Week of 5/6/2024 - Last rotation with 2nd and 3rd grades

 

This week 2nd and 3rd graders returned for their last art class for the school year with me.

2nd graders worked on the element of art color using water colors. I gave each student translucent plastic shapes in primary colors. They held 2 colors at a time against the light to see how 2 primary colors combine to create secondary colors!

Next we drew 5 vases where each overlapped with the one next to it. We also drew the table line with pencil and outlined all with a black Sharpie marker. We painted primary colors inside each vase and mixed 2 primary colors to create secondary colors to paint where vases overlapped.

 3rd graders created mobiles inspired by the works of artist Ruth Asawa. We looked at several of her works and discussed what material she may have used, and how long it would have taken her to create her large scale works. It was beautiful to share the story of how her elementary school teacher inspired her to create art for a competition and how that experience inspired her to become an artist.

Each table had several strips of paper 1"X 12". We practiced folding them in pairs using different techniques after which students arranged them and put them together using double sided tape, glue stick or glue dots! 

Here are some student works.