Weekly Art Challenge – All Grades- Week 4 Hello Artists! How are you today? This week’s challenge is Animal Mashups. Materials: at least 2 pieces of White Drawing Paper (computer paper is fine) Pencil and Eraser Sharpie or Black Pen Coloring Supplies (crayons/markers/color pencils) Step 1: Get inspired. Look at these animal mashups to get your imagination going. Step 2: Sketch. Choose 2 animals to mashup. On a blank piece of paper practice combining the key features of both animals into a new animal. Sketch your new animal multiple ways. For example, if you choose a cat and a fish try sketching the cat’s head and fish tail. Then do another sketch of a fish head with cat paws and tail. Step 3: Draw your new animal. On a new piece of drawing paper lightly draw your new animal in pencil. Step 3: Draw the background/environment. Think about what kind of environment your animal would live in. If it has scales...
Art Week 6 Kindergarten and 1 st Grade Cereal art with Ms. Pattinger Do you eat cereal? What are some of your favorite cereals? Do you recycle your cereal boxes? Do you or have you used your cereal boxes for anything before? Michael Albert calls his cereal art Cerealism. Click on the link below and watch the 2 videos to learn about who he is and how he creates his art work. https://makezine.com/2020/04/08/maker-spotlight-michael-albert-aka-sir-real/ You will create a cereal box collage in the style of artist Michael Albert. This is also a great way to recycle which we know helps the environment. What message does this send to others when they see art is made out of something we use everyday? How does Michael Albert’s artwork make you think differently about garbage, recycling, and the consumer items we use everyday? Supplies You’ll Need Recycled materials (cardboard food boxes) Scissors Glue ...
Grade 3 – Week 3 – Nature Mandalas Andy Goldworthy With Ms. Kampson 1. Learn about Andy Goldworth and Land art by clicking the link. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRMpbWP5zO4gCEP9B_ehLdUlXRAZXVBBeDIPbZ5JJHhNVhkH9fGn9R0nO8vbm4C8aqERqXNDZpiJdnW/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=10000&slide=id.p 2. Gather your Materials. Go for a walk or wander around your backyard collecting items to use in your mandala. Bring a bag with you to carry your items. Pick up things like pebbles, acorns, leaves, stems, twigs, flowers, etc., you can find anything you think would look good. As well as interesting singular items, try to pick up multiple objects too. This way you will have enough items to go around the outside of your mandala. (If you cannot get outside you can still do this assignment indoors by using items gathered from around the house: like legos, crayons, silverware). 3. Choose a Location. Where will you build your mandala? If it is a windy...