Artistic Books

Artistic Books:Creating from paper

Weaving

Projects created from paper, plastic and yarn

African Art: Paper Mache Balloon Masks

African Art: Paper Mache Balloon Masks

Japanese scroll painting

Japanese scroll painting: Student learned calligraphy and then created a Haiku using  their knowledge. They finished their art with a Japanese painting.

Picasso inspired cut paper Instrument collages

Picasso inspired cut paper Instrument collages

African art: Paper Mache Milk Jug Masks

African art: Paper Mache Milk Jug Masks

Warm-Cool Color Symmetrical Designs

Warm-Cool Color Symmetrical Designs

Sunset Beaches

Sunset Beaches: Watercolor – Crayon Resist

Symmetrical Cut Paper Self Portrait

Symmetrical Cut Paper Self Portrait

Snowflakes and the Snowman

Snowflakes and the Snowman

Blow paint & Watercolor Trees

Blow paint and watercolor trees

Watercolor Weaving

Watercolor Weaving

Tempera Paint Rooster

Created by painting abstract paintings, cutting them apart and gluing them back together to create the rooster

Patterned Landscape

Created with layered paper, oil pastels and marker.

Color mixing butterflies

Color mixing butterflies

Pretzel Bird Nests

Students learn to create a bird from the front view and made a birds nest from pretzels.

Egyptian Inspired Clay Canopic Jars

Egyptian Inspired Clay Canopic Jars

Tolerance Murals

This was a collaborative project that emphasized the importance of understanding each others’ differences and accepting those who are different from you. 

Winter Birch Tree

Winter Birch Tree – Chalk Pastel and Tempera Paint

O’Keeffe Flowers

Georgia O’Keeffe Inspired Tempera Paint Flowers

Birds

Birds in Nature – Color Pencils

Accordion Books

Japanese Accordion Books: Student learned calligraphy and then created a Haiku using their knowledge. They finished their art with a Japanese painting. After their work dried we folded it into an accordion and added printed paper covers to the ends.

Fruit Bowl

Inspired by American Masters,

A fruit still life created in oil pastel

Clay Animal Containers

Clay Animal Containers

Toucan

Inspired by Henri Rousseau, jungle Toucans created with tempera paint and oil pastels.  

Clay Masks

African Inspired Ceramic Masks

Winter Cardinals

Winter Cardinals

Sunset Beaches

Sunset Beaches: Watercolor – Crayon Resist