Monthly Archives: March 2015

Two grades have just finished projects in the studio; 5th graders put the finishing touches on their ceramic landscapes that conclude the unit about landscape and depth, meanwhile 7th graders get to wash their hands one last time as they … Continue reading →

As part of a larger landscape unit, 5th graders have drawn pastel landscapes based on their sculptures.  These drawings emphasized the “Illusion of Depth” on a 2D image and focused on size, perspective, overlapping and use of fore, middle and … Continue reading →

7th grade students have completed a lengthy lesson (really 2 lessons in one) centered around the mask making style common to the Indonesian Islands. While we primarily examined the style of of the Lombok tribe, similar mask styles can be … Continue reading →

5th graders looked at the abstract watercolor paintings of Vasily Kandinsky as inspiration for this work.  They used shapes and lines to divide up the page, then filled the spaces with color using various watercolor painting techniques.  Emotion and music … Continue reading →

In a desperate attempt to pretend that the glorious green of spring is closer than it seems, this month’s artist is Henri Rousseau, reminding us of that which has been too long hidden. to learn more about Rousseau, click here. … Continue reading →