Who I am: Figures in Motion-Second grade

 What activities do you like to do? How do you move during those activities? How can you make a person who looks like they are moving? 

In art, a figure is a person. So when we create a drawing of a person, it is called figure drawing.

Artist, Keith Haring is famous for his paintings of figures interacting with one another. 

If you want to draw a person that is moving, you need to know where your body bends.

(Identify the places your body bends.)

By changing the positions of these parts of the body, you can make your person look like he or she is moving.

What are some activities you can draw a person doing?

Draw a stick figure. draw dots at the parts of the person that bend.(knees, elbows, waist, hips, shoulders ankles etc.) Draw people in several poses. 

Color over the stick figures to add clothes, and the details of the person. 

As part of our Who I am unit, think of an activity you enjoy, and draw yourself engaged in that activity.
What are some activities you enjoy? Can you draw a friend too?

Choice At Last!

 Introduction to Choice Art

It's time to put all the studio skills we learned to work!

Today we will review the studio procedures, choose a stick for a studio, think of an idea, and make some art! 

Welcome to CHOICE ART!!!

                                                                            Mrs. Junge

                                                                    Mrs. Pallo

Fibers Studio Opener: Third Grade

 What is Fiber Art?

Fiber art is a type of art that is made from fibers such as yarn, string, or cloth to create art. 

You may be familiar with some forms of fibers such as sewing, quilting, crochet, and felting, because maybe you have a family member who enjoys creating using these methods.

(stuff below only a part of what will be included in video)

Fiber artist, Bisa Butler creates life sized portrait quilts, and spends up to 1000 hours creating them out of unique fabrics. 

Artist, Michael Brennand Wood creates using wood and fibers, often using floral themes 

He incorporates a lot of embroidery into his work.

Artist, Judith Scott created large sculptures out of yarn and other fibers. She was born with down syndrome and did not talk. Her art was her language, and her first sculpture was said to be her first words.

DAY 1

DAY 2

Fibers Studio Vocabulary:

Needle

Felt

Thread

Knot 

Overstitch

Fibers Studio Opener: Second Grade

 Fiber arts is about making art with thread, yarn, paper, and fabric, made from both natural and man made fibers. 

These next two weeks we are working on fibers skills to prepare us for making our own stuffies.

Second Grade Skills

- Thread a needle

- Tie a knot

- Sew around two pieces of felt with an overstitch (whip stitch)

- Stuff and sew closed to make a stuffy

Second Grade Video

First Grade: Drawing Animals with Shapes- Draw/ Paint

   Painted Animals

Drawing first in the Painting Studio

Responding

8. Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

A. Interpret

Interpret art by categorizing subject matter and identifying the characteristic s of form

Shape- a geometric figure such as a square, triangle, or rectangle. 

Painting- the process or art of using paint

We can learn to see shapes in everything around us.

Knowing the names of shapes can help us describe and understand a work of art.

What shapes did you use to create your artwork today?

 

Draw Big!

What shapes do you see?

what would you draw first?

Drawing With Shapes in pencil/sharpie, Painting in Watercolor

Sculpture Studio Opener: First, Second, Third

 

The Sculpture Studio

Sculptures are three-dimensional works of art made from clay, wood, metal, or stone. Some sculptures are tiny, while others are huge, like the Statue of Liberty! Sculptors use their hands and special tools to shape their artwork. In our art room we mostly focus on paper sculpture, and cardboard sculpture, but may experiment with other sculptural techniques.

Create	1. Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.	A. Play & Ideation	Engage collaboratively in exploration and imaginative play with materials
		B. Investigation	Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.

Welcome to the Sculpture Studio!

This week we are learning about working in the sculpture studio, using construction paper!

Materials Needed:

Colored construction paper

Scissors

Glue (bottle)

First Grade Sculpture Lesson

Second Grade Sculpture Lesson

Third Grade Sculpture Lesson

Drawing Studio First Grade: Drawing From Observation- Nature Up Close

 Drawing from Observation-Nature Up Close

Create

1. Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

B. Investigation

Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.

Today we will learn to look carefully at flowers and leaves to discover the beautiful details in the natural world. This is called an observation drawing.

During this week, you can look for other natural objects that you might like to observe closely and draw.

Day 1

Day 2

Have you ever looked at a flower up close?

What did you notice that you didn't see from far away?

Here is a painting from far away of a field of poppies

Here is a painting close up of a single poppy

Do you think this artist could paint this flower from memory? 

Or would the artist need to see the flower in real life?

This artist, Georgia O'Keefe would study flowers in real life so she could notice all the lines, shapes and colors.

Some artists like to observe nature from a distance, far away

Some artists like to observe nature up close

Which way do you like to observe nature?