Our next project was also inspired by a classic children's book "Elmer the Elephant". We drew an elephant using shapes and then added a grid to create Elmer's checkerboard design.
We studied the work of Jim Dine who is crazy about hearts! He uses the heart motif in many of his works and that inspired us to make cut paper heart collages. we discussed symmetry and positive and negative space.
Our next project used a very different painting tools, strips of cardboard that were held on the edge and dragged like a comb once dipped into paint. The students were learning about he basics of shadow and light and created the effect on pine branches, They also used the cardboard strips to create clusters of pine needles. The final touch was to add a cardinal sitting on the snowy branch, which did require the use of a paint brush.
We finely took the time to create portfolios to help organize our artwork and get it organized. This is a highlight for the students as they love to decorate the front and backside of the portfolios.
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