Map Drawings from Home to School
(Blackberry Creek 10/12/12)
Part 2 glue self portraits - Adding Chalk Pastel
(Blackberry Creek 10/12/12)
(Laurel Creek 10/10/12)
Glue Self Portraits - "Here I am in October"
(Blackberry Creek 10/11/12)
Weaving #2 Black & White
Smaller scale papers begin to give students the practice in creating the "Over under" structure that will help with weaving smaller and smaller elements like yarn.
"If you add tape over the weaving you get another pattern."
Blackberry (Friday 9/28/12)
Learning to weave with Paper
Large scale paper weavings help students learn how to create a stable woven structure. The over under action of the side to side elements "the weavers" takes a bit of concentration and decoding.
blackberry weavers (Friday 9/21/12)
Light and Shadow #2
When students experiment with the projected light there is jumping, dancing, negotiating, conflict, cutting paper & trying out shapes, looking, wondering, making connections.
Blackberry Creek (9/19/12)
Laurel Creek (9/18/12)
Exploration of Light and Shadow
In addition to more experimentation with the overhead projector and digital projector we watched this video of hand shadows (9/18 & 9/19/12).
Monthly Self Portraits
Each week I "push-in" to the K/1 classrooms to introduce an art making experience. A tradition started 3 years ago is to have students make a monthly self portrait. Each K/1 classroom has a gallery wall that display the work throughout the year. In May each student brings home a portfolio of portraits.
This month is chalk pastel.
Blackberry students making their self portraits (9/14/12)
Laurel Creek finished portraits for September.
Exploring Light and Shadow
Students entered a darkened studio and gathered around an imaginary camp fire. We talked about how early cultures gathered around the campfire to tell stories of adventures of the day and history of the group. We listed sources of light that could create shadows. In front of a large projected light students interacted with the shadow of a projected image of a horse from the caves of Lascaux. We then switched to the light of overhead projectors and how to move and manipulate images and interact with
giant shadows.
Light
& SHADOW (9/11/12)
When asked
“What are some sources of light?”
Laurel Creek students generated a list
1st graders K’s
Sun Sun
Fire Moon
Oil
lamp Stars
Moon Light Bulbs
Candle Heart
Candle
Flashlight
TV
Light up shoes
Laurel K/1 Students exploring light and shadow.
Light & SHADOW (9/11/12)
Blackberry Creek students generated a list
1st graders K’s
Sun Outside
Torch Sun
Fire Electricity
Electricity Light bulb
Lightening Fire
Candle Stars
Flashlight Moon
Mirror
– reflecting light
Lighter
Moon & stars
Shell Sorting and Patterning (Sep 2010)
this was the first work K/1 students engaged in as part of the 2010/2011 studio time.
