The grade 8 students had a phenomenal second quarter of art focusing on painting skills, and on goal #14 of the SDGs: "Life Below Water" After two days of skill building the students were ready to begin learning about the impact of plastic in our waterways. We watched the following shocking, yet inspirational videos and... Continue Reading →
The grade 7 students have successfully completed their painting unit. They began the process by brainstorming on Coggle.it- the traditions, values and beliefs of Vietnam. They considered for example: celebrations, foods, destinations, clothing, housing, transport, and landscapes. They considered and researched how Vietnam is perceived from a travel agent, artist and local. All documentation was collated... Continue Reading →
I have a new class of grade 6 students who have now been with me for a couple of weeks. This course is very exploratory, where the students complete a variety of tasks in different media in a short space of time. The first task was to draw a 1/2 and 1/2- face/ character/ animal... Continue Reading →
The grade 6 students began their first quarter of art looking at MOVEMENT in art. They used pattern, repetition, tone and colour to create their own optical artworks, that lead the viewer's eyes through the page. After discussing the difference between visual and physical movement they then chose an action (movement), which represented themselves. This... Continue Reading →
PART 1 I wrote EARLIER about the grade 8 students using composition, observation, and toning skills to complete these beautiful skeletons. PART 2 BACKGROUNDS AND TECHNIQUES. As an introduction to mixed-media the students were given 3 different techniques, step by step. Once they completed these small one-lesson tasks they were ready for part 3 of the final task which... Continue Reading →
I can't believe the first quarter is already over for grade 6. How quickly that time went! This post is a celebration of all the amazing things they achieved in such a short space of time. In 7 weeks they painted landscapes, photographed and sketched in the garden, made clay plaques and created stunning digital... Continue Reading →
The grade 6 students have been very busy in the art room. Not a minute is wasted! They have now completed their gorgeous Zentangle eyes. The students had to demonstrate an ability to: tone create movement add repeated patterns present work neatly Their results are fabulous. Digital Art and LifeCards Reflection Once that was complete they... Continue Reading →
Once again, we began with our digital sketchbook covers. The students took selfies from interesting angles using MovieFX, then they added the photo into Wordfoto. This allowed the students to enter words that described themselves and their interests. They then drew their names using graffiti. All the images were merged together in Superimpose. I love how... Continue Reading →
After traveling to Austria and seeing Friedensreich Hunderwasser's art and architecture in real life, I knew I wanted to teach a unit about him. There are so many reasons why we should be studying his work, ideas and inspirations! He had a fun, colourful, simplified, yet achievable style of art- suitable for all age levels. His... Continue Reading →
Our sketchbook covers are complete! After creating their digital art the students then created a graffiti name in their sketchbooks. They were assessed on overlapping letters, details, colouring and presentation skills. Some students pushed their work to a higher level by adding a shadow. The names were then photographed, and superimposed on top of their digital... Continue Reading →
My new grade 6 class has just joined me, and I couldn't be happier. They seem very keen to be in the art room and from what I have seen so far they are very creative. It's going to be a fantastic quarter! For their first task we used WordFoto, MovieFX and Superimpose to create these... Continue Reading →
Mrs Jardin's ART room 