Welcome to Mrs. Gardner-Snodgrass' ART class...Grades 6 & 7
Tell me the correct reasons why I used the three colors for the word ART and you will start the semester off with bonus points. My son and I have been busy getting the classroom ready. I am setting out samples of project ideas for each grade level. I am looking for ideas from you too!
Hope for COOL weather!! See you on Tuesday, August 25.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Thank you!!!!
Thank you to the Watson Family for the generous gift card to Hobby Lobby. Thank you to my classroom helper Tiffany for all she does to help put up displays and keep things organized in the art room. I don't know what I would do without her help this semester.
Current Projects
Grade 7- ceramic frog instruments are drying...mallets have been made this week with dowel rods and instant papier mache'. Students will paint frogs after firing. The dowel rod mallets will be stained and painted to match the frog design.
Students are working on designing an illuminated letter for printmaking. Students will reverse and transfer the letter onto a soft cut block. They will then use linoleum cutters to make a 4 color reduction print.
Grade 6- ceramic wind chimes are drying...along with a practical ringer, decorative ringer, and 3-4 handmade beads. Students will paint and construct the wind chimes after the firing process.
Students are working on designing an African shield for printmaking. Students will carve the design into a foam block....print 5-6 and then cut and collage the prints to form 2 final prints. We will sew around edges and add the handmade beads.
Students are working on designing an illuminated letter for printmaking. Students will reverse and transfer the letter onto a soft cut block. They will then use linoleum cutters to make a 4 color reduction print.
Grade 6- ceramic wind chimes are drying...along with a practical ringer, decorative ringer, and 3-4 handmade beads. Students will paint and construct the wind chimes after the firing process.
Students are working on designing an African shield for printmaking. Students will carve the design into a foam block....print 5-6 and then cut and collage the prints to form 2 final prints. We will sew around edges and add the handmade beads.
The 4th Quarter
I gave a general update on the happenings in the art room in the 4th Quarter Spartan Speaker. To update:
We had many impressive art pieces in the All School Art Exhibition at the Springfield Art Museum. I took African prints, Frogs on Parade, ceramic tiki totems, an architectural wardrobe, and a wonderful watercolor chameleon painting. The students will be awarded certificates at the Honors assemblies. Congratulations to all the students.
I was pleased to take my classes to Springfield Little Theatre's production on Mulan, Jr. Classes completed over 70 fans that were illuminated on strings of lights throughout the lobby. Our big collaborative project was constructing a 3D dragon which greeted patrons as they entered the theatre. Thank you to my 3rd and 4th hour classes for all their work on the dragon.
Students are currently working on a wooden person cut-out that will be part of the "features Area" at Artsfest this Saturday and Sunday on Walnut Street. Artsfest is an annual street festival that promotes area and regional artists. The theme of Artsfest this year is Art Unites. Our person will be connected to other painted cut-outs to create a large display. All students individually sketched ideas for the project and ideas were combined to create our person. We have painted, markered, constructed with cardboard & duct tape, woven papers together, and all sorts of creative techniques to complete our multiple visions. We will continue to work until Friday. The cut-out is on display in the hall by room 166 during breaks. We will display again after Artsfest is finished with it.
Current hall displays are 7th grade watercolor chameleons and 6th grade tempera houses. Both displays are very bright and colorful. Stop by to view the artwork.
We had many impressive art pieces in the All School Art Exhibition at the Springfield Art Museum. I took African prints, Frogs on Parade, ceramic tiki totems, an architectural wardrobe, and a wonderful watercolor chameleon painting. The students will be awarded certificates at the Honors assemblies. Congratulations to all the students.
I was pleased to take my classes to Springfield Little Theatre's production on Mulan, Jr. Classes completed over 70 fans that were illuminated on strings of lights throughout the lobby. Our big collaborative project was constructing a 3D dragon which greeted patrons as they entered the theatre. Thank you to my 3rd and 4th hour classes for all their work on the dragon.
Students are currently working on a wooden person cut-out that will be part of the "features Area" at Artsfest this Saturday and Sunday on Walnut Street. Artsfest is an annual street festival that promotes area and regional artists. The theme of Artsfest this year is Art Unites. Our person will be connected to other painted cut-outs to create a large display. All students individually sketched ideas for the project and ideas were combined to create our person. We have painted, markered, constructed with cardboard & duct tape, woven papers together, and all sorts of creative techniques to complete our multiple visions. We will continue to work until Friday. The cut-out is on display in the hall by room 166 during breaks. We will display again after Artsfest is finished with it.
Current hall displays are 7th grade watercolor chameleons and 6th grade tempera houses. Both displays are very bright and colorful. Stop by to view the artwork.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Whirlwind of Activity
I have been in the process of loading many photographs into the blog site and will try to get a slide show ready to post as soon as I learn how to fix one. It has been a whirlwind of activity in the art room. Students have been working on many different projects....wardrobes, printmaking, snowflakes, and ceramic clay totems.
We recently had the disappointment of not getting any of the grants that I wrote this year. I felt strongly that my students should do a project with Springfield Little Theatre to cover the theatre arts MIGS. I was encouraged to use some issued funds to pay for the beads, wire, and ribbon needed to construct radial snowflakes. The students really did a wonderful job on them. The plan was to display the student snowflakes in the histroic Landers Theatre during the run of "Narnia". My husband and I strung twinkle lights and hung over 138 handmade snowflakes in the lobby and concession areas of the theatre. They were beautiful. The theatre will keep them up through the run of the Springfield Ballet's "The Nutcraker" and downtowns' "First Night" celebration. I know the snowflakes will be a lovely keepsake for each student when we get them back. I will take them down in January and return to each student. I spent some time on finding alternative funding to pay for the student tickets to go see the production. Amazingly, this wonderful season provides very generous gifts!!! I am truly thankful!!! As you know students then paid $3 for bus transportation. Thank you to all who sent $ and extra $ in to cover the transportion. I will use Mania funds to cover any short fall we may have. We have been comparing and contrasting the book, movie, and musical. I think the students really enjoyed seeing the show. I was proud of the behavior shown on the trip. The set, lighting, costumes, and make-up really made the musical come alive. We will continue our discussions on the topic after break.
Up-date from the Frogs on Parade project:
We were sent a check for $150 from the zoo for our part of the auction. This money went back into the regular school supply account to cover the project costs. Additional frogs not sold at auction may be purchased at school for $5.
Grade 7
Last day in class to work on wardrobes will be Friday, December19. Most students are working on door panels and knobs. Painting will be on Thursday. Students will complete the project by applying their story, poem, or artist statement to the back of the wardrobe.
Grade 6
Students have started constructing a ceramic clay slab cylinder. They are applying various decoration techniques to build a tiki/totem abstract face. We hope to finish before break so they can have that time to dry out
We recently had the disappointment of not getting any of the grants that I wrote this year. I felt strongly that my students should do a project with Springfield Little Theatre to cover the theatre arts MIGS. I was encouraged to use some issued funds to pay for the beads, wire, and ribbon needed to construct radial snowflakes. The students really did a wonderful job on them. The plan was to display the student snowflakes in the histroic Landers Theatre during the run of "Narnia". My husband and I strung twinkle lights and hung over 138 handmade snowflakes in the lobby and concession areas of the theatre. They were beautiful. The theatre will keep them up through the run of the Springfield Ballet's "The Nutcraker" and downtowns' "First Night" celebration. I know the snowflakes will be a lovely keepsake for each student when we get them back. I will take them down in January and return to each student. I spent some time on finding alternative funding to pay for the student tickets to go see the production. Amazingly, this wonderful season provides very generous gifts!!! I am truly thankful!!! As you know students then paid $3 for bus transportation. Thank you to all who sent $ and extra $ in to cover the transportion. I will use Mania funds to cover any short fall we may have. We have been comparing and contrasting the book, movie, and musical. I think the students really enjoyed seeing the show. I was proud of the behavior shown on the trip. The set, lighting, costumes, and make-up really made the musical come alive. We will continue our discussions on the topic after break.
Up-date from the Frogs on Parade project:
We were sent a check for $150 from the zoo for our part of the auction. This money went back into the regular school supply account to cover the project costs. Additional frogs not sold at auction may be purchased at school for $5.
Grade 7
Last day in class to work on wardrobes will be Friday, December19. Most students are working on door panels and knobs. Painting will be on Thursday. Students will complete the project by applying their story, poem, or artist statement to the back of the wardrobe.
Grade 6
Students have started constructing a ceramic clay slab cylinder. They are applying various decoration techniques to build a tiki/totem abstract face. We hope to finish before break so they can have that time to dry out
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Assignments for week of October 27 & into November 3
Grade 7-Students are adding aboriginal dot designs to the ceramic clay frogs. We will continue on this through Wednesday. Drum sticks will be stained or painted on Thursday. On Friday students will complete a brief artist statement/biography to include with their frog for the auction. This will be due on Monday. Students may type it up at home or neatly hand write. Max width will be 7 inches across. We will mount the statement/biography to cardstock in class on Monday and add some decorative dot details. I plan to have a student art exhibit of the frogs during lunch on Tuesday, November 4. I will ask a few students to act as docents for the exhibit while they take turns eating lunch. I will also need a few students to act as docents during the eighth grade lunch. Grade 7 art students will set up the exhibit of 6th and 7th grade frogs during class on Tuesday.
Next projects:
Next projects:
- finish fall pastel drawings...possibly two more days.
- Narnia based 3D wardrobes...the outside design will be based on traditional architecture... students need to come up with an imaginary place/topic based on personal interests to be the interior of the wardrobe.
Grade 6-Students have completed frogs. We are working on a few group project frogs to add to the auction. Students will complete artist statements/biographies to include with their frog in the auction. This is due on Monday. Students may type it up at home or hand write neatly. Max width is 7 inches. On Monday, November 3 we will mount the papers to cardstock and add some decorative details. We will have a student art exhibit of the "Frogs on Parade" at lunch on Tuesday, November 4. I will ask a few students to act as docents for the show during the 6th grade lunch times.
Students are continuing on the African design GOLD worksheet. This will be collected on Thursday. Students voted to change our topics for printmaking and ceramic clay. The abstract faces will be the subject for a future ceramic clay project. We will form cylinders and use clay additive techniques to create tiki/totem designs. Our current printmaking project is designing a Kenya based warrior shield. We will print the shield 4 to 5 times and collage to shields together from these original prints. We will incorporate some fiber arts by sewing in some yarn or rafia into the completed collages.
Other projects:
- I still hope to try pastel PUMPKIN drawings if we can get a few more pumpkins to have as reference. Please keep us in mind as the plastic pumpkins go on sale. I would like to touch on working with space in a picture plane as we try the still life drawings.
- If we get the Narnia grant I plan to have students construct SNOWFLAKES out of wire and beads for the lobby of Springfield Little Theatre. These would be great keepsakes to use as decoration every winter.
Don't forget...November 7th is the "Frogs on Parade" auction!!
Extra Credit Opportunities for 2nd Quarter
The following are two opportunities for extra credit:
- PTSA Reflections Contest.....rules packet can be picked up in the office. I have one copy each of the Visual Arts and the Photography rules in the classroom for student reference. I am willing to let students check out certain supplies if needed. Just let me know how I can help. The theme is "WOW". Due date is December 1.
- The Springfield Public Schools Administrative Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer has requested 8 1/2 X 11 student artwork for the end of year budget book. She will accept artwork throughout the year. The selected artwork will be scanned and the original returned. To receive extra credit submit at least a week before the end of the quarter.
Students please let me know if you are interested any either of these opportunities. You could work on either one in class if you have extra time.
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