Aboriginal Art and First Fridays at BAM

Today we learned about Aboriginal Art from

Australia. This art is unique and exciting to
look at. It is comprised of a series of dots and
meant to be viewed from any direction.

We created our own unique aboriginal
paintings using cotton swabs. The swabs
allowed us to develop the repetition of shape
and capture the circular designs.

We also have more chances for art.  Mrs. Fornia will be a facilitator for the first Friday events at Bellevue Art Museum.  Bellevue Art Museum is a wonderful place to experience art.
Here are the details:

Mary Lee Hu: Knitted, Knotted, Twisted and Twined

Date:  Friday, March 2nd
Location:  Bellevue Arts Museum
Workshop Name:  March First Friday
Time:  5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Age:  5 and up
Cost:  $30.00/$25.00 for siblings
Register:  www.smartwithart.net/workshops.php

Your kids can discover the world of fine arts and crafts at the Bellevue Arts Museum (BAM) this Friday evening.  The museum is open late the first Friday of every month and we offer, in partnership with Bellevue Arts Museum (BAM), a kid-friendly workshop!  Kids get to meet other young artists from around the area, take an age appropriate tour of the highlighted exhibit, eat a pizza dinner, and create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece inspired by the artist they toured in the exhibit!  All while parents get to have a nice dinner out or do some shopping at local Bellevue Square.

Student's will create "copper cascading creations" by using copper wire and glass beads to create jewelry and sculptures similar to Mary Lee Hu's original work.  They will learn the art of wire wrapping and ancient jewelry making without heat or soldering and they can choose to wear their beautiful work home!  Join in on this creative experience in museum setting conducive for elementary age children!

Use the link listed above to register your spot for this fantastic evening event.

Reserve your spot now before they fill up!

Also.... today we used acrylic paint.  This paint can be hard to clean.  I've found (from experience) that it will wash out of clothes if you do a pre-soak in hot water and Oxyclean.  I'm sure there are other great methods, but I thought I'd share this one with you as well.  As a reminder, art can be messy.  Please dress for mess or bring an extra shirt to wear for after school. art.

Thanks so much.   Mrs. Fornia and I are really enjoying this group of students.
 

Huitchol Yarn Art

Today we finished our yarn art projects.

These will be kept at Sandburg until our last class on the 19th.
There is no class next Monday, but Janna and I look forward to seeing everyone on the 27th.

Jim Dine Inspired Hearts

3rd Graders learned about the artist Jim Dine and created their own hearts, experimenting with color, line, texture, and balance.   Each student was given red, blue, yellow, and white.  With these colors, they created their own unique color scheme.

Analogous Hearts

Mrs. Goodleaf's class learned all about analogous colors (colors that are next to each other on the color wheel) and viewed several examples of the artist, Jim Dine's, famous heart paintings.

They then created their own analogous heart paintings by mixing colors.

Huichol Yarn Art

We had a wonderful first class today.

We learned about Mexican Yarn Art.

 Huitchol Indians in Mexico created beautiful yarn paintings.  They melted wax in the sun on wood boards and pressed the yarn into the soft wax.  This process takes patience!
The yarn paintings are created for two purposes:  for religious purposes and to sell.
The deer is an important symbol and frequently seen in yarn art.  Much of the subject matter for the yarn paintings is based on natural subjects.

We started our own yarn art projects and will finish them next week.
Everyone is doing a terrific job.  I will post pictures of our finished pieces next week.

 

2nd Grade Analogous Hearts

Today, Mrs. Guest and Ms. Via's class learned about the artist Jim Dine, who is well known for his paintings of hearts.  (Mrs. Goodleaf's class will have their art class on Tuesday.)

They then learned about creating analogous color schemes. 
 
Analogous color schemes use colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.  They usually match well and create serene and comfortable designs.

Here are some of the hearts they painted using an analogous color scheme of their choosing.