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Sun Valley Students!
Sun Valley Students!
Kris Castle and I would love to see how creative you are!
Kris Castle and I would love to see how creative you are!
"Virtual" Art of Sun Valley 2020!
"Virtual" Art of Sun Valley 2020!
June 1, 2020
June 1, 2020
Come enjoy a walk through our school-wide gallery of students’ artwork.
Come enjoy a walk through our school-wide gallery of students’ artwork.
Can you find the "Hens" by 3rd grade?
Can you find the "Hens" by 3rd grade?
Dance to the beat of "Crab Rave" as you enjoy colorful quilts by 5th. Let’s go!
Dance to the beat of "Crab Rave" as you enjoy colorful quilts by 5th. Let’s go!
Sequence #1(2).compressed.mp4Let’s Draw Flowers Close Up with Ms. Castle!
Let’s Draw Flowers Close Up with Ms. Castle!
May 18, 2020
May 18, 2020
- The artist inspiration for this project is America artist Georgia O’Keeffe.
- The artist inspiration for this project is America artist Georgia O’Keeffe.
- She was known as the “Mother “ of American Modernism
- She was known as the “Mother “ of American Modernism
- Modernists combined both abstract design and realism in art.
- Modernists combined both abstract design and realism in art.
- She was the first woman artist to have a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1946.
- She was the first woman artist to have a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1946.
- She used color and shape and scale in unexpected ways.
- She used color and shape and scale in unexpected ways.
- What colors and shape will you choose for your flower?
- What colors and shape will you choose for your flower?
Georgia O' Keeffe.compressed.mp4Sketching the Bridge
Sketching the Bridge
May 11, 2020 (4th/5th)
May 11, 2020 (4th/5th)
- The Golden Gate Bridge is an engineering marvel.
- The Golden Gate Bridge is an engineering marvel.
It’s a suspension bridge. The main cables suspend --hold up, the deck or roadway. The steel cables are strong but flexible in the windy conditions near the bay.
It’s a suspension bridge. The main cables suspend --hold up, the deck or roadway. The steel cables are strong but flexible in the windy conditions near the bay.
- The color is called International Orange. It’s a color used in the aerospace industry.
- The color is called International Orange. It’s a color used in the aerospace industry.
Golden Gate Project.mp4-Art Deco comes from the French phrase “Art Decoratif”
-Art Deco comes from the French phrase “Art Decoratif”
- Besides architecture, ART DECO style can be found in other areas, such has furniture, jewelry, and automobiles.
- Besides architecture, ART DECO style can be found in other areas, such has furniture, jewelry, and automobiles.
- Remarkable geometric shapes are one of the most noteworthy aspects of ART DECO style.
- Remarkable geometric shapes are one of the most noteworthy aspects of ART DECO style.
- If you look closely you’ll notice the geometric chevron shapes on the Towers.
- If you look closely you’ll notice the geometric chevron shapes on the Towers.
Imaginary Garden
Imaginary Garden
May 4, 2020 (K/1st)
May 4, 2020 (K/1st)
Let's read a story with Ms. Castle! We'll have a visit to her growing garden -- then vroooom! Get out your toy cars and get inspired to dive paint into your own "finger-print garden", or try an imaginative collage. This project is suggested for kindergarten or first grade.
Let's read a story with Ms. Castle! We'll have a visit to her growing garden -- then vroooom! Get out your toy cars and get inspired to dive paint into your own "finger-print garden", or try an imaginative collage. This project is suggested for kindergarten or first grade.
Sequence #1.mp4Pop Art & Andy Warhol
Pop Art & Andy Warhol
April 27, 2020 (4th/5th)
April 27, 2020 (4th/5th)
Andy Warhol Good.mp4Earth Day Rocks!
Earth Day Rocks!
April 22, 2020 (All Ages)
April 22, 2020 (All Ages)
Here is a fun Earth Day art project. Make some art that rocks!
Here is a fun Earth Day art project. Make some art that rocks!
Earthday Rocks.mp4Cats by Laurel Burch
Cats by Laurel Burch
April 20, 2020 (K-3rd)
April 20, 2020 (K-3rd)
-Laurel Burch was a local American artist with a studio in Sausalito.
-Laurel Burch was a local American artist with a studio in Sausalito.
-She loved painting "fantastic felines" and animals filled with interesting patterns and bright colors.
-She loved painting "fantastic felines" and animals filled with interesting patterns and bright colors.
Laurel Burch Cat.mp4-Why did she love to paint cats?
-Why did she love to paint cats?
She had a health condition, which prevented her from being as active as other children, and she found comfort in being home with her pet cats.
She had a health condition, which prevented her from being as active as other children, and she found comfort in being home with her pet cats.
-Cats and animals became her painting inspiration.
-Cats and animals became her painting inspiration.
-What inspires your art?
-What inspires your art?
-The meaning of her work was largely to share nature's beauty, bringing together different cultures to talk about the communication with the Earth and all living creatures.
-The meaning of her work was largely to share nature's beauty, bringing together different cultures to talk about the communication with the Earth and all living creatures.
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