Gustave Klimpt was the famous artist that we studied for this project. His Tree of Life painting inspired us to create our own trees that will later have symbols on them representing elements of our lives such as family, pets, hobbies, etc... First our artists used watercolors to create a colorful background and then created their trees with black tempera paint.
Our second and third grade artists have been studying the artwork of famous artist, Henri Matisse...especially his collages. We learned that he loved to use geometric and organic shapes and was not afraid of color. Second grade artists created their own collages using secondary colors and our third grade artists were asked to choose either warm or cool colors to use. These are looking fantastic!
They're all glazed up and looking beautiful! Our second grade artists created these "Taco Fish" using terra cotta clay and a variety of texture tools. They are formed in the shape of a taco with fins, eyes, and a tongue added for detail. Great job, second graders!!!
In our first grade art classes we read a book by Faith Ringgold titled "Tar Beach." In it, a little girl uses her imagination and pretends that she can fly over her favorite places in the city where she lives. Before the story was a book, it was actually a quilt! That's right. Faith Ringgold is not only an author, she is also a quilt maker. She created a quilt title "Tar Beach" with the story sewn right into the fabric. Our first grade artist were asked to create their own story quilts by drawing a picture of themselves flying over a favorite place. We then used patterns paper squares to create the effect of sewn cloth squares around the edges. They look fabulous!
