Kindergarten students are learning about texture! They discovered three ways of discovering whether something was textured – 1) by looking, 2) by touching, and 3) by making a crayon rubbing. By laying a piece of paper over the textured surface, they rubbed a dark crayon over it, and if a design appeared, they had found texture! Students explored our campus to find examples of texture and were encouraged to look for textured surfaces in their own homes as well. When they returned to art class they told of discovering that lego boards, coins, and even cookies all had texture on them! Then they created their own textured surfaces, as they rolled crocheted doilies into soft clay and this week, they painted their designs with brightly colored glazes. Stay tuned for some beautiful examples of this project as they come out of the kiln. As Kindergarten students learn about line, shape, color and texture, they will be able to use these elements of art to create realistic drawings and paintings.
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Sixth graders have been hard at work creating puppets to share with their Kindergarten buddies. Now that their puppets are finished, they are pairing up to create short puppet shows based on our school theme for the year "Love your neighbor as yourself.” In technology class, Ms. Hoffman will film their shows and students will put them together as a video to present to the Kindergarten classes, along with a new puppet stage, which they will design and make especially for their buddies. The kindergarten students will be able to use the new stage to create their own imaginative shows. The buddy program at Wise School offers students a great opportunity to create special moments between grade levels.
Our new artist-in-residence, Mario M. Muller, a working artist and parent (Wolfgang – grade 1, room 38) started the school year by introducing himself to students in grades 1-6, giving them the unique opportunity of getting to know a real artist and his work. He will be working closely with Mrs. Navah, our elementary school art specialist, as they design classes based on various concepts in art. Several times throughout the year, Mario will speak to students in art classes and will be introducing them to his work, which will soon be displayed on campus. Mario will also be offering family museum visits and lectures for parents. To follow up Mario’s lessons, Mrs. Navah will develop new and exciting projects for each grade, which further develop the themes as they are introduced. Their first lesson centered on “Selfies” as a modern-day interpretation of portraiture. After being introduced to portaits by many different artists, students experimented with different ways of expressing their own unique identities through both realistic and abstract self-portraits. To see examples of Mario’s work and his latest exhibit: http://www.mariomuller.com/Home.html http://www.rudolphprojects.com/index.php |
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November 2015
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