'.

Step 1: Make a plan for what your work will be like. This is harder than usual, because I usually create the plan, now you will have to do it.

Step 2: Gather your materials. Get your own stuff or ask for it. I can help provide almost everything you might need.

Step 3: Get to work! You have the next week before spring break to finish this work.

How to Present your Masterpiece

3/22/21

We are going to present our work in class. Online students, please choose a time to join the eighth graders at school! We have class from 9:00am to 9:50am every day this week. Choose a day and then join via Zoom!

Monday, March 22, 2021 9am (click on the link)

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 9am (click on the link)

Thursday, March 25, 2021 9am

Collage Animal

3/31/21

We will start on a fun collage project this week. You will receive some paper and a template from me in your red art folder. The off-white papers are for the painting and coloring that will be torn apart. Use the template to draw the face on the small square of paper. After you have all the parts, you will assemble them. Glue everything onto the colored paper.

4/16/21 Making a clay whistle

You will need some clay and water and a few tools, like two popsicle sticks and maybe a cloth for the table while you work. I will include several links to youtube videos that have make a working ocarina and you can watch my introduction. Take your time, try it more than once and maybe it will work. I will give extra credit to anyone who has a clay whistle that does more than just blow air! Have fun, this is a difficult skill and I do not expect you to get it right the first time.

Send your dried clay whistle (greenware) back in a box with some cushioning, so we can fire it and you can paint it, too!

My Ocarina works!

For students who haven't seen Mrs. Newell make an ocarina that works, tenth time is the charm! My ocarina works at last! (I had a good feeling about it.)

Here are a few links to the sites I have used for making a clay whistle/ocarina:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Eswl8SSywzA

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jDTjkhldZ-0

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PIh9qT1muEk&t=671s

4/23/21 Landscape painting

First, go outside and sketch into place your landscape. Choose a spot and draw for 20 minutes. Take a picture for reference, if you need it. Put onto paper your sky, land and buildings or trees, or whatever you see there. Tips: Draw in the middle of your paper, not the bottom. Save the details for painting, just get the main elements in place.

How to start painting

Once you have the drawing in place, watch the two videos and get started painting. You will need:

Tempera paint OR Acrylic paint (they act a lot alike, are about the same price, but tempera is washable).
Water, brushes and time.
Paint the large areas with sand, sky, water and road first, then move on to the houses, cars, people and plants.

5/10/21

Symbolism

Have you ever heard the saying, "A picture is worth a thousand words?" Well, that is the point in symbolic art. We are going to take a look at making art that represents an idea, but isn't necessarily realistic. For example, the school calendar is full of art that represents the ideas your teachers and cooks and bus drivers and administrative staff desire for you. They aren't all words. They are pictures of being creation keepers, truth seekers and wells of hope.

Art is a great way to use ideas and get a point across without making people read too much. And you are going to take your idea, express with pictures, shapes, colors and movement write a thousand words.

Day 1: Fill out this worksheet about symbolism.

Day 2: Draw a sketch of your own idea.

Day 3: Pick up your art supplies at the Fellowship Hall or off the bus and get started putting your drawing on paper.

Day 4: Paint in your picture with watercolor. Post the image on Seesaw.

Mixed Media Psalm Illustration

5/24/21

This is our last week of art! We are going to finish with a psalm. Choose one from the Bible. If you don't have a bible, you can read from this list here.

Using more than one media (watercolor, chalk, tempera, markers, crayon, colored pencil) you will illustrate what the psalm is and then write the words of the verse over it. Use the paper provided and then a wet on top of a dry media or a dry media first, then a wet media relief over it. Watch the video for some ideas.

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