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What we've been working on!...
What we've been working on!...
May: Optical Illusions!
May: Optical Illusions!
May: Nature Observation Drawing
May: Nature Observation Drawing
May: Balloon Dogs... In a Museum- Inspired by: Jeff Koons
May: Balloon Dogs... In a Museum- Inspired by: Jeff Koons
Our new artist of inspiration is Jeff Koons. Jeff Koons is an American artist who currently works in New York City. While Jeff Koons makes many different kinds of art, he is widely known for creating large metal balloon dog sculptures. To make our balloon dogs we practiced tracing, cutting, and gluing. We learned about adding highlights and shadows to make objects look round, or 3D. For our backgrounds, we created our own museums using oil pastel, marker, and crayon. We used texture rubbings for the design of our walls and we even learned how to use perspective to create the Illusion of space. We hope our balloon dogs are a "highlight" to your day!
National Standard: (VA:Cr3.1.2a) Discuss and reflect with peers about choices made in creating artwork.
National Standard: (VA:Cr3.1.2a) Discuss and reflect with peers about choices made in creating artwork.
April: Alma Thomas inspired Landscape
April: Alma Thomas inspired Landscape
This month we created landscapes inspired by Alma Thomas. Alma was born in Georgia, took her first art class at the age of 15, and taught art to students for 35 years! Alma is known for using unique, brick shaped brush strokes and vibrant colors in her art. She said her goal was to make artworks that made people happy and were "pleasing to the eye". For this project, we picked a landscape of our choice and drew it on a large piece of paper. We thought back to our landscapes from last year to help grow our knowledge. Typically, we think about adding details to a landscape while drawing, but this time we had to remember NOT to add too many details. The details in this landscape come from the brush strokes. The second step was to paint the landscape with a light watercolor wash. Lastly, we used small, square brushes to carefully fill the landscape with brush strokes. We thought hard about the placement of our brush strokes so they were pleasing to the eye. We hope our landscapes bring you happiness today!
National Standard: (VA:Cr2.1.2a) Experiment with various materials and tools to explore personal interests in a work of art or design.
National Standard: (VA:Cr2.1.2a) Experiment with various materials and tools to explore personal interests in a work of art or design.
Portfolios!
Portfolios!
February/March: Abstract Portraits, Inspired by: Pablo Picasso
February/March: Abstract Portraits, Inspired by: Pablo Picasso
We have begun a new project inspired by Pablo Picasso. Pablo Picasso is a Spanish artist who lived to be 91 years old. He was one of two artists to invent the art style known as Cubism. Cubism is a type of abstract art. In this style, Picasso tried to show an object from all its angles on one 2D surface. Artworks made in the cubist style are broken up into different shapes. For this project we took inspiration from Pablo Picasso's popular portraits. To make our portrait, we utilized overlapping to create interesting details on our faces. Believe it or not... all of our portraits have 5 facial features: 2 eyebrows, 2 eyes, a nose, and a mouth (some have ears!). See if you can spot them! The materials we used were rulers, tracer shapes, paint markers, sharpies, Crayola markers, & crayons. We hope our cubist portraits inspire you "smile" today!
National Standard: (1a VA:Cr3.1.2a) Discuss and reflect with peers about choices made in creating artwork.
National Standard: (1a VA:Cr3.1.2a) Discuss and reflect with peers about choices made in creating artwork.
February: "Be Unique" Paper Weaving
February: "Be Unique" Paper Weaving
For this project, we were inspired by weaving. We created a paper weaving that focuses on pattern. First, we created the loom; this is the base structure for our weaving. Next, we used paper strips to weave "over, under, over, under" to create a checkered pattern. It's important to remember that if the first strip starts over, the second must start under. Finally, we used our creativity and imagination to create 2 symbols. However... just one of each of the symbols we drew is different from the rest. See if you can spot the one that is unique in each weaving pattern!! We tried our best as artists to draw the symbols over and over again as close to the same as possible, so that the "odd one out" can be found. We hope our weavings inspire you to use your artist eye today.
National Standard: (VA:Cr1.2.2a) Make art or design with various materials and tools to explore personal interests, questions, and curiosity.
National Standard: (VA:Cr1.2.2a) Make art or design with various materials and tools to explore personal interests, questions, and curiosity.
December/January: Treehouses!
December/January: Treehouses!
For this project we worked as multi-media artists. We started by using cardboard and masking tape to build the walls and roof of our houses. Our houses are 3D objects; they are almost the form of a cube. We know that a cube has 6 square sides, but our cube only has 5 because we built a roof on top! In total, our house was built using 5 squares, two rectangles, and two triangles. Next, we used Paper Mache to 1) create a smooth painting surface and 2) to make our houses strong and sturdy. Finally, we painted them using our imaginations and created the tree trunks to support our houses using clay. We hope our treehouses help you "grow" today!
National Standard: (VA:Cr2.2.2a) Demonstrate safe procedures for using and cleaning art tools, equipment, and studio spaces.
National Standard: (VA:Cr2.2.2a) Demonstrate safe procedures for using and cleaning art tools, equipment, and studio spaces.
November: "How Do We Get Ideas?"
November: "How Do We Get Ideas?"
Our second graders collaborated as table teams to brainstorm ideas and themes for their self-directed artworks. They created individual sketches, edited them by adding or removing details, and then created finished works using tempera cakes and oil pastels. Through brainstorming, students learned about their peers Likes and interests. We had so much in common! This was our first experience independently choosing what our project would be. We are learning to work like true artists in the studio. Turning and talking with peers gives us the confidence to experiment and express ourselves. We hope our artworks help you spark new ideas today. Great job second graders!
National Standard: (VA:Cn10.1.2a) Create works of art about events in home, school, or community life.
National Standard: (VA:Cn10.1.2a) Create works of art about events in home, school, or community life.
October: "POP" out! - 3D Paper collages inspired by Roy Lichtenstein
October: "POP" out! - 3D Paper collages inspired by Roy Lichtenstein
This month we learned about a Pop artist named Roy Lichtenstein. Roy Lichtenstein was an artist from America who made art for comic books. Here are the ways we took inspiration from Roy's art: 1) Ben Day dots!, 2) Primary colors, 3) starburst and bubble shapes, and 4) bold words/letters. We decided to make our artworks different than Roy Lichtenstein by making them 3-dimensional. They actually "POP" off the paper! To do this, we learned about three different building techniques: accordion fold + glue stick, pipe cleaner spiral + tape, foam shape stack + bottled glue. We hope our 3-d projects add a little POP to your day today. Great job second graders!
National Standard: (1a VA:Cr3.1.2a) Discuss and reflect with peers about choices made in creating artwork.
National Standard: (1a VA:Cr3.1.2a) Discuss and reflect with peers about choices made in creating artwork.
September/October: "No Place for Hate" Silhouettes
September/October: "No Place for Hate" Silhouettes
In the art room this month we participated in an activity that was school wide! Our friends, siblings, neighbors, and family group members have been working on the same project. We've loved checking in on their progress during class, and learning more about one another. This year, SES is taking part in No Place For Hate, a program that promotes kindness, inclusivity, and belonging among many other things. We will be collaborating on No Place for Hate activities throughout the year here at SES, but our very first activity was this one!
We created silhouettes of our profiles by thinking about the features that makes us who we are (nose, mouth, chin, hats, hair, glasses, bows, etc.!). Inside of our silhouettes you will find some of the things that are meaningful to us. We found began to notice the many similarities and differences we have across our school and celebrated them both. We talked about the foods we eat, sports we play, family members we have, animals we love, countries we come from, holidays we celebrate, languages we speak, games we play, and more. Finally, we experimented with water colors to fill our background space and finish our works for our multi-colored hallway display.
We hope our silhouettes help you connect to what is special to you!
National Standard: (VA:Cr1.2.2a) Make art or design with various materials and tools to explore personal interests, questions, and curiosity.
National Standard: (VA:Cr1.2.2a) Make art or design with various materials and tools to explore personal interests, questions, and curiosity.
Warm Up: "What Do Artists Do?"
Warm Up: "What Do Artists Do?"
To warm up their creative brains, our second graders collaborated on a mural that tells the story of what they think artists actually do. First we brainstormed, then we designed and created. Since we are all artists, we simply had to think about what WE do. in our eyes, artists do so many things. We hope our mural brings a rainbow into your day today. Great job second graders!
National Standard: (VA:Cr1.1.2a) Brainstorm collaboratively multiple approaches to an art or design problem.
National Standard: (VA:Cr1.1.2a) Brainstorm collaboratively multiple approaches to an art or design problem.
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