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Tag Archives: Assemblages
Cardboard Abstractions
Grade 2/3 Sculpture Construction I am really likin’ this project. Definately a ‘do-again’. These are built as three dimensional pieces, but some of them look quite different and wonderful when photographed from above. This flattens the image, but I have … Continue reading
Posted in Art Education, Grade 2/3 Art Projects
Tagged Assemblages, Cardboard, Sculpture, Upcycle/Recycle
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Starry Night / Advent Banners
Grade 6 / Starry Night over Bethlehem I was asked to do something for Advent with the grade 6 class at St. Michael Catholic School. So I started with a reading from the Gospels, describing the star that marked the … Continue reading
Posted in Art Education, Grade 5/6 Art Projects
Tagged Assemblages, Drawing, Oil Pastels
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There’s a Snake in the Grass! / Beginner Weaving
Grade 2/3 Paper Weaving Duration: 2 double classes First off, BIG thanks to Deep Space Sparkle artblog for this lesson idea. Deep Space Sparkle was the first Art Ed website I used to cruise, and it sent me off in … Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, Assemblages, Oil Pastels, Weaving
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What if a Giant SOMETHING Came to Town?!
Grade 2/3: A Lesson in Perspective Duration: 1 1/2 double periods We were talking about creating the illusion of distance and space using the relationship between size and fore, middle, and background. What is the difference in the size of … Continue reading
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Tagged Assemblages, Drawing, Perspective
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Paper Masks and More
Grade 5 Paper Masks: Symmetry, Repetition, Layering Part I. This was an extremely popular project I did with two classes in two schools. It spanned several week’s work, but the processes and results were well worth the investment of class … Continue reading
Posted in Art Education, Grade 4/5 Art Projects, Grade 5/6 Art Projects
Tagged Assemblages, Sculpture, Upcycle/Recycle
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2011/12 Art Challenge #4
Make me SOMETHING using 6 toilet paper rolls. That’s what I said. Actually, what I first said involved 8 toilet paper rolls. But the day after I set the challenge, a whole SWHACK of kids showed up in the … Continue reading
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