Woven necklaces
Sharpening our weaving skills and focusing on pattern and texture.
Students learned about real texture and how to create it using clay.
Cool colored fish inspired by the book Rainbow Fish by Marc Pfister.
Choice based landscapes.
Second graders studied the art work of Paul Klee, particularly his work Castle in the Sun. Klee used all geometric shapes for his castle but free form shapes in other paintings. We are now using geometric tangram shapes to make our own geometric castles.
Students begin their school year experimenting with the concepts of balance and symmetry.
Second graders learned about the Black Forest style cuckoo clocks that are made in Germany. The Black Forest region is also famous for fairy tales like Rapunzel and Hansel and Gretel, both written by the Brothers Grim.
Students learned about color mixing. White will make brown lighter (a tint) and black will make it darker (a shade). Real textures were “carved” into the paint to resemble wood grain. The papers were then woven to create more actual texture for the clock. Simulated or implied textures were created by using brown markers. Each student decorated their clocks with traditional images from the Black Forest including animals, trees, leaves and people.
Students learned about color mixing. White will make brown lighter (a tint) and black will make it darker (a shade). Real textures were “carved” into the paint to resemble wood grain. The papers were then woven to create more actual texture for the clock. Simulated or implied textures were created by using brown markers. Each student decorated their clocks with traditional images from the Black Forest including animals, trees, leaves and people.
We studied the art of Ancient Egypt and discovered they loved cats! These cats are similar to the ones below, inspired by the artist Gustav Klimt. Klimt visited Egypt and was inspired by their use of gold, simple shape, and pattern. Klimt also had several pet cats of his own!
Students studied Native American weaving this month. After weaving paper strips, traditional symbols were applied and pieces of yarn were woven in on top.
Thick and thin lines were used to create the silhouettes of trees. Chalk outlines a glowing paper moon.
2013-14 School Year
Second graders celebrate the Chinese New Year by drawing dragons. We read the book Dragon Song to learn how Chinese dragons are different than Western dragons and those from the Americas. The snake like body of the dragon is made from overlapping circles. The dragon details are traced with sharpie anmd watercolor is applied for brilliance.
Second graders are concluding their Native American studies in art by making ceramic owls.We will read the book Owl Eyes by Frieda Gates which is the Mohawk story of how Owl came to be. Students use tools to create real textures in the clay and a folding process to make the shape of their owl.
This week second graders applied Native American symbols to their weavings to create pattern.
Second graders are studying Native American art and culture this month. We watched a video to see how the Navajo weave beautiful rugs and blankets. We are using paper to weave mats in colors similar too Native American art. Students will apply various tribal symbols for decoration.
Second graders use real leaves for printing. The narrow edge of a piece of
matte board creates the pine needles and splatters of watercolor add an
interesting background.
matte board creates the pine needles and splatters of watercolor add an
interesting background.