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Category Archives: Art Education
There’s Treasure in Them There Waters
Grade 4: Pirate Treasure Chests, in Pencil This was a one-time class project, in preparation for the school-wide art fair. I had not worked with this class before, so I started with a quick demonstration in drawing … ice cubes! … Continue reading
Posted in Art Education, Grade 3/4 Art Projects
Tagged Drawing, Perspective
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Circle Abstractions
Grade 6/7/8: Drawing from Observation It is still early in the school year, and I wanted to stretch the class in their drawing skills by giving them a project that would require them to look closely at proportions, details, textures, … Continue reading
Posted in Art Education, Grade 5/6 Art Projects, Grade 7/8 Art Projects
Tagged Abstraction, Drawing, Pencil Crayons
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Enter Again, Notan.
Grade 4/5: Contrasts in Cut Paper Spring 2013 / Prince of Wales School
Posted in Art Education, Grade 4/5 Art Projects
Tagged Cut-paper Collages, Notan
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Raise Your Zentangle Hands!
Grade 4/5 Line Studies Spring 2013 / Prince of Wales School
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More Blue Dog
Grade 2/3: Animal Drawing and Painting This was a great class, full of enthusiasm – and so I was happy to bring along one of my favourite books to share with them, one that would provide the impetus for a … Continue reading
Posted in Art Education, Grade 3/4 Art Projects
Tagged Animals, Drawing, Painting
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Hands Down
Grade 5/6: Andy Warhol Hand Prints Another one-time art visit with a class (such a different way to work!), giving them a quick opportunity to kick it on the arty side of things … I introduced … Continue reading
Posted in Art Education, Grade 5/6 Art Projects
Tagged Cut-paper Collages, Hands, Printmaking, Warhol
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The First Letter of Your Name, Please
Grade 1/2: Tape Resist Paintings This was a first-time art lesson at this school, all in preparation for a school wide Celebration of the Arts. So, I started with this large and excited group of young students. Armed … Continue reading
Posted in Art Education, Grade 1/2 Art Projects
Tagged Letters, Painting, Resist
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Square Clay, Round Clay
Grade 6/7/8: Beginning Clay and Glaze Techniques It’s time for clay! We started with pinch pots in one class, and slab-built boxes in the other. In short, here are a few of the results. For the grade 6 class, I … Continue reading
Posted in Art Education, Grade 7/8 Art Projects
Tagged Clay, Pottery
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Apples in Watercolour
Grade 6: Still Life Paintings Time to try out some watercolour painting? There was some positive anticipation to be had for this one! I composed several still life variations using apples on a plate, photographed them, … Continue reading
Posted in Art Education, Grade 5/6 Art Projects
Tagged Fruit, Painting, Still Life
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Warholian Crayons
Grade 2/3: Crayons, Complementary Colours, & Andy Warhol I brought in a great big colour wheel, and we began to talk about complementary colours, and colours both hot and cool. I find it is helpful to give the hot and … Continue reading
Posted in Art Education, Grade 2/3 Art Projects
Tagged Colour, Drawing
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