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…
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…
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…
Modigliani Style Portraits
There are several sites that show this lesson idea – portraits in the style of Modigliani. I got my inspiration from deepspacesparkle.com. Students love blending colored chalks together, and it really comes alive on black paper. afaithfulattempt.com also emulates Modigliani…
Georgia O’Keefe Inspired Collage
Our class spent some time looking at work by Georgia O’Keefe. Using some of the borrowed skulls and bones from the science department, we did a drawing study of bones. Trying out various techniques including hatching, cross-hatching, stippling and blending…
Day of Dead Wax Resist Skulls
We looked at the Mexican holiday of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) and looked at sugar skulls made for holiday for inspiration. Then students created their own design for a skull in their sketchbook. From this plan,…