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WHAT YOU SEE
The object of this project is to impress on the kids the necessity to “draw what you see,” “not what you know”, when copying a print or photo. One example I give the kids is, “You know that the animal … Continue reading
LENTEN CROSS
The Lenten season reminds us of the extreme suffering that Jesus offered up for our sins. This art project is meant to help us focus on this season of preparation for Easter. I saw some clip art that gave me … Continue reading
FOLK ART (AMERICAN)
The 5th grade class watched a PowerPoint presentation of folk art by American folk artists. Many of the artists were self-taught artists who wanted to tell a story, through pictures, about specific events depicting life in rural areas. Calendars with … Continue reading
MEXICAN FOLK ART
The beautiful colors and designs in Mexican folk art makes it a style that begs to be imitated. I made a Power Point presentation showing Mexican folk art. Since folk art is a primitive style, we are using the owl … Continue reading
ARTRAGEOUS
This is a project that the 5th grade look forward to. It’s a chance to be just outrageous in art class. We use magazine images to create Dali like art. The only rule to this is that what you see, … Continue reading
CUT PAPER OWL CRAFT
This was such a fun project that I was anxious to share it with you. When I was on vacation this fall, I found this owl decoration in one of the stores and thought it would make a nice art … Continue reading
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LEAF PLAQUE
This is a more involved project because white glue is used to outline the leaves and then it has to dry thoroughly before you can go on with the project. Also the brown paper sack has to be prepared for … Continue reading
BLACK ON WHITE SIMPLICITY
So we’ve been having a lot of fun with colored tissue paper painting, and now we have sheets of black tissue left and need a project to use them in. Looking at Google images, I can across a number of … Continue reading
