Intermediate Art
Students in the Intermediate level will have art once a week for an hour. We will continue to use our knowledge of the Elements of Art while focusing on the Principles of Design. Art will be displayed in the hallways and dimensional items will be displayed in the library windows. Projects will include 2-D and 3-D artworks, a bit of art history, playful contemporary art, and some architecture around the globe.
Students will practice drawing skills and concepts to strengthen their art foundation. It is nice for them to look back at their year of drawing and see their drawing skills improve and confidence in drawing grow. They have also come to love the drawing challenges o they can continue to practice and apply their drawing concepts knowledge.
Third Graders
Fiber Art Dream Catchers
Third graders started their first weaving project using yarns to weave on their paper plate looms. When finished weaving they tied on pieces of yarn with beads and feathers to finish their colorful pieces.
Origami
Third graders learned about the Asian art form of origami beginning with a cat, then a fish, and onto a Samurai Helmet. Part of their excitement was attempting the challenge to see who could make the smallest piece. The smallest helmet only fit on the tip of a pencil.
Third graders painting small animals that can make their homes in trees.
Painting lessons also focus on using different tools to paint with, trying different brushstrokes to create textures, and learning how to mix colors.
Practicing how to work smart in art class, especially when trying to paint small details and finding that a small brush works best.
Fourth Graders
Origami Kimonos
Fourth graders used a wet on wet technique with water color paints to create their patterned paper they later folded into an origami kimono. Paper folded created the obi, and braided yarn completed the belt.
They were mesmerized by the painting technique and how it gave more meaning to their finished art work.
Fourth graders participated in the ABC Program at the St. Louis Art Museum and will do this again this school year. This was a fun field trip and the kids loved the docents that led their tours. Amazing Art Materials and Powerful Portraits were their focus. They did a great job answering their questions and building their confidence in their knowledge of the art world.
Creating pastel peacocks while practicing how to use color theory to make the peacock stand out from the background.
Fifth Graders
Kumihimo Braiding
Fifth graders learned about the Japanese fiber art that was used to originally decorate the sword hilts of the Samurai warriers. This braiding technique uses 16 strings that are organized on a loom. A simple braiding pattern created a thick round braid that they turned into bracelets.
Moonlight through a forrest
Fifth graders practiced their paint mixing skills to create a landscape that focuses on depth. Sfumato is the Italian term to describe the haziness of the layered background where far off objects appear to be fuzzy and lighter as if veiled in a layer of smoke. Tinting the blues and the browns of the trees helped them to pull off this special effect.
