Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 9:47AM The 4th graders have been working very hard to create posters advertising thier favorite book. Students worked using a combination of imagery and text to explore ways art can be found in everyday life and integrated into the language arts.
Monday, December 17, 2012 at 3:00PM 
Mrs. Stancin's first grade art class is learning about a new process this week called printmaking. Students have been discovering that printmaking is like an artist's copy machine that allows designs to be repeated through this stamping technique. Students worked to create their own printmaking plates by drawing a portrait with pencil to push down areas on the foam. This pushed down areas create places where ink that is applied in a later step will not be allowed to flow in order to create a crisp image. After developing foam printmaking plates, students used brayers to apply ink to their plates and printed their design on a fabric quilt square. Once all students have created their printmaking quilt square the squares will be connected together to celebrate the hard work that went into the creation of each student's piece.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 8:58AM The third graders have been using thier fantastic imaginations to explore the Surrealist style of art this week. After viewing different examples of Surrealist paintings and artists including Salvadore Dali, students worked as a group to develop thier own surrealistic piece of artwork. As a collaborative team, students worked to change an everyday image into a surrealistic image using teamwork, creativity, and drawing techniques. Check out our awesome work below!
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 3:47PM First grade students taking art this trimester have done a wonderful job creating their own mask for a celebration of their choice! Students created a design that could be used for a specific purpose. Great work students!
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 5:50PM 3rd Grade students who have art during trimester 1 have been working hard to construct 3-D animal sculptures. After viewing Oaxacan wood carvings from Mexico, students developed their own animal scuptures inspired by the artist's that they explored during class time. Students used both the additive method of construction adding pieces together to create a new form and the substractive method of construction carving away material to create a form. Once the structure of thier animals were completed students painted their sculpture using details inspired by the Oaxacan sculptures viewed at the begining of the project. Keep up the excellent work 3rd grade!
