Shape Quake

6th and 7th graders were given a piece of black paper, scissors, and glue. They were asked to cut any shapes out of the paper and shift them around, but use all scraps. Most people followed directions but I did find a few scrap pieces of black paper after they left! Here is artwork from students who used the whole paper:
Artwork by Kiara W
Artwork by Michael
Artwork by Cornelius
Artwork by Denadrian

Artwork by Kenya
Artwork by Candice
Artwork by Robert
Artwork by Darneisha
Artwork by April
Artwork by Alanchae

Tessellation Fascination (6th Grade)

Artwork by Shilah

Artwork by Lashamere

Artwork by Kiara W

Artwork by Johntaye

Artwork by Princess

Artwork by ZyshonArtwork by Ellusion
Artwork by Michael

Artwork by Maya

Artwork by Shakeyah

Patterned USA

Students practiced creating patterns with an empty map of the USA (split into 4 pieces). They were challenged to have their pattern relate to something about the state. I gave them a list of top commodities from each state to help inspire them.

Artwork by De'yannah

Artwork by Xavier (notice he put snowman in Illinois and turned Missouri into a car- very creative!)
Artwork by Kiara W
Artwork by Randy
Artwork by Gabrieal and Deandre

We got it Covered.

Passing out sketchbooks has become easier now that we put our own unique designs on the covers. Here are some sketchbook covers that turned out really nice.
Artwork by Kiara L
Artwork by Yuzerick
Artwork by Jakobe
Artwork by Kiara Wood
Artwork by Michiaya
Artwork by Princess
Artwork by Kori
Artwork by Kayla

1st Quarter Art Stars! :-)

Congratulations to my 1st Quarter Art Stars! As always, I chose students who set a great example to their classmates with good behavior and hard work! Room 403- Jada, 402-Myles, 207-Mikayla, 206-Darius, 208-Kayla, 106-Michiaya, 108-Yuzerick, 308-Michael, 307-Deona, 306-Chante.

I never posted my 4th Quarter Stars from last year, so better late than never!! Sorry for the delay!
402-Keyuan, 207-Briannah, 208-Damari, 106-Jamari, 108-Brianna, 308-Kiara W, 307-Chloe, 306-Walter

Op Art Directions and Some Successes!

The Upper Grades are making Op Art ("op" is short for "optical" relating to the eye). Optical Art tricks the eye. In case some of you need to do yours at home, here is the website we looked at with instructions: Instructions Here is a link to other student artwork with same art project: More Examples. They named theirs "Dr.Seuss Tornados". What do you think this art project looks like?

Below are some of our classroom Op Art successes:

Artwork by Alanchae
Artwork by Deshun

Artwork by Terrence
Artwork by Loraine
Artwork by Kiara Wood
Artwork by Yahzyah
Artwork by Shilah

Pablo Picasso’s Portraits and Profiles!

3-5th graders learned about portraits done by Pablo Picasso. Picasso liked to show the side-view of the face, called a profile, and the face from the front view in the same painting. Compare our portraits to his and you can see we did the same thing!


The three portraits above are by Picasso. Now compare them to our portraits below.

Artwork by Tyree, Jevon, Makayl, and Kiara W.
Artwork by Kiara L., Stephon, and Cartez
Artwork by Michiaya, Jermaine, Avionne
Artwork by Donyelle and Joseph B.
Artwork by Mark
Artwork by William and Ashton