December Project: Silly Clay Faces

Project Title: SILLY CLAY FACES

Description:

• Introduction to the origin of clay.  Characteristics of clay were discussed and experienced.  Construction process involved fine motor skills by rolling out a slab, cutting out a silly face.  Adding clay and subtracting clay.  Painting and varnishing our final clay pieces.

Vocabulary:

• Greenware
• Bisqueware
• Kiln
• Evaporation
• Slab Construction
• Addition & subtraction (in clay)
• Clay Record
• Scoring

Resources:

• Teacher Demonstration

Materials:

• Clay
• Vinegar water
• Pencils
• Cutting tools
• Watercolors/varnish

Examples of Student Work:

November Project: Feature Artist - Andrew Wyeth

Christina's World, by Andrew Wyeth

Featured Artist: ANDREW WYETH

Description:

• Building on our existing knowledge of landscapes, we used VTS (Visual Thinking Strategy) to explore Christina's World, by Andrew Wyeth.  
• Students identified foreground, middle ground and background plus horizon line.
• Tricks that artist's use to create depth in a picture were discussed.
• Students had to use appropriate vocabulary to label each part of their landscape.

Vocabulary:

• Depth
• Color value
• Diminishing size
• Foreground
• Middle ground
• Background
• Horizon line
• Monochromatic colors

Resources:

• Painting: Christina's World, by Andrew Wyeth
• Power point presentation
• Book: Picturescape, by Elisa Guitienez

Materials:

• Tempera cakes
• Colored pencils

Examples of Student Work: