Our newest activity has been drawing portraits. We have been creating self portraits for our upcoming art show and family portraits during Valentines week.
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This lesson introduced students to several important vocabulary words known as the elements of art. Line, Shape, Color, Value, Form, Texture, and Space. Students specifically worked on creating value and texture to their painting by adding white and black to create tints and shades of blue and brown for the moonlight and tree. It was a lot of fun to paint the trees, and I could hear a lot of students enjoying the process of mixing color and creating textures.
Amate is a hand made paper from Mexico. We looked at how paper is made today compared to how it was created in the past before setting out to draw our own colorful designs. We used a fun new art material to draw our birds: Kwik Stix. These solid tempera paint sticks are easy to use and lay down thick lines and a beautiful, bright color. Amate Bark Painting (Image from Etsy: NayaStudio)
This week we are taking a look at another traditional African art form: masks! This was a fun way to finish off 2018!
Students have been learning to make sketches of African animals. We are presenting our sketches using frames created with kente cloth patterned paper. We are wrapping up a fun few weeks of working with clay! We use air dry clay for our clay projects. Once the clay is dried and painted, I brush on a layer of Mod Podge to seal and protect the sculptures. Though not quite as durable as ceramic work done with a kiln and glaze, the Painted Mod Podge brightens the color and gives the surface a smooth, glossy sheen. I try my best to send them home wrapped, but I know it is always tricky to get the work home in one piece, especially because I had to choose a sculpture with long trunks and ears! If you do have a break, tacky craft glue works well for fixing. I usually touch up the seam with paint and a touch more Mod Podge and the elephants are as good as new!
This is a link to Novica - a online shop that partners with National Geographic in selling the beautiful craftsmanship of West African Artists. The site highlights a few of the key themes in African Art that I share with students: Masks, Kente Cloth, Djembe Drums, and African Wildlife. https://www.novica.com/west-africa/ Students will be sketching animals, creating frames with Kente Cloth designs, and even crafting their own clay elephant!
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