I am THANKFUL!

I want to begin this post in honor of Thanksgiving 2014 by just stating how THANKFUL I am to work with our students each and every day in the BES art room! I have the best job in the whole world teaching art right here in our great school with amazing students and the support of fantastic co-workers and families.

Now, here is an update on what we are working on in the BES Art Room... a glimpse into the life I am so thankful for!

Fourth graders are still pretending they are Virginia Colonists! Take a look at the weavings they are getting done... pretty beautiful!!

 

 

Fifth graders are moving on to the sculpture part on their figure unit. They have practiced drawing the human figure in proportion, with movement, and now using the elongated sculptures of Alberto Giacometti as inspiration for their gestured sculptures. Here are a few students working on their armatures... ask your fifth grader what the importance of an armature is when creating a sculpture. 

 

 

 

Third graders just finished their pumpkin patch landscapes! The big objective for this unit was for students to create the illusion of depth on their 2D paper surface. Ask your third grader what is one way they could create the illusion of depth in a 2D artwork and have them show you their techniques! I love how painterly and expressive these paintings are!

 

 

Color, laughter, and the creative thoughts of a child are what I get to be around and experience everyday. What's not to be THANKFUL for? :)

 

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!