We started this school year by learning about quilts. Each student in the school created their own quilt square from a paper cricle. They added lines, shapes, colors and patterns with construction paper crayons and markers. Next, they cut the circle into four pie shaped pieces. They planned their own composition and then all the squares were placed together.
Hello, my name is Amanda Wyse and I am the Art Teacher at Thurston. I look forward to meeting new families and seeing familiar faces. Students will work with a variety of materials in art this year. The curriculum includes the role of artists in society, recognizing art as a form of communication, and using the elements of art like line, shape, color, texture and space. Most artwork is saved during the year for displays and shows and will be sent home in June. I can be reached at [email protected].
We are always in need of the following supplies: Plain white copy paper Black Sharpie Markers brown paper grocery bags with handles masking tape clear tape cardboard tubes small boxes (smaller than a shoebox please) glue sticks crayola markers tissues (for cold and allergy season) Welcome back. We are making sketchbooks and starting projects. Next we will start our clay project for the year. Look at all of the wonderful learning that is happening in the art room! My goal is to finish up projects and send home a bundle of art either just before or just after the winter break. Remember, some art is saved for art shows and returned at the end of the school year. If your student's art is displayed you will get notified so you can visit the art show. We are running low on extra fine tip Sharpie markers, Crayola markers, metallic markers, white copy paper and clear packing tape. If you feel like making a donation, please send the supplies in with your student. Thank you! Students are busy creating all sorts of things in the art room! We used paint, glue, markers, and crayons in so many different ways. This slide show has pictures of many of the projects the students worked on in September and October. Hello, my name is Amanda Wyse and I am the Art Teacher at Thurston. I look forward to meeting new families and seeing familiar faces. Students will work with a variety of materials in art this year. The curriculum includes the role of artists in society, recognizing art as a form of communication, and using the elements of art like line, shape, color, texture and space. Most artwork is saved during the year for displays and shows and will be sent home in June. I can be reached at [email protected]. We are always in need of the following supplies: Plain white copy paper Black Sharpie Markers brown paper grocery bags with handles masking tape clear tape cardboard tubes small boxes glue sticks crayola markers tissues (for cold and allergy season) Old button down shirts (for paint smocks) Erstaz is a word that means "make shift". When we had to switch to making art at home instead of at school, we all showed we can still learn and grow by creating with "make shift" materials available in our own homes in a living room or kitchen instead of an art room. You have done a wonderful job adapting to this temporary new way of learning and I have enjoyed seeing your creative responses to the weekly art challenges. This week you will reflect on that learning and share it with your family. Look around for things you have made over the past few weeks and create a display. Tell your family what you made, what you learned, what materials you used and what pieces you like the best. Self reflection helps us make decisions about our art. Discussing art helps us better understand what we like or don't like. Talking about art can help us make personal connections and share why it is good. Take a picture of your display and send it to me at [email protected] or submit it to your Seesaw template. Have a happy summer! This week's art challenge starts as a scavenger hunt to find things in nature. You may need to ask your family first if the things are ok to use (especially flowers and garden plants!) Nature is full of texture, color and shape. Make a collection of things you can use (rocks, shells, bark, sticks, leaves, pinecones, grass, seedpods, etc.) and then create a temporary sculpture from them. Watch the slideshow on this website for some ideas or search the web to see how the artist Andy Goldsworthy uses nature. When you are done, you can take a picture and send it to me at [email protected] or add it to your Seesaw template. |
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