"Every Child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." Pablo Picasso



Sunday, February 12, 2012

Art Inspired by Music

Studio Art with Mrs. Hopenwasser: Cut Paper Collage Inspired by Music: Grade 6 students explored the concept of drawing with scissors to create a color collage inspired by the theme of Music. We studied the cut-...

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Studio Art with Mrs. Hopenwasser: Cut Paper Collage Inspired by Music: Grade 6 students explored the concept of drawing with scissors to create a color collage inspired by the theme of Music. We studied the cut-...

Celebrating Black History Month




































Commemorating Black Americans/ painting with chocolate syrup


Students will work in teams to complete large scale monochromatic paintings in chocolate syrup.

1. Students will be broken up into groups of 2-4.
2. Finger painting paper will be given to each group of students
3. Students will be instructed to experiment with the chocolate syrup, working to get a variety of textures and values out of this experimental medium.
4. Each group will receive a pre drawn image of a notable African American person from history on finger painting paper and must determine the positive and negative areas- only positive areas are painted.
5. As we work we will discuss who the subjects of their portraits are and what we know about them.
6. Groups will also be given an additional piece of paper with the opportunity to create a painting of their own design
7. Students will complete one or more final compositions in their groups


Vocabulary: value, monochromatic, texture, organic /geometric shape, positive/negative shapes portraiture, additive/subtractive painting

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Alternative Materials Curriculum

FRUITY HOOPS!!!



Students learn about traditional mosaics as well as the elements of art and design while creating beautiful images out of cereal.


Some students chose printed mandala designs to fill in and decorate, while others created their own original designs (more photos to come.)


What I love about this project is that the students are given the opportunity to demonstrate great ingenuity and feed off of one another. One student may seperate the pieces by color, others may crush the cereal to create a new texture.


Students are learning about line, shape, form, color, texture, space, value in a hands on approach. This is a fantastic lesson for the reluctant art student or those who think they...enter that four letter word... can't draw.





















Alternative Materials Curriculum

PAINTING WITH CHOCOLATE!!!



Through this lesson my students are learning about the following ideas: monochromatic painting,value, positive and negative space, geometric and organic shape, additive and subtractive painting, texture, and how to communicate with one another and work as a team.

Not only are the students learning about art, but for the Black History Month Portrait series, they are learning about history and social studies as well. A fun and tasty intecurricular activity.

The outcome has been Astounding! The students and staff alike have all been having a blast painting with this suprisingly versitile alternative material.