It is incredible to believe that summer is gone and we are back at school! Every year, summer seems to get shorter! I am glad to be back at Zilker working with our amazing Panther Artists! This is the start of my 17th year teaching, and 14th year here at Zilker!
Back in May, third graders helped to create this fun example of unity. We used scrap paper and glue to make it, and I got the idea from a board on Pinterest, though the art was adult-created, not kid-created. I may be a little biased, but I think our kid-created one is better!
The students loved the three-dimensional aspect of making the circles and ovals. I tried to capture it with photos, but of course it is better in person!
We are off to a great start in Art Class this year! For the first time ever, we have another all-day art teacher here on campus. I would like to introduce Ms. Wilson, our art teacher whose home campus is Cowan Elementary: Welcome Ms. Wilson! Our students are sure to have fun learning and creating in her room!
Stay tuned for some more amazing art this year, coming here and to our online museum on Artsonia. Yay for Zilkerland Art!
Fourth Grade art students have the job of architects these days at Zilker Elementary! They are hard at work designing two story houses out of cardboard. For inspiration, we looked at photos of older houses, and discussed their texture and details. Then we started constructing our houses. We have to use a lot of glue to make the house structurally sound. We also had to think about the function of the houses and what they needed to be functional for living: four walls, windows, a door, and a slanted roof with an overhang to keep the house dry.
Next, we are adding details and making our houses have a variety of textures and details. We talked about having a variety of different styles of windows, and making different kinds of textures on different walls: bricks, stones, peeling paint, or boards. Last, we will add little extra details, like porch lights, chimneys, or whatever else our imaginations come up with!
Third Grade Art Students are learning all about Radial Balance, when an object has two or more lines of symmetry, and the elements of design radiate out from a central point. We looked at several different radial designs, including this one of a stained glass window at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. Students then practiced drawing different radial designs using a variety of shapes, lines, and colors. We folded our square-shaped papers twice to create two lines of symmetry, and to find the exact center of the paper. Students chose their best design to create their final piece on white paper with markers. Students are working hard to finish these this week - look for them soon in the Zilker Hallway!
