SUPER!

Third graders learned about sculptural form and how to build things 3D.  Students created their own superheroes.

Students used the scratch and attach technique to stick clay pieces together.

They sculpted, bodies, arms, and legs, some students made capes and even sidekicks!

This is one of our clay superheroes from outer space.

stay tuned for the completed versions!

Clay finishing touches

Second Grade is working on painting their clay food.  We looked at the work of Claes Oldenburg and his clay food, then painted our foods in local color (The actual color of the food)

Fruit bowl

Doughnut - Strawberry

First grade also learned about mixing colors, they mixed primary colors and were able to paint their clay pinch pots

Snow Prints

Third Grade is working on a project using a printing technique.  Winter is a great subject to use for print, when the ink doesn't cover every part of the paper it gives a snowfall look. Students started with a small piece of paper, and sketched an interesting winter snow scene.  After they decided where to put everything, they were given a piece of styrofoam and carved into the foam using a pencil. The foam is used as a printing block for the ink.

Students had to make at least 4 prints, each a different color paper with the same color ink.  

Using the brayer, students covered their styrofoam stamp with ink and placed that printing stamp onto the paper. They each signed, titled and numbered 1-4 in their series (Total number of prints)

Clay Slab Tiles

Fourth Grade planned and created time machine tiles. (Tiles that represent themselves as 4th graders) 

Ideally students can look back on these, years in the future and it will remind them of all their favorite things.  Students had to include the date, first name, age, and 4 things that they enjoy.

First students planned their work on paper...

The following class period was all about clay.  Using clay tools, students made a relief style tile (scratching into the clay)

Clay Clay Clay

It has been a big couple of weeks with clay as students are finishing clay coil pots in 5th grade and starting pinch pots in 1st grade. Here are some finished 5th grade coil pots.

and first grade pinch pots!

Second grade has also been working on replicating the work of Claes Oldenburg, our December artist of the month.  Claes is best known here in Minnesota as the artist of the Spoonbridge and Cherry

 Bowl of cherries

 Fruit Bowl

Bacon and eggs, waffle (Bottom right), Pie (Top left)

5th Grade Coil Pots

5th graders have been working on coil pots.  They all started with a chunk of clay and had to work that clay into a long rope like coil.  After working the coils out, they stack them up and create these fantastic coil pots.  They will be glazing them this week and sent into the kiln early next week!

Here students are glazing their coil pots to be fired later.

Winter wonderland!

Third grade is learning about drawing shades, tints, and shadows; and with no snow to be found, it was time to let the snow fly!  Third graders made snowmen using vine charcoal, chalk and blending paper to create a snowman scene.  They made sure to have a shadow, show depth and make the snowmen look a little 3-D using their shading and blending. Thanks to one of my favorite art bloggers Ms. Young!