Art

September 14: For our first project we learned about the glass artist Dale Chihuly and how glass art is made.

Activity: We will be created a schoolwide project of a colored “glass” chandelier inspired by Chihuly and his glass sculptures.

1. Find any cylindrical plastic bottle. A water bottle is best, but you can use a 2-liter soda bottle, a milk jug, a peanut butter container, etc… *ALL CONTAINERS MUST BE CLEANED OUT WITH SOAP AND WATER FIRST. Chihuly used bright colors in his colored glass. We will be studying the color concepts of “Warm” and “Cool”/cold color groups. WARM colors remind us of the sun and fire. They are colors like red, yellow, orange, pink. COOL colors remind us of cool/cold water, grass, and a grape popsicle. They are colors like blue, green, and purple.

2. Try to make either a "warm" colored bottle or a "cool" colored bottle. Use any permanent or semi -permanent art media to decorate. “Media” is the art material used to draw or paint on the plastic bottle. Examples of permanent or semi-permanent materials are Sharpie Markers, oil pastels, acrylic paint, and enamel paint. You may decorate by putting the paint inside of the bottle and shake or simply apply on the outside of the bottle. You may use patterns such as dots stripes, or spirals just like Dale Chihuly!

3. Once finished and dry, give to Mrs. Adams to see and to add to the school chandelier. Good luck and have fun!