Stepping Stones

For this lesson we were asked to bring in pictures, beads, shells, and any other objects that we wanted to place in our stepping stones. We then poured cement into whipped cream bowls and were able create our own designs with the materials we brought. For an extension activity to go along with this would be when learning about chemical and physical changes and also when talking about rocks.

Scrapbooking Made Easy

In this lesson we learned about scrapbooking made easy. We were asked to bring our own photos, stickers, and anything else we could use in our scrapbook page. We then got to design our own scrapbook page. I chose three pictures from my wedding for my scrapbook page. As an extension to this project I would have the students make a scrapbook of a vacation place. It could work into a geography lesson, having the students look up information about the vacation spot they pick.

Perspective Drawings

In this lesson we learned about vanishing point. We were supposed to draw a city street with buildings that all went to the same point. For an extension activity I would have the students make up stories about their cities and share those stories with the class.

Pastel Landscapes

In this lesson we used chalk pastels to create a landscape. We first practiced using chalk pastels by shading shapes to make them look 3D. We then picked out different pictures of landscapes and made our own version of that landscape with our pastels. We learned how to layer the different colors and add detail to our pictures. I would integrate this by having the students write stories to go along with their landscapes.

Four Seasons Window

For this project we created the four seasons of a tree that you might see when looking out a window. The first thing we did was paint the skies of each of our seasons. Next we added the different characteristics to each of the seasons. We used an apple tree for our tree and put buds and apples on it. We used glitter and cotton balls for winter and pieces of paper for fall. I would integrate this project into a science lesson when studying the seasons and the characteristics of them.

Printmaking

This was another project that was taught by classmates. For this project we took Styrofoam plates and made holiday prints in them by pushing down what we wanted to keep white when printing them. We then took printing ink and rolled it over our prints. Next we placed our plates down on a piece of construction paper and rolled over the top of it creating a print of what we had designed. I would integrate this project into a language arts lesson by having the students print their cards and then having them write to someone of their choice and send the cards to them.

Comic Strips

This is another project that was taught to us by classmates. For this project we created a six slide comic strip. We first talked about different shapes, color blending, and shading. Next we created a storyline and drew out our comic strip. For my comic strip I chose a viewpoint of an ant. I would use this project with a language arts lesson. We would talk about speech bubbles and then the students would have to make sure their stories were grammatically correct.

Native American Sandpaper Art

This is the project that I taught to the class. I started the lesson by explaining different types of Native American art forms to the class. For this lesson we focused on sandpainting and the patterns of textiles and rugs. We did a modified version of sandpainting by coloring on sandpaper. Next the students colored a piece of sandpaper using different Native American patterns. We then ironed the piece of sandpaper onto a piece of white paper to make a print of the piece. We found it rather difficult to get the iron to the right temperature to get the piece to duplicate well. I would use this project when studying Native Americans or South Dakota history. It would be a good project to use to quickly display two different art forms.

Me, Myself and My Initials

This lesson was taught by our classmates. In this lesson we were asked to either bring pictures of us or ads from magazines. We then cut out our initials out of a piece of construction paper. Next we traced our initials onto another piece of construction paper and glued the ads and pictures onto it. We next glued down the piece of construction paper that we had cut our initials out of. I found out that you have to be careful when you are gluing down your initials to be sure that you don’t glue it down backwards. I would use this project at the beginning of the year when students are just getting to know one another. I would then have the students explain their pictures that they used to get to know their classmates.

Clay Day!

For our Clay Day, I made a pinch pot bowl. I then painted it pink, teal, purple and orange. If I were to use this in my class I would use it in Social Studies when studying about Native Americans. It would tie in well with the pottery that Native Americans made.

Sketchbook Binding

For our sketchbooks we first painted a piece of paper with a mixture of paint and glue. Then we used one of two different types of book binding. I used the method that kept the cover as one piece. I bound the paper together and then glued the paper into the cover. If I were to do this over I would have used the other method where you had two separate covers and bound them all together. If I were to use this in my class I would have the students use their sketchbooks to draw and write stories.

Scratch Art

For this project we first we took a pencil and colored over the back of our drawing. We then placed the scratch art paper under the drawing. We then took a wooden stylis and traced over the lines in our drawing. Next we scratched off the design that we had just traced onto the scratch art paper. My picture is of the cream can that my husband and I used at our wedding to put the cards in. I found this project to be fun and nonstressful. This would be good for students that aren't confident in their drawings and also provides a fun way to create a new picture of something they had already drawn.

Lynda Lowe Collages

Top to Bottom Left to Right

Seed: The beginning stages of growth.

Rubbish: Trash, garbage

Rebel: To go against something or authority

Desolate: Bare, lonely, empty

For this assignment we each started out with four words that we were to define in our own words. We then used different types of wet media to describe the word. We then traded our work with the class. We then had to use dry mediums such as charcoal, oil pastels, and chalk to further describe the word. We then traded our pieces again. Next we added pictures to our pieces to finish describing them. At the end we all got our original pieces back and had a chance to change them one last time. This project is a good way for students to interact other students and also gives them a chance to work together to make a project. This could be integrated into a language arts lesson by having the students make collages of their vocabulary words.

Eric Carle's Collage Picture

For this project I used inspiration from Eric Carle's Very Hungry Catipillar. In his books he uses collages to create his illustrations. I created my own paste paper designs and then used mine and others papers to create my picture.

I think this project could be intergrated in some very interesting ways. You could create a lesson geared toward K-2 grade and use this lesson not only as an art lesson, but as a science lesson. You could use this as a lesson about life cycles particularly life cycles of catapillers. You could then have the students create their own pictures and create pictures of the different life cycles of the catapillers.

Hidden Safari

This is my hidden safari picture. In my picture I used a blue colored pencil and drew a rhinoceros with a monkey on his back by using the upsidedown drawing technique. Then I used warm colors and hid the picture by drawing different types of lines over my picture. If I were to intergrate this into my classroom I could have my students create pictures and expirement with different colors and use what they know about colors to make their own hidden drawing.

Starry Night

This is my finger painting of Starry Night. I'm sitting out on a starry summer night, watching the stars and laying under the beautiful sky as if it were my blanket covering me completely. The moon is like my nightlight illuminating trees and other objects around me with a soft glow. As the night grows later, I feel a wave of exhaustion come over me. I slowly drift off to sleep, under my blanket of stars.

Elements and Principles of Design

This is my elements and principles of design project. I had texture and movement. For my texture I used leaves and foam ladybugs. I positioned both the ladybugs and leaves in a pattern that moves your eye around the page. I used three mediums in my piece, leaves, the foam ladybugs and pencil. This could be integrated into a 3rd-4th grade classroom when teaching students about objects in nature, they could then make their own projects using different element and principles of design.

My Footprint

My footprint is about important elements of my life.

The ring and the 8-1-09 is the day I got married to my husband BJ.
I have a barn on my footprint because I grew up on a farm and currently live on a farm.
The horse's head represent both my favorite animal and one of my hobbies. I love to ride horse and have grown up with horses.
The flower is a Gerber Daisy it is my favorite flower and is what we had for flowers at our wedding.
Family is very important to me. My family is my support system and we have gone through many good times as well as bad times together. Without them I would not be who I am today.

This would be a good icebreaker activity for many different grade levels.

Art Review

Edvard Munch
Night in St. Cloud 1890


Description
The Facts: Rectangle- the window
There is a man sitting by the window
On the left side of the work there is a curtain.

Analysis:
The Design Color- Shades of blue
Space- the objects out the window look like they are farther away
Value- Blues
Movement

Interpretation:
The Meaning
The image is a man looking out over the city of St. Cloud at night possibly from his hotel. The room is dark and looks cold. The man looks to be lonely possibly missing home.

Judgement: I personally like the colors of the work. I like how the only part of the man you can see is his head and the rest of him blends into the darkness of the room.