Materials: Paper, Pencils, Markers Instructions: Listed Below 1. Take piece of paper and fold in hamburger/cheeseburger style 2. Take top folded half and then fold that in half. 3. Draw first part of completed drawing on paper. 4. Unfold and then draw the surprise/hidden portion of the drawing.
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Free Drawing is a fan favorite for a lot of WCDS students! There is A LOT of creativity in those minds and this is a great opportunity to exercise those imaginations! One thing Mr. Mat encourages is drawing or creating every. single. day. Making art takes practice and patience and more practice, so drawing or creating everyday will help improve those art skills! Mr. Mat's Free Drawing for the Day: Terms to Remember: Concept (Practice) Drawing Artist Discussed: Jean Dubuffet Samples of Work: Overview: Making a collage is a great way for your child to develop conceptualization skills, build ideas, consider spatial awareness and pattern creation. Along with those skills. this a great opportunity for your child to look at magazines or newspapers and find familiar words and explore the curiosity of words they may not yet know! Materials: - Old magazines, newspapers, etc. - Old photographs or photographs they are allowed to cut-up - Scissors - Glue / Tape - Some kind of backing to glue objects to (more firm paper, cardboard etc.) Taking This Lesson A Step Further: I mentioned the artists Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Claes Oldenburg. Below are some famous samples of their work (Artist and Title in photo captions). Perhaps take some time to discuss their work and get your child's opinion of their work. What kind of feelings do they get when they see Oldenburg's humongous sculptures or Warhol's famous Campbell's Soup Cans? Perhaps they will find objects around the house they want to use to replicate their own Pop Art or make a comic book style poster! Or.. maybe your child wants to take this lesson and move it outside in the beautiful spring weather! Look for interesting objects and natural earth elements to create a collage with or mix the two! Most importantly have fun! Above is an example of a temporary sculpture I created outside using found objects and Earth elements. This particular sculpture lasted about a day.
Also pictured above is my Frozen Fish piece that lasted 20-30 minutes Remember: EARTH without ART is just EH Next-Level: If you want to further the discussion and take this lesson a step-up, consider the following talking points.. Terms in Video: Temporary Art and Installation Art Artists to Discuss: Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Robert Smithson Samples of Work Below: 1.) Christo & Jeanne-Claude The Gates located in Central Park, New York. This was a temporary installation piece completed in 2005 2.) Robert Smithson Spiral Jetty located in Great Salt Lake, Utah. This piece was constructed in 1970 and is still standing today. This piece is an example of installation art, earthwork sculpture and environmental art. Questions to Discuss: How does your child feel about temporary art? Do they like it? Dislike it? Do they have a hard time letting go when it is time to deconstruct or the piece ends naturally like my Frozen Fish piece? Is this art? Do they think it is art? What makes something art? What does your child think art is? Storyboarding is a fun way to tell, plan and visualize a story! This technique started in the early days of Disney movies. Using thumbnails and illustrations, Disney has used this method to visualize entire movies during their development stages. Mr. Mat made a storyboard telling his daily routine. Maybe my little SK artists will tell a story about what THEY do during the day? Maybe they will tell a story using their IMAGINATIONS? Maybe they will do both! I know my students love to draw and tell a story! This could also be done to make their own storybook, comic book, journals etc. Process: You can start by making your own storyboard template. Perhaps you will print out one like the blank template I've attached or you draw your own squares, circles, crazy shapes to add your pictures in. A really fun way to do this is using Post-it Notes. Designated part of wall, cork board, floor or safe space and post them all over to tell your story! Some of my artists will require help making their thumbnail boxes to draw their pictures, remember it does not have to be perfect! Materials: • Pencils, Crayons, Washable Markers • Paper, Post-it Notes • Rulers Run Time: I generally aim for 30 minute lessons but a lesson like this has the potential to run longer and carry a lot of additional creative time, especially when the artist REALLY gets into their stories and illustrations. I can't wait to see some of these stories! Most of all, create and have fun! Hello SK Artists and Parents! Welcome to the Senior Kindergarten Art Blog! One of the very cool things about the SK Art experience at Wheeling Country Day School is getting to split time for art between the classroom and the art room. The students love coming to the art room and it's a very special experience, there is a strong connection between the students and that room. Now that the students are at home, they will need a space to create. What will that space look like? Is it a desk? Is it portable? Is it in a box? In front of a window? Create a cool little space for your SK Artist to do their creating for art time. Talk about supplies, clean-up, finished pieces and what makes this space special to your little artist. Below are samples of my current creating space as well as some other examples. Already have a space? Share some photos of your artist in their element on the Adobe Spark Page! I miss each one of them and I have their names in my space so I can look at it during all of my creating at home. Be well! - Mr. Mat
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