Hello Pelham artists and families! If you've been following my posts every week, you may have figured out by now that I favor the development of creative thinking over the creation of polished finished artwork. I think that art is a great tool to teach lifelong skills such as reflecting, persisting, exploring, observing, envisioning, and expressing. After all, the product of an art class should not be a display-ready artwork created by following step-by-step directions, but a growth in thinking capabilities and an increased trust in oneself. With that in mind, here are some creative exercises that involve combining common objects and drawing that just might get you to think in a different way. Most are courtesy of an artist named Jon Burgerman, from his book, "It's Great to Create: 101 Fun Creative Exercises for Everyone", which I randomly had checked out of the Jones Library right before we were all sent home. Anyways, give one or more a try! And as always, I'd love to see what you make. Send me a picture at [email protected]
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Hey Pelham artists! In the spirit of taking full advantage of the creative tasks we can't do together in art class, but that are a lot of fun at home, your task this week is to go build a fort. You could build it inside, or outside, it's totally up to you. Materials could include furniture, pillows, blankets, tape, cardboard, trees, sticks, tarps, rope ... you name it! Build it and tell everybody proudly that you're doing your art homework. Hey parents, as a side note, here's a few skills that students may be practicing as they build their fort - creative and imaginative thinking, problem solving, persistence, observation, reflection, collaboration & communication. Those are pretty worthwhile, aren't they? Below are two websites for reference if you're interested. One is an set of instructions that IKEA put together to build forts out of furniture. The other links to a blog about kids & nature with some fort building ideas. Also - this recent article on why kids enjoy building forts and might need them now more than ever.
Do you have any magazines? Magazines are filled with fun pictures, colors, and patterns. Get out your scissors and glue/tape and have a little fun with images. Cut out pictures you like, and play around with new arrangements!
Just a quick reminder that Art Club and Lego Club will continue meeting this week!
Art Club = Mondays at 1pm Lego Club = Fridays at 1pm Zoom meeting links can be found in your Google Classroom, Distance Learning Plan, or by emailing me at [email protected] Hope to see you then!!! ---Ms. Stewart Hello fabulous PE artists! Here's a fun photography project you could try out this week. Find a camera of any sort (phone or tablet is great!), set up a little scene, and give it a try! Pay attention to your composition - this means to look at how everything in your frame is arranged. You may need to remove items, or move the camera closer to what you're photographing. Here is the work of two artists to inspire you.
Hello everyone! I'm really excited to introduce some opportunities to get together again, albeit virtually. Start on Friday this week, I will host two online studio times. They'll be opportunities to make art together, chat, share, and learn lots of new things! Here are the details:
Look in your learning plan or Google Classroom for Zoom link information, or email me at [email protected] (I'm hesitant to post it on a public site) |
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