Grade 8 Parade Sculptures

8th graders created parade floats with cardboard and recycled materials.  They had such creative ideas!

Grade 5 Watercolors

These watercolor paintings were created by 5th graders.  They each chose a place that they wanted to portray.  Compositions were drawn, lines were inked and then they painted them in with watercolors.

Color Mixing Warm-ups

Reductive Linoleum Carving

These 4 color prints are examples of the reductive linoleum carving process.  My 6th graders love this project.

Monoprint

This is a monoprint created by a 6th grader.  He painted the original image on a piece of plexiglass and printed it onto construction paper.  After the paint had dried, he worked back into the image with oil pastel.  It is one of my favorite pieces that a student has monoprinted.

Sand Mandalas

These are a few examples of the 6th grade sand mandalas that we did last spring.  The students watched videos of Tibetan sand painting and carefully planned out their designs.  They worked so hard on them and it took quite a while, but everyone loved working with the sand... it was a new media for them.

Computer Compilations

These photos were taken by the student artists and then rendered creatively in Adobe Photoshop. 

Computer Landscapes

These surreal compositions were created with Photoshop software.  I love the blend of all of the elements, these students did a fantastic job.

Computer Paintings

These 4 digital paintings were created in an introduction Adobe Photoshop class by 8th grade students.  All of our 8th graders are introduced to Photoshop and are able to use the software very creatively.

Relief Sculpture Pizza

This was a relief sculpture project that the 6th graders did a couple years back.  Each student created their own slice of pizza.  If you look closely, you will see their use of recycled materials.  The kids had a lot of fun making this.

Song Lyrics Project

This was inspired by the song Singin To The Sea which was composed by the artist herself.

This painting was created by a boy who was really inspired by one of Eddie Van Halen's CD covers, Both Worlds.  It was so interesting to watch him paint these panels.  Each one is about 18" x 12".  He layered paint, created stencils, and layered more paint.  It was very much about the process for him which can be more important than the product.

The song Teenage Dream by Katy Perry inspired this artist to create what she did.

Flower Mural

I just had to post this picture because I'm so proud of the project and we finally finished it this month.  My father and I were commissioned by the Wilton Library to paint another mural within their children's center.  It took us about 8 months of work to complete the painting.  The greatest part of the project was being able to do it with my dad...he is an amazing artist, and we were so lucky to be able to do something like this together.  The picture above is only a piece of the whole thing so you will have to go there to see the rest.

Cardboard Sculpture

My 8th graders work with cardboard while they are in my room.  Above are some examples of finished projects.  They love the recycled medium and discover there are so many different ways to manipulate cardboard.  Emphasis is on craftsmanship, creativity, & achieving texture.  Check out some of the links I have posted on the right of my blog to see some amazing cardboard sculptures done by professional artists.

Paper Snowflakes

These amazing snowflakes were created by a 13 year old artist.  She has an incredible patience level to cut such intricate designs.  Something to think about when you are making your own cut paper snowflakes; use thin paper, and try to cut away at least 50% of the paper with your designs.

Mixed Media Observational Drawings

Each class was given different objects to draw first hand in different perspectives.  They then had the freedom of finishing their drawings with whatever media they wanted.  Most students used marker, paint, & different types of collage material.  Look the detail and care of that car picture above.  Fantastic craftsmanship!

Relief Sculpture Examples

These are relief sculptures measuring about 15"x12".  After studying Frank Stella's artwork, the student's were inspired to create these sculptures.  First we painted textured paper which was then glued to thicker board and cut into interesting shapes.  After choosing a desired composition, the students staggered their pieces at different height levels.  They are striking in person.

Charcoal Drawing

These charcoal drawings were done by some of my 7th grade students.  Charcoal is an amazing medium to work in, especially when learning how to blend and shade different values.  They are 18" x 24" big.