Based on the Japanese technique of Hirameki, 2nd Graders are finding imaginations in paint blobs. Students get familiarize with painting routines and care while experimenting the variety in lines and shapes we can create from brushes and color washes. Then switches with a fellow classmate and draw on top to "make sense" out of the paint markings.
Kinders are celebrating Hispanic heritage month by cooking up tostones! Students explore tostones, a food enjoyed in many Caribbean and Latin American communities. Through drawing and paper sculpture, students learn how plantains change in color and appearance as they are prepared and cooked. Through out the project they focused on drawing curved lines, loop lines, wiggly lines, loops, and circles. There is also cutting, color layering, and composition.
Based on Uruguayan artist, he formed Constructive Universalism:
Art style that combines grids with ancient symbols
First Graders created their personal symbol to communicate what they want to share to others using lines, shapes, and a limited color palette of red, blue, yellow, white, and black.
Stay tune for their individual flashcards to create a school-wide grid inspired by Torres-García's Constructive Universal artwork.
His symbol means that he is a great swimmer.
This child's symbols communicates uplifting someone from the rain.