Welcome Back!I'm excited for the new school year! I have revamped the Hedke Art Website and hope you like the new look. There have been some nice additions to the art room as well. There is a new carpet for reading, class discussions and art analysis. There are also new tables. Can't wait to put them to use. Check in often this year to see student artwork and what is happening in the Hedke Artroom.
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Celebrating the lives of those that have come before us is the idea behind Dia de los Muetros. The students created sugar skulls and skeleton hands holding flowers that represent the cycle of life. This holiday is both beautiful and meaningful. The artwork that resulted, and the symbolism behind them, are as well.
So far this year we have been very busy in the art room learning about LINE, SHAPE, FORM, and VALUE. Window collages inspired by Matisse's Open Window brought a beautiful close to the summer. K-2 students have explored their EMOTIONS using abstract art to show the colors and feelings in their hearts. The results are beautiful and meaningful. Grades 3-5 have been using LINE to create depth in artwork. With Halloween around the corner, students in Kindergarten and 1st have been creating cat collages. 2nd and 3rd grade have been working on using VALUE to create FORM in organic pumpkin drawings/collage. The lumpier the better! 4th and 5th grade have been working with clay to create spider web coasters and witch hats. This exploration of FORM has been especially fun. This year, Hedke student artwork will be displayed by Pokemon! As the year goes on, new Pokemon and student artwork will appear in the hallway!
We are all getting dizzy about Op Art. In honor of Valentine's Day we have created a heart shaped optical illusions. There is no outline of the heart, but we can still see it clearly! We looked at many different types of Op Art illusions. We made real-life connections and discussed how Op art is made. Using color, pattern, line, and shape, the outcomes were stunning.
February 4th is the Chinese New Year. This year is the year of the Monkey! To celebrate we learned about Chinese dragons. Chinese dragons are a symbol of luck and protection. They are heard to be seen flying across the sky and their wave like shape reminds us of the oceans that they protect.
The 2nd grade drew beautifully detailed Chinese dragons while the 3rd and 4th grade sculpted them out of clay. The clay dragons are incredible! Unfortunately, our school kiln is currently under repair, so we will have to patiently wait for their completion. ,K-2 have learned all about Vincent Van Gogh! Many had recognized his art prior to the lesson, but never knew where it came from. The artists explored the work of Van Gogh: his techniques, his style, and his emotions. After learning all about Van Gogh, the students created their own starry starry cities, putting a modern twist on a well loved classic, using shape, line, and texture. 3rd grade worked on cities as well, but these cities really POPPED. Using form the students drew three-dimensional skyscrapers. They used shading values to make each building even more three dimensional. After that we created a background and glued cutout buildings on top using foam poppers. The outcome is really eye popping! The fall is a perfect time to explore color, texture, creativity.
We explored texture with plate rubbings in our overlapping leaves paintings. They are a favorite because of their warm and cool colored beauty. Though given similar instruction, each is unique which is the best part of art! Younger classes worked on creating pumpkins using shading techniques to create form. Students had a good time learning how to draw more realistic pumpkins, but they had an even better time creating the jack-o-lanterns expressions. From silly to scary the pumpkins are all full of FUN. Many people believe that the Day of the Dead is the Mexican version of Halloween. This is not true. . . The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 2nd of each year. It is a time for remembrance of loved ones lost and ancestors that came before us. People dress in skeleton masks and festive outfits to celebrate life after death. In honor of Dia de los Muertos: 4th and 5th graders are making sugar skull two way drawings that may represent different people or different aspects of themselves. 3rd graders are working on sugar skull collage. K-2 are still working on a variety of line and shape artworks. They will be introduced to Day of the Dead concepts a bit later in the month. So excited to share in this celebratory Mexican tradition this month! The start of the school year is always filled you such excitement! Donations of Clorox wipes will be GREATLY appreciated! After reintroducing ourselves to each other and the classroom, I love to work on name inspired artworks for the start of the year. Name art incorporates line and shape, when using a scheme, it also incorporates color. It is a fun place to start and a great way to get creative juices flowing. 4th and 5th grade will be working on Graffiti art. We will discuss real-world examples, and the ethics behind graffiti making, or tagging. We will use perspective to make our names really pop! 3rd graders will be creating name bugs. This is a fun project that always turns out great. Students can also practice their cursive skills on this one. 1st and 2nd graders will be creating a name art inspired by the artist Paul Klee. They will work on handwriting, repetition, color schemes, folding, and more! Kindergarten will be creating rubbings from three dimensional versions of their own names. They will work on tracing to improve name spelling, letter recognition, and handwriting. Click on the images to view more artwork. I look forward to another GREAT YEAR!! |
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AuthorLauren Dziadosz is a K-5 art teacher at Hedke and Anderson Elementary Schools in Trenton, Michigan |