Woven Hearts
This fun Valentine’s project took 2 lessons to complete. The first class we painted two sheets of watercolour paper in contrasting colors. In the second we cut the corners off one side of each paper to create a rounded end,…
Self-Portraits in Spray Paint
Students printed out a photo selfie, and used as a base to cut out sections in a plastic overlay with an exacto knife. Once these sections were cut out, they could be used as a stencil. The canvas board was…
Inspirational Person Gelli Print Collage
In preparation for this project, students researched an inspirational figure in their lives. Students then created a few ideas for a stencil, choosing their favorite one. Stencils were to represent the person they had chosen. Stencils were then cut our…
Printed Flowers in a Vase
This lesson in printmaking and drawing was adapted from one of my favorite art teacher web sites: http://arteascuola.com Students first painted a background for their flowers with tempera paint. They then carved various flower patterns into foam and cut these…
Dancing Camels
Inspired by the book Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker- Rees. Students practiced drawing realistic and cartoon camels before creating their own unique dancing camel final version. We then colored these camels with colored pencil. The background…
Copper Repousse
Students practiced pushing copper foil into various patterns using zentangle examples for inspiration. We also had different tools to create designs. The idea behind this project was to extend the pattern they created in the copper foil out onto the…
Masks
Students came up with a theme for their masks on their own, researched ideas and images, and then drew a plan in their sketchbook. These masks were created using a plastic face base. We then placed plastic wrap on the…
Silhouettes for Ramadan
We used several images of mosque silhouettes to inspire the black paper cut out. Students then used modpodge to attach the black paper to a transparent plastic used for overhead projections. Tissue paper was then cut or ripped and attached…
Zentangle Bunnies
Process The idea for this project came from wonderbarart.com on pinterest – there are a lot of projects out there similar to this one -with and without the glasses or other accessories. Grade 6 students traced a bunny template and…
Continuous Contour Line Portraits
To get a good understanding of continuous contour drawing, I like to watch Anna Stump’s video with the class. Students used mirrors, and create a continuous contour line portrait of themselves using permanent black marker and a large paper. Once…
