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…
More Animals in Winter Sweaters
Students found an animal of their choice, and lightly drew the head with a pencil. Thinking of hair/ fur and directional lines, students then drew over the portrait with different sizes of black marker. We discussed contrast, pattern and balance…
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,…
Birds on a Wire
We made these glass birds for an exhibit called “Birds On A Wire”. We started with researching some bird pictures, and getting a color scheme in mind. We drew up a plan for our bird, which included color scheme and…
Memory Project Portraits – Rohingya Children
We created portraits of Rohingya refugee children for The Memory Project. This is the second time I have done this with my art class, and again the process and results have been so rewarding. The Memory Project is a charitable nonprofit…