Kinder art students learned all about free form shapes. We talked about how most free form shapes come from nature, and concentrated on the different shapes of leaves. Students did a texture rubbing of different leaves with crayons, and filled their entire papers. The next day, students learned how to paint carefully to take care of their brushes. Students added a different color of paint to each leaf, so that each leaf now had two different colors. Students were amazed at how the waxy crayon leaves resisted the wet paint! Students created beautiful, abstract works of art with the free form shaped leaves!
Check out the finished paintings here on Artsonia!
http://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?project=997760
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!
