Art Smart

Click here for more pictures! Second graders completed their first sculptural project of the year. Using clay, they practiced different shaping techniques. Each student then created their own hybrid animal, by combing parts from two or more other animals.  In the library you will find some very rare creatures, including a slug bird, a flying turtle, and a venomous crocodile snake. Students brought their ideas to life with clay, and then painted them in a Oaxacan style, using lots of bright colors, patterns, stripes and dots .

Pre- Kindergarten and Kindergarten students read the story the Rainbow fish. As a class we talked about beauty and the value of sharing and kindness. Each student then created two paper fish, sewed them partially around the edges and stuffed them. After the fish took shape, they sewed the final opening closed and had their own fish sculpture. Each student then got to make two rainbow scales, that they shared with a classmate. Our Rainbow fish are swimming in the library, so go take a look at the fish and read the story! Click Here for more Pictures !

Click for more Pictures  Middle school students began their introduction to three dimensional art with basket weaving. Students started out by sketching different baskets, and planning their color choices. Using a traditional crazy eight stitch, students created a woven base and experimented with the curve of the sides. Some students chose to add handles or lids to their work, and the results are amazing to behold!

Artist: Miguel - Click for more pictures Artist: Teodoro  Artist: Abbas  Artist: Nisrina  Pre-Kindergartners created imitation stained glass using wax paper and the recycled crayons. Students reviewed warm and cool colors and selected a color scheme to create their glass. Students then melted the wax between layers of wax paper, and added a paper frame.

Click here for more pictures! Artist: Mattia  Artist: Rudith  Artist: Pablo  Kindergartners made art with Eric Carle. In class we read Eric Carle books and looked at the pictures and the style of his art. Then as a class they painted abstract designs of different colors of tissue paper. Students then traded paper with their classmates and created collages of different animals.

Artist: Ruben  Artist: Alejo  Artist: Rim  Second graders explored line, color, and movement through mono prints. They looked at the work of painter Paul Klee, and his creative use of stick figures and line. They created mono prints to use as the background of their pieces. Then they added line figures on top of the prints. Check them out here at CIPLC and on Picasa .